Recent content by HowlingHog

Finally cooled down so I hit it hard today. Two 20 gallon batches, Brewed a Wheat Beer today, with 30 lbs. wheat and 16 lbs two-row, SF06 and Hallertau. Cleaned up and then did 20 gallons of an Eddie Fitz Clone Browsing recipes for a Pale for the "what's next", and I've brewed this several...

Ok. Any Thoughts? Excited to be brewing a version of this for a 20 gallon batch. No Special B, so I'm throwing in Brown & C-80 (highest Crystal I have). 43 lbs 2-Row 2 lbs C-60 2 lbs Choc. 1 lb Brown 1lb C-80 1 lb Black. Will also sub Fuggles for Willamette, as it's what I have on hand and...

I made two mash tuns out of blue/Coleman wheeled coolers (70 or 75 quart), built PVC manifolds and they flow great, even with the drain higher than the manifold. Your copper work likes awesome! Good luck.

Brewed a 22 gallon variation using 30 lbs. wheat and 14 1lbs. 2 row, Hallertau and 4 dry packages of Danstar Munich Yeast. I did adhere to temps, mash times and hops additions - per Ed. The brewery I buy grain from sells specialty malt for $1.50/$1.75 but doesn't carry German Pilsner. I get 2...

Lot's of threads and discussion on here. After a thorough review of the posts and discussion - I bought a Monster Mill with three rollers and the large hopper. I run it with a DeWalt electric drill. I set the rollers, mounted it to a table and it has been flawless going through 600 pounds so...

In three-years, I have brewed 7-20 gallon batches for a total of 140 gallons (just kegged the last 20 I brewed!). A Favorite! 6,901+140 = 7,401

Wondering if anyone has found and used an in-line meter that could withstand boiling temps? Place it at the end of the line, and it would allow precision for mashing/sparging and then pumping wort.

OK...I bailed on the false bottoms. They just wouldn't cover most of the bottom and I was skeptical. I made two manifolds out of CPVC. Cut lots of slits in them. Drilled the coolers and put in valves I bought from Bargain Fittings. These things rock! They hold temp, I can sparge at full...

I have three burners on my brewcart. Two are the small diameter "turkey burner type" and one is a larger "banjo" type. Bought it from a guy who fabricated it in Denver. Churned through two tanks of propane brewing the other night. When gas got low, the flames really sputtered. Switched...

So here's the story... I had been using an Igloo 60 quart cooler with an 8 inch false bottom. That cooler was an old model and the inside/bottom was completely flush Flow was sometimes limited, and I would use my air compressor and clear it if it got stuck. I liked the volume of grain the...

Looking to build two 60 quart mashtuns, and planned on using a cube. Want to brew simultaneous 10 gallon batches. The dimensions said 15 inches, inside width, so I ordered two - 13.5 inch false bottoms thinking more surface area was better - but realized the cooler bottom isn't flush and...

OK - Went back and picked more! There were Chinook on one plant and he had another of Cascade. Picked 5 gals more of Chinook and 10 gallons of Cascade. Dehydrated first batch, and working on the rest. So excited!

Saw hops flowing over a fence in town. knocked on the door, and he said have at 'em." Picked 1/2 a milk crate. Mature buds, beginning to brown a lomg the edges. He said he they were Chinook. Now what?

I don't know. I soaked mine in the mash the whole hour.

Brewed last night. I was very nervous about gumming up my mash, so "thank you" to the poster who suggested muslin bags. I did 2-10 gallon batches - (kind of) which meant 8 cans of pumpkin. I baked them on 2 pans, then double wrapped them in cheesecloth and mashed as directed. Didn't use rice...