Recent content by mousehunter

Just reading this old post. Thank you for the information. I used to make wheatgrass, so was not really worried about attempting home malting. That said, my OLD wheat had a terrible sprouting rate. Will try it again someday with your soaking times, but till then am trying with a new bag. $15...

Did this research myself just recently, but ended up thinking about the opposite. What is the upside to a converted keg - cost. I picked up a 60 quart tri-clad SS pot for $120. How much can you get a keg for (how much for a legal one?) - that gives you your price difference. Plus you can...

Thanks for the idea. 366 7/64" holes with a $1 bit (and a bit of cutting oil), angle grinder (with sanding/carving disk) to smooth the back side. Used a $11 (12.75" ) pan over the $8 (13.5") pan because it's lip looked better for the side mounted pickup tube. It has been mentioned before, but...

I am starting over in my homebrew adventure. I brewed a few hundred gallons when I brewed before. I can not think of anything that I changed that effected the quality of my beer. I never had a contamination caused by sanitation issues. With beer, I only had 2 unsatisfactory batches. One was...

If you live in a rural community, you may have friends who have good well water. My wife occasionally buys bulk wheett for bread, going to try home malting. I have kept liquid yeast strains alive, but eventually just went to dry yeists. That said, dry yeast is not as cheap as it used to be...