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Hi all, I'm pretty new to brewing and I have just bottled a total of 4 bottles (0.5L each) excess, the rest is going in the keg. I've made the mistake of priming my bottles right after a 2 day cold crash in the fermenter and then putting it in the fridge (0 degree Celsius) for about a week...

If it does not leak and aesthetically acceptable, then you're good to go. If you are concerned about contamination, don't be because its a boil kettle and anything in there is going to be killed during the boil anyways:D

I will have more body if you mash it >155F because there will be more unfermentable sugars being extracted. But keep in mind though that you will have to use more barley when you use this if you want to maintain the same level of alcohol given everything you do on the next batch is the same...

Go for a RIMS. You'll just have a get a chugger pump and make your own sparge arm. There are many sparge arm designs available and they're quite cheap and easy to make.

I just brewed my "first" batch of beer last month and it was a 5gallon AG Pilsner IPA :mug: I decided to dive straight into all grain ALL the way since I love beer and I know that this hobby will never bore me. I spent about a year just reading forums, books, fabricating my brew rig and it...

I dumped the trub because since I already have a conical, it allows me to do a secondary fermentation within the same vessel. Also by dumping the trub abit on the early side makes it easier to dump post-dry hopping because my dump valve (the one at the bottom) is not a butterfly valve and it can...

I'm not too sure about this, but I don't really think you would need a thermometer in the boil kettle because you would only need it to boil. As for the mash tun, I think a 5 gallon one would be fine in case you decide to make bigger batches in the future. I'm also a new brewer (just did my...

Wow cpferris, we're pretty much on the same boat equipment and timeframe wise. This is my life's first batch of beer, and here's what I've done and what I'm planning to do: I'm making an IPA with pilsner malt and a bit of Vienna. Hops was just a combination of Chinook and Cascade. Used...

Wow! Never heard of de Prael before and it looks nice! I'm gonna try it out today!

I live in Amsterdam, I'm not really a museum goer, but I have some suggestions for you.... Night life - Goto Leidseplein, there are lots of pubs over there (my favourite is the Irish Pub). If you want to goto a club, the 2 best ones are 'Jimmy Woo' and 'Club Air'. If you enjoy cocktails and...

Thanks for your reply, So basically, money talks...

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Hi guys, This will be my first post as I am a new member and would like to say that this is a really great forum that has been very informative. First of all, my name is Michael and I come from Bangkok, Thailand. I have developed quite an interest to home brewing and I'm planning to brew for...