Recent content by ryannecas

Ok, let me rephrase: I'm sure I'm wasting flame around the sides of the pressure cooker. No matter how carefully I position it, there's at least one side leaking a lot of heat. I just need a simple technique for dealing with this. I have a feeling a large aluminum baking pan would be enough, but...

I bought a KAB4 to do 15 gallon batches. However, I'm also doing steam injection, and my pressure cooker is just barely wider than the burner. I think this is wasting a lot of flame/energy, which is never a good thing. I was thinking of putting a larger metal sheet under the pressure cooker...

I'm getting geared up for my first brew, either a Belgian Tripel or Dark Strong Ale. My question is in regard to calculating the percentage of sugar in the brew. Generally, a strong Belgian contains 10-20% sugar, but is that measured in grist weight or in fermentables? For example, let's say...

Hi, I'm a new brewer. I want to do my first batch all-grain and preferably with steam mashing, since I really love the idea of it. I found a 23-qt pressure cooker for cheap, so I'll have plenty of heat storage at my fingertips. I've tried to be a good study and read everything thoroughly, but...