Recent content by matt514

i brewed this recipe straight out of the Brewing Classic Styles book, but i added 1oz amarillo and 2 oz simcoe dry hops in the keg. i have been drinking it since i kegged it but i have to say that almost 2 months later, it only gets better and better and is probably peaking right about now.the...

yes, i have a stainless steel braid and a ball valve on my mash tun.

actually im really new to all-grain and i wouldn't even know how to figure out all this efficiency stuff, i just built myself a 10 gallon home depot mash tun and just got a propane burner (bayou sp10) and a 9 gallon stainless pot from AIH. i have a few extra 5 gallon pots to heat up sparge...

thanks guys, this is what i wanted to hear, i might just get a few less lbs of 2row and ill just drain the first runnings and go straight to sparge with some hot water.

ok, was just reading in How To Brew about how skipping the mashout with oats in the grist could cause a stuck sparge, so what if i mashed the oats seperately on my stove in a mesh bag, then i could skip the mashout?

when i add the sparge water and let that sit for 10 minutes, wont that stop the conversion?

i want to brew this recipe, but i only have a 10 gallon rubbermaid mash tun, which i read gets maxed out with this recipe if i use thee 16lbs of two row. i just am not sure how i would add my mash out water if the mash tun is already full to the top. is it possible to skip the mashout and just...

ok, and let's say i did want to eventually step up to 10 gallon batches, would a 15 gallon kettle allow me to do that? or would then the 15 gal kettle be too small?

honestly, i dont ever see myself getting into making 10 or 15 gallon batches, but i guess you never know. but i think everyone has convinced me to get the 10 gallon kettle, now its just a matter of convincing my wife, haha. thanks for the help guys.

i am currently doing extract brewing in a 5 gallon kettle. i want to step up to all grain brewing (5 gallon batches), i plan on either buying or building a 10 gallon cooler mash/lauter tun(could go with a 5 gallon MLT but i eventually want to brew some DIPAs and Barleywines so i think ill need...