Recent content by Justggw

My first AG set up was 2 5gal. Rubbermaid Coolers. After a while I thought, why not go bigger? So I went to a sporting good store and bought a 10 gal Igloo cooler for $50 and put my mash fittings on it. The Igloo held the temp better and I was happy. All of a sudden I started getting stuck...

I just started all grain in January. I would like to add 2 more bits of advice. 1. Make a wet run with your new equipment. Go through the pre-boil process using hot water. Monitor your temps and times. If you run into a problem you haven't wasted grain. This also helps to get the "new"...

I have the same temperature control problem. I have used Saflager yeast twice at room temp (cool) and it worked fine. One sugggestion: I would recommend going to all-grain. If you do you will never go back to using extracts.