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I'm interested as well in what you did. I was in the same positon last week but ended up settling on an induction burner. Haven't had a chance to try it yet.

Thanks for all the replies. After consulting with a friend who uses propane we have determined that even though the porch may work, if it were to go bad it would go very bad. Did some research and I am going to try the induction route. Just ordered a Avantco IC1800 induction cooker which...

After 5 brews on my glasstop stove and being frustrated by long heat times and a weak boil I have decided buying a propane burner may be a good idea. I live in an apartment but have a fairly large (4' W x 10' L x 10' H) tile floored balcony that I think can safely accommodate a propane burner...

Thanks for posting. I think my problem was I had a huge 60 minute addition and then a moderate 10 minute addition and dry hop which would explain the bitter water analogy. Next time around I will only do late additions similar to what you did.

Can you give me any details about how you did your SMaSH? I did the same SMaSH but was disappointed in the end result. Nothing really shined and one friend refered to it as bitter water.

My LHBS has Crisp Crystal 77. Anyone know if this is the same as what the original recipe calls for? The only other thing they have similar is Caramel 80