Recent content by Pezman1

Don't misunderstand me, honey malt is great. I use it and recommend it. However, there does seem to be an unfounded ...fear? about using honey. It is the oldest brewing adjunct, and can make tasty beer. I use raw clover or wildflower honey added at flameout. I agree with...

Many use a hop-spider, but I use a one gallon paint strainer bag for two ounces or less of pellet hops, and a five gallon strainer for more. I use a heavy duty clip to secure it to the BK rim. Works perfectly for me. Pez.

Nonsense! Adding honey at flameout absolutely adds flavor and aroma. It is unmistakeable. I use one to two pounds in my honey ales/wheats. Honey, along with any other simple sugar, has the POTENTIAL to dry out a beer, but most recipes compensate simply by way of malt and yeast...

Use your mash water to heat the tun instead of pre-heating. Heat your mash water to 185 degrees, add it to your tun, then shut the lid. Wait 5 minutes and check the temp. Repeat untill you have 160 then dough in. At least that is how I was told to do it and it works great in my larger...

That makes alot of sense. Thanks for all the info. My MLT is an igloo extreme with bazooka screen. Simply amazing how it holds the heat. I did rig the lid edges with a bit of weatherstriping as I thought the gaps a bit big. Pez.

Great! That's what I was hoping to hear. My first batch of cream ale for swmbo (at a higher mash temp) came in around 74% brewhouse. Pez.

I recently made the leap after several years of extract brewing to all grain brewing. Several folks on this board said it would happen...they were right... Anyway, to make things easier, I bought all grain kits (unmilled) to start with. I was excited to find the OG of my Northern...

I have a BarleyCrusher and love it. Cannot testify as to longevity as I have not had it long, but the crush is great with the factory settings and it is relatively cheap. Way cheaper than trying to mash unmilled grain...

Thanks guys. That's what I thought. Pez.

Got the Williams O2 system with the wand. Question- in between brews should I remove the regulator from the O2 cylinder, or leave it on the cylinder in the off postion??? Methinks I should take it off. Thnks! Pez.

I like it too, but for now a paint strainer bag and a spring clip gets me brewing. I found a way to clip the bag and leave enough slack to easily add hops. Not as easily as the spider for sure, but good enough. cheers. Pez.

Decided to completely by-pass the spider. I modified Clearcuts idea and used a small spring clamp that secures the hop bag directly to the pot's rim. Works great with one gallon paint strainer bags, and the bottom of the bag doesn't touch the pot bottom. Pez.

yeah.....that's what I thought. Can't believe I didn't account for condensate. Oh well, I'm only out about 6 bucks. Thanks, Pez.

So I built a hop spider using a paint strainer bag that will hang on the side of the pot. The ring is made of galvanized steel ductwork. The steel is several inches abover the water level so even a rolling boil won't touch it. Question - do I have to worry about steam condensing on the...

Hey - thanks guys. Exactly what I needed, and the calculator is great. I won't have much deadspace with my screen as I'm using a bazooka-style round screen. Pez.