Recent content by mizer67

69% (brew house) is where I've settled in my BIAB attempts. 74-75% mash efficiency. I squeeze. I don't think this is too bad as far as efficiency goes. I would like to get a little higher, but adding more grain isn't a big deal to me given brewing software.

I live in FL, so using ground water most of the year isn't an option. I use 30 lbs of ice in a large cooler, mixed with water. I pump this through an immersion chiller with a $50 pump and recirculate the water after I let the initial amount that's extremely hot run out.

I'm kind of in the same spot. I've been looking at the recipes posted here to start and copying them straight off. There's a listing of the top-100 recipes from Homebrewtalk I found in a search to try to narrow down the most popular examples, but sorting based on posts or views would work well...

At least 20-25 min north in the Lutz area. I'd be interested in visiting if you end up on my side of town. There's nothing up this way in terms of LHBS.

Stylus1274 - where are you opening up in the Tampa area? I'm local and would visit if you're nearby (I'm north of Tampa).

This brew has been my fourth AG batch and unfortunately also my first stuck fermentation. OG of 1.050 - I missed my numbers and shooting for 1.048. After 10 days this beer got stuck at 1.020. I tried raising the temp, agitating the yeast and adding yeast nutrient without success, assuming my...