Recent content by PhineasJWhoopie

So we brewed our first all-grain, a St. Paul Porter kit from Northern Brewers. The flavor is great, the alcohol is right on, the color is perfect, but it tastes thin. This isn't the first time we've had issues with mouthfeel. A number of our extract brews had great characteristics, but poor...

WOW! I really appreciate all of the input. You've given me a few things to consider and your replies are exactly what I was looking for. I'll let everyone know what I finally get and my initial impressions.

I guess I'm looking for suggestions about specific mills and crushers. If I'm investing $200 on a mill, I want people's opinions about what they like and don't like. What kind of crusher do you have? Why do you like it? If you had a chance to start over, what would you have bought instead...

Just starting all-grain. Give me direction on mills.

Actually aomagman78, that is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

Thanks for the answers. I thought the vinyl hoses would still be okay but better safe than sour-y.

We put our hoses in boiling water to cleanse them and now they've changed from translucent to white. Did we ruin them? Was this a change at the molecular level? I'm just unsure if they're cool to still use. Hosed in Pittsburgh.