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Your article is where I actually got the idea:)

Thank you AJ. I will let that soak in for awhile and check back with you if I still have questions. Thanks again, your help is always appreciated.

Ah, I am getting a headache or maybe I already have one, it's New Year's Day. I am new to the whole idea of Sauer Gut. I am getting it slowly though. I have read that "you will generally reach about 0.8% acid after a 24h incubation. At that concentration it takes 60 ml sauergut for every kg...

I was kinda hoping along with that malty flavor issue I was having, I was hoping somebody would have some thoughts on the mash mixer. One of the most useful pieces of equipment I have to keep a consistent mash temp when raising and sitting. I did not see a lot of info on them for the home...

Here the pics of the inside of the walk in. Let me know what you think. Very cluttered right now. I have smaller fridge for fermenting in. All I need to do is heat it so the temp does not drop below my desired fermentation temp. I brew all lagers so I typically ferment between 48 to 50...

I was wondering about the boil length. I thought about moving from a 90 min. boil to a 120 min. boil. But I may try to pull out 5 gallons of the boil try a more an intense boil. A decoction has crossed my mind also but it seems like more work than necessary. I have tried in the past with 10...

I will try to get some pics tomorrow to share. I need to tidy it up a bit first.

I use a pid to control the internal temperature of the kettle. I have another pid that only measures the temp of the mash. The mash mixer stirs the mash so that it takes heat out of the kettle to more evenly heat the mash. If I try to raise the mash temp from 128 to 152 I could set the PID at...

Never heard of that concept but very interested in learning more. Any leads on where to information on that?

I am almost embarrassed to say this but I was having trouble with getting that big hop aroma and hop flavor in my beer. It seemed to get worse every year. I added more hops to my recipes, fW hopping, late wort hopping you name it. Well it finally dawned on the me, 5 years later, that it...

I have tried a decoction mash with not much impact. Lots of labor without a dramatic impact if any. Mainly with color. I have tried triple, double and single decoctions. Because of the amount of extra work and the little impact I moved away from it, but have considered trying again. My arms...

3 lbs Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 4.0 % 60 lbs Czech Sladovny (1.5 SRM) Grain 2 80.0 % 5 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 3 6.7 % 4 lbs Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.3 % 3 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.0 % 20.50 oz Saaz [2.47 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 6 27.6 IBUs 1.80 tsp...

Forgot to put the pics of my mash paddle.

I mash in a 60 gallon steam jacketed kettle. I am happy with the kettle but it can be finicky when trying to hit target temps. It is great for a 2 - 4 degree range but it can be tricky hitting an exact number. I have not found much information on the use of steam jacketed kettle in home...

My Numb Tongue Pilsner in my new favorite glass. "Ooh Ra!" Thanks BP, USMC!!!