Recent content by robert_heat

I just had a thought on the chilling system. I think I will use an immersion chiller, and have it pump back into my mash/lauter ton, where I will continually dump ice. Other than the first few minutes of the run, this should work to cool down the wort without using a million gallons of water.

Hello everyone, so I am setting up a 3 Keg all grain system, and wanted to ask a few questions/get some feedback. Right now here is what I have: - 2 kegs with stainless valves - 1 keg with stainless valve, false bottom and mounted thermometer - two burners - two march pumps (just got these...

Hello everyone! So I am a fairly new brewer, with about 10 extract batches under my belt, and I have decided to finally start trying some variations on recipes that I like. I have a nice brown ale that I would like to try various fruit flavorings with, and have been dong a little research. It...

The CHA homebrewer's fest at Lake Casitas in CA.

Hey everyone, been a LONG time since I have been able to post or be at any events and probably owe this years dues ;) My wife and I are thinking about heading up to the brew fest this year with an RV and wanted to see if there was an area up there anyone else would be in. I only got a chance...

Hello everyone, Been a while since I have posted, but in the meantime I have been slowly building my gear and getting a few batches under my belt. And now I turn to the community once again for some help. My wife is due with our first child (a baby girl) in the next couple of weeks here...

So I finally ponied up the cash and got into a hobby I have been wanting to explore for a long time. But not before I did some extensive research on the process, equipment, etc. However, I still have some lingering questions so maybe someone can help we with this. 1) The kit I purchased...