Recent content by kinshane

I only stir the priming solution about half of the time and I've never had a bottle bomb. As long as you put the solution in before you rack onto it I don't think it should be any problem.

Do you raise the temp to 168 or 170 for a mashout? That might help. I use a CPVC manifold, not a bag, and I slow sparge (like you) and I get 85-90+% efficiency. I also stir the grains once every 15 minutes or so, but I don't think that improves the efficiency too much.

Brother, I made a beer for my rugby team in college (1995 or 1996, I think) that was called "RuggerBrau". It was meant to be the most ghetto beer ever made and it was. I purposefully put some Copenhagen in it; not a whole tin or anything, but a few pinches. It was an extract, so I used my...

I use this website to figure out my strike temp and I have enough space in my MLT. I guess it depends on how many qts/lb you use whether your stuff will fit. Bear in mind, those 10-gallon gatorade coolers will actually hold a bit more than 10 gallons.