Recent content by Roger_M

thanks guys for the info. its kinda what i was thinking. I will make up a guard for my current burner and leave it at that. :mug:

I do 5 gallon batches. Ive been debating if upgrading from my 62,000 btu burner to a bayou 220,000btu would be of much help. It would get me to boil faster i guess. But would that save me gas? Im filling my tank every 3-4 brews with my 62,000.

Well its still the same and being the newb i am i just plow forth doing what i can, I add 5.2 stabilizer but i need to start thinking about options.

i do have a 7.5gallon pot and another burner i could setup.... would save me getting a pump actually too. Not sure what way to go now.. lol i guess it gives me more options to have a fired HLT.

As I progress in my brewing endeavors ive contemplated buying a dedicated HLT cooler. Currently im using a wheeled cooler that i use for other stuff but was looking at the 5 gallon coolers at home depot this weekend. Currently im mashing in a 10 gallon igloo cooler with false bottom and boiling...

Hespeler Cambridge Ontario. Here Seems to be a vacuum of hombrewing here. I order everthing online or drive a good bit to get it. still a newb but would love to hook up with locals.

Any brewers in hespeler? Would be cool to find a couple brew buddys close to home to share notes and brews with. In the Fisher Mills area if that helps.

A buddy of mine who loves good craft beer and drinks the hell out of my homebrew when hes over is still a coors light drinker. He has been for ever. I dont mind it ( drank enough of his over the years) He has no clue why but its always his sandby. I dont judge the beer drinker for what he drinks...

I thought the same thing. Many dont even understand what hops bring to beer this is a gentle way of showng them

ive done half a dozen or so and have loved every one of them. I ususally get a few to spread out the shipping. I have nothing but good to say about OBK and their product.

At first i thought my boil off was wrong, although it worked for a 60 min extract boil 2 weeks ago. This one was a 90 min boil. Once i topped off the fermenter with water it brought the wort to a lower value than it would have been had it just been boil off being wrong... Or am i missing...

On my first Biab i used a default beersmith equipment profile and screwed up figuring it would be close enough. Today i figured i was all set but again had issues. Heres how it went. I set up a profile for my equipment as close as i can figure. I inputted the recipe into beersmith and it seemed...

The food and brew dont get any better than here at home in my opinion! Duck confit double baked garlic bacon potatoes and 5 kinds of homebrew are enough for me and the fam! :mug: Cheers

One thing that i found today was it surprised me how much heat my pot lost in the hour. My strike water was 1 deg high at 163 and my mash was also 1 deg high at 157 but after the hour it was 150... I wrapped it in blankets but i guess BIAB isnt the best in winter...

Had a fun day and made beer. Didnt exactly go to plan but that part of learning i guess. Things i learned 1. Setup your actual equipment in beersmith dont take something that looks close. 2. Have fermentables on hand incase. 3. water is heavy! I plugged a recipe for a kit i got into...