Recent content by Tamingthebrett

Sounds like you could benefit from a brewing software such as Promash or Beersmith. This will tell you your qts/lb. water to grain ratio, the amount of water needed and temp needed of your strike water in order to hit your desired mash temp, and also the amount of sparge water to hit your...

My 2 tier brew stand From the wonderful world that is Wal-mart. Each shelf is rated at 800# We will see how it holds up for 449.99

I have the same setup, except for in a 10 gallon cooler. I have brewed over 30 batches on this set up and never had a stuck mash. Maybe it is because I always use at least 1.5 quarts/lb. I add the grains to the water. I batch sparge with 170* water. I brew with lots of wheat and always keep...

Okay, a little clarification. I brewed last thursday which was the 22nd, not 27th. haha I definitely wouldnt be stressing after two days. Anyways, I did aerate with a wine degasser and strainer/funnel before pitching. But a pleasant sight awaited me when I came home from work...five hours...

I brewed a weizenbock last thursday (8-27-13) The recipe is as follows: 10# wheat 5# dark munich 2# pilsen .33# special b .33# chocolate wheat .33# crystal 40 1.25 oz Hallertau @ 60 Est og was 1.077, actual o.g was 1.066, got terrible efficiency. I mashed in at 158*...on accident. I...