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+ 5 gallons Daily Maintenance = 8939

I will drink a BMC if it is offered, but I would rarely ever buy it. And I hate how most beer drinkers out there think it's "real" beer, (I was asked by a friend of mine "why don't you ever brew real beer, like Bud?) but don't take away the commercials! C'mon, guys...before the whole...

I'll give your method a whirl, loopmd. I suppose the multiple stirs might just do the trick. Also, in regards to ferm temp, I should have been more specific. I age my bottled brew in the same area that I primary and secondary, which is a fairly consistent 60-65 degrees all the time. Thanks all

Anyone ever notice that in a single batch you may have some beers that are more carbonated than others (bottled, of course)? I'm just about out of a batch of a Sam Smith's Nut Brown clone (5 weeks in the bottle when I cracked the first one), and some of them are a bit flat. I doubt it is my...

I just read this whole thread and it made me infinetly grateful for my LHBS. The guy has been in business for 14 years, and as best as I can tell, has one employee, one day a week. Although his selection of kettles and high-end set ups is limited, he's always got an excellent selection of...

so far: 20 gal. Daily Maintenance Blonde 10 gal. 42oz Magnum Pale Ale 5 gal. Sam Smith's Nut Brown clone 5337 + 35 = 5372

Grinder- I wish it was just about the beer, man. If it was I would still be doing partial mashes-they've yielded the best drinking beers I've ever made. But for me it's the do-it-from-scratch itch that keeps me going all grain. I did partial batches for about six months and have been brewing...

SS braid filtered out the "floaties"

dontman, thanks for your recommendations. sorry if I was a bit defensive. I am leaning toward the possibility that my LHBS may have inadvertently shorted me on my grain bill. I ran through my calculations and can't really find any other real possibility. Just looking at my previous batches...

dontman, read first page of this thread. I indeed did sparge with approximately 6 gallons. After the sparge (which was stuck at times) the wort had some suspended material from all the f*cking around with the grains, so I simply ran the wort through my lauter system again after removing the...

I want to thank everyone who posted today. Although I still have my concerns, and we may or may not have gotten to the bottom of yesterday's horror-I appreciate everyone's input and support. Kyle

You know brown dog, you may be on to something there. The wort was surely mixed well, and believe me, I checked and re-checked the numbers. But as for being shorted...maybe. My local HBS could have made a boo-boo. The guy has been in business for 14 years and is a hell of a nice guy, but we...

To be honest I can't remember, Blender. I will surely take a hard look next time. Seems to me the husks seemed finer than the pics you've posted. But my memory is shaky at best. At any rate, if I so desire can good results be had by crushing at home with the ol' rolling pin/ziploc bag...

Pretty sure the second lauter didn't really hurt me. I did not run additional sparge water as I had already dumped the grains. As far as programs, I'm not using any computer program, no. I've always used a ratio of 1qt. strike water to 1lb. grain, but in this case I over shot slightly (10qt...

I have local HBS crush my grains onsite. I've always bought my grain there, and had it crushed. Up to this point, it's been fine.