Recent content by glmccready

Nice to know! I knew the history of IPA but my next batch is my first dry hopped and i was wondering the EXACT same thing.

Thanks for the suggestion about using the "bridged" part of the stove. I'll be sure to give it a try for the next batch!

The bridged side is narrower but alot longer, really for more of a large oval pot. Yea , I had extra boiled water already , because I boiled over a gallon for the "rehydrate" in the "How to Brew". I needed every ounce, to get me back to 5 gallons. Glad I didn't start with 2 1/2 gallons...

Thanks for all the input guys: My pot is high quality flat on the bottom, so I don't think that is the problem. My stove has one huge burner, with 3 different size selections. The largest cover the bottom of my entire pot. I also have a two burner side with a "bridge" for oblong pots which...

I've done about a dozen Mr. Beers, and decided to take it up a notch. Boiled two gallons in my 24 quart SS pot and it took over 45 min. I then boiled 3 gallons, took even longer. I put my malt extract in and never really got a really great rolling boil for more than a few minutes. Of course...

sailorat: I used 2 sanitized frozen 2-liter bottles my last batch too and thought it worked well.