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OK. That helps, cheers!

Hello friends, I'm going to try this as my first all grain brew.... I wanted to use deathbrewer's all grain stove top method for this and, excuse the n00bness, but I had some questions for brewing this ... When this is written: Does this mean that first I "mash in" all the grains with...

mmmmm, botulism neurotoxins..... be careful with this no-chill type of method, brothers. although i guess if you HEAT sanitize then there isn't much to worry about.

I've been thinking of making EdWort's AG Haus Pale Ale but (excuse my excessive noobness but...) the directions in this thread and the directions in EdWort's Mash section are confusing. I'm not really sure how to "convert" the Haus Pale Ale (HPA) for this stovetop method. For example, the HPA...

I would start with vodka then tequila then another swig of vodka before starting siphonage.

Yeah, what he said! I live in a small broom closet with a window and thus have been limited to partial boils (10L and less). So far I have been able to keep the wort at acceptable temps with an ice bath, transferring to primary, and topping off with water I've keep chilled in the fridge for...

oh yeah ... thanks for the thread! looks like good times! :D

Sorry for the n00bness, but what does "pouring it to the shoulder" mean or refer to??

Ahh yeah!! :mug:

OK. Well, guess I'll put Vodka in the airlock from now on and just loosen the fermenter lid a little before I start bottling so there isn't much "airlock suckage."

Ooohh, that better bottle with dry airlock looks sweet. Gotta slap one of those on my x-mas list. So.... should I crack the fermenter lid a little to release some pressure in the fermenter so when moving it, ever so gently, it won't blow out...but then it woulc also suck outside air in from...

Uhh.. won't that expose the beer to the outside air (by removing the airlock?!) and increase the potential for contamination?

Hi. Searched for 'airlock', 'sanitizer', 'fermenter' and various combinations but couldn't find anything. Anyway, I've had my fermenter in a swamp cooler here: and (I've had this problem in the past) when I move the fermenter the crude in the airlock gets sucked into the beer because of...

OK. So as Bob notes... if after maintaining at 20C for one week in the swamp cooler, can we let the fermenter get back up to room temperature, stop using ice, t-shirt over the fermenter etc? And, if we do this, will an average room temperature of 26-27C harm the beer? And also, what about the...

Are you saying you use "Great Value" Oxiclean as a sanitizer or cleanser??