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Beautiful execution on both! Pardon my ignorance, but do these work like a siphon or do they require a pump of some sort? Also, I use a plastic bucket as a mash tun, and it only drops about a degree or two over an hour. Would my stainless steel pot loose more or less heat?

I love this forum! Had a trickle after only 10 litres yesterday, and another 20 litres to go. Quick forum search brought up this thread. Blew into the hose a few times, recirculated and went 75% on the spigot - no more issues. Thanks DrunkenDragon!

Bottled my first all grain IPA and brewed an extract wheat beer. I plan to add 4 pounds of raspberries to the secondary.

Dan's 'Other' IPA India Pale Ale O.G. 1.056 8.5 lb Pale Malt Extract 10 oz Carastan malt 15 AAU – Centennial bittering hops 1 oz Cascade flavoring hops (15 min) 1.5 oz Cascade finishing hops 1 oz Cascade dry hops Ale Yeast

Cool - thanks for the tips everyone! Went by Dan's yesterday and got the ingredients for his "Other IPA". Added 1 oz of Cascade at the 15 minute mark. The boil went smooth and it is in the basement fermenting as I type. Have 1 oz Cascade for the dry hop, but considering getting one more... How...

My SWMBO is not a beer drinker at all, but she really likes the wheat beer I make. It's nice and light with a hint of banana and citrus flavours.

On my 8th batch of homebrew and completely hooked. Had some good success with a Wheat Beer, Porter, Nut Brown and an IPA. I wouldn't mind making the IPA a bit hoppier, so I am looking to the boards for some pointers. I have not graduated to all grain quite yet, so it will have to be an extract...

Great thread for us beginners! Puts a lot of fears at ease. I'm only three bathes deep, but my first batch was a bit of a gong show. Started off boiling the wort on an electric stove. After almost 2 hours with no signs of boiling, I started racking my brain for other heatsources. Realized I...