Recent content by droggo

Sparge water = 170 deg F? Also, do you mash out by adding a bit of boiling water? I replaced the blow over hose with a standard bubbler on my ZD fermentor this morning. It smelled like bananas. Hopefully that mellows out.

The braid is probably about 1in in diameter and I think I crushed the grains too fine. Didn't really know what I was doing at the lbs and there wasn't anybody around to help me. My post boil volume was actually short by ~2 gals. I deviated from the online calculations because I didn't think I...

Skeezer, you inspired me to give all-grain a try. I fabricated a mash-tun yesterday and brewed up the all-grain zombie dust today. Had a few problems though. My OG was very low (~1.046) and my mash-tun seemed to clog up during the sparge. The first runnings flowed out nicely but this was not...

What's the shelf life for 2row, or grains in general? I assume you crush it right before you brew?

Sold. With those savings, a mash tun should pay for itself after a single all-grain brew! I spent $60 on the ZD extract ingredients, including shipping. Thanks again.

Excellent, thanks. How much better is the all grain compared to the extract? Been debating whether or not I should invest in the equip and learn how to brew for real.

Skeezer - What yeast will you be using with this next one? Any tips for using the S-04 as far as rehydration goes? Maybe the instructions on the package are clear enough. I've only used wyeast. Also, I'm planning on doing the extract version of this. What temp should my water be before I...

Just read every post in this thread and immediately ordered the ingredients to brew this. It sounds so delicious and i've never even tried the ZD. Decided on the S-04 yeast because I've never used it before and it sounds like a beast. Can't wait!! Thank you Skeezer!