Recent content by mtkfuego

So I did some looking around the forum and saw some threads on WLP099 (High Gravity), but not too many. Back on Veterans Day (11/11) my brew buddy and I brewed up a big Black Forest Stout. It was an All-Grain Partigyle so the 6 gallon batch (8 gallons pre-boil) had on OG of 1.120 post-boil...

Thanks for all the replies. Using a cooler or other insulated vessel for the HLT makes complete sense. That would definitely save a lot of fuel. The wind guard is awesome as well. We will be brewing again this weekend so I hope we can implement some of these into our brewday. I have some...

So my brew buddy and I have been doing lots of reading on here and of course John Palmer's How to Brew. It was our first AG batch, but we have done about 8 extract with steeped grain batches. We moved out of the kitchen to the backyard to accommodate our new equipment. Some things just didn't...

I currently do extract brewing on a seamless glass top range. I do partial boils because my pot is only 5 gallons, so I usually do a 3 gallon boil to add the extract to. The worst thing is it takes FOR EVER to bring it to a boil and I almost never hold a rolling boil. Usually takes about an...