Recent content by waking11

Did you end up finding a club? I'm in the same boat. Heading there this fall.

I am in.

In!

Great, thanks guys. I was sort of thinking APA was the way to go. Thanks again.

Hi, I am considering entering my first home brew competition pretty soon. I have a session IPA just about ready to go. My question is which category is the better one to enter it into? I'm mostly looking to get some real objective critical feedback while the fun of competition only adds to...

In brewing process now. My mash temp ended up being 150F. I went with it this 1st time even though my target was 155F. 60 min mash. I sparged at 168 for 10 mins(batch). My volumes were right on. It's in the boil now and I started it with my target of 6.5 gallons. The OG I measured preboil...

Awesome. Thank you! I appreciate it.

Tomorrow is AG brew day. 1st attempt. I have a few questions regarding mash and sparge temps. I'm confused by the few different calculators I've looked at I have a batch size at 5 gal. The recipe calls for a total of 8.25 gal of water 4.5 gal strike and a mash in at 155 F for 60 min. I'm...

Cool!

Ok cool. And that's 2-3 gallons not including the strike? I think that's what you mean. Got it, thanks!

Hello, I'm about to try my first all grain solo batch and my first batch of any kind in about 3 years. Trying to regain some knowledge and recall how I went about certain things. I have a 52 qt cooler as a mash tun and am about to make a 5 gal batch IPA. i was reading about preheating the...