Recent content by puter

A pot to p$ss in. Please note my location.

1) Yep. 2) I would test it. Boil some water, drop it in for 15 minutes, then flush the inside out.

+2.

+1. I also have the power wires to my computer fan that circulates air in mine set the same way. Saw no need to cut anything.

Argh. One of these days I will learn all of these terms.

Wouldn't the grain drop your strike temp? In other words, if your strike temp is 162 and THEN you drop your grains in, wouldn't your temp drop a few degrees and you would be mashing lower?

51 pages. Can you tell me approximately (or better, link to) where the info is for the tweaks that need to be made?

I got condensation with straight water when I was testing my homemade stir plate. As I have only made my first yeast starter, I was wondering the same question. FWIW, mine looked like the starter on the right in this video. http://www.youtube.com/user/jpboileau#p/a/u/1/WvrUkqWAwYs

I got this... Economy Wort Chiller When I started out with a 4.5 gallon pot and I think I need to step up to this... Immersion Wort Chiller

No, I am not. I understand the reasoning. I have tried before, though. What I didn't like is that the trub kept floating instead of falling to the bottom.

Been using one of these for years. Turn it on when I need it, otherwise it is off. Since I am a stoner, any water I drink is filtered. PUR Water Filter

Yep, now that I look at my notes, I had the gravity readings wrong in my head. 1.046 to a 1.054. I agree my IC won't chill below what the ground water temp is, but I would be happy with boiling to 90 in 20 minutes. I went from boiling to 100 in 45. Then again, after doing some shopping, I think...

My first two batches were LME kits with specialty grains. They came out "okay". Not much flavor, not much body. A friend showed me the ropes with my first batch, the second was solo. Okay, my third batch (first all-grain) came out very nasty smelling and tasting during/after fermentation...

Offer $135 shipped for three sets to 35802.

When you include the $9.95 shipping, that is not true. Here's a price that is $1.89 more expensive on the starting price, but the shipping is free. I bought two from here and the experience was most excellent...