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Here is my brewstand. Great thing is that it completely comes apart for storage.... Ok but seriously, I love all of the stands on here. Maybe when I move to a bigger place with a garage, I can have my very own stand.

Thanks. I think Ill let it keep going on stir plate tonight, and wake up pretty early to put it in the fridge. Ill then let it warm up, then pitch. Thanks for the advice.

im a little scared of that... although it could be just yeast. Keep us posted.

I have a question. I created a yeast starter a few minutes ago and it is on the stir plate now. I will be brewing on Saturday sometime so it will be in about 30 - 35 hours. I know that is a bit longer than the 18 - 24 hrs that people say, but this is the only time I will have to do it...

I use the CPVC manifold in a 48qt rectangular cooler and I couldn't be happier. A lot of people complain about stuck sparges with the use of wheat and rye, but I have done 10 or so brews with half rye or half wheat and have not have a problem. You can also build one for less than $10...

I don't start doing this until I get around 100 degrees. That water goes to cleaning. Then the water coming from the siphon goes to plants or I recirculate it.

Down in the south east have 75-80 degree tap water about 9 months out of the year. I know exactly what jawilson is talking about.

That is strange because I have never had a problem. I normally just run the IC with hose water until it gets to 100 degrees or so, then siphon from a cooler that has Ice water in it. I put the cooler on a milk crate, which puts the bottom of the cooler about a foot higher than the top of the...

One thing that is missed here is that you can siphon ice water through the IC and get the same effect as a pump. That what I do. Just make sure the IC is below the level of the ice water. Cheaper than a pump.

i need this as well...

I'm only using it for a boil kettle so I don't find a lid to be too necessary. When I'm cooling the wort, I just put a towel over it to keep anything out since I brew outside under oak trees.

After this post I don't know how to respond. Home-brewed ale will not taste like a light beer. Also, how can it be very clear but with chill haze? I think the beers may be fine, but you may not like home-brewed ales. Not sure what else to tell you.

The Penrose is nothing fancy, but if you are doing all grain, with propane outside I think it is the best deal. It is too large for a stove top though. For the in between a 7.5 gal turkey fry pot can't be beat.

I ordered the Penrose kettle on Monday and got it today. It looks awesome. 5 gallons looks so small in it, I might have to move to 10 gallon batches. Ha. I'll update how it works on Saturday. I'm excited.

I got my Penrose Kettle today and I ordered it on Monday. I can't wait to use it this weekend.

I just brewed a Rye IPA and it is delicious. Will be upping the rye next time to see what happens. It is strange for me to hear that any home brewers would be skeptical about any beer being brewed. I know I have seen weirder things than rye being done that have turned out great.

I had 2 bottle bombs on a few batches ago. It was because I didn't mix the sugar well and some were way over carbed and some were not at all. I hear sticking them in the fridge helps, or you can just put them in plastic bags and see what happens to them.

That cup is terrible. Roll Tide... EDIT: Ok so the more I look at it it looks like Green Bay and not Georgia Bulldogs. My Bad....

Are you sure your hydrometer is measuring correctly? That seems way to high for the recipe you posted. It should have been around 1.055. Are you sure you added 6 lbs of DME? For that type of gravity it would have taken around 8 lbs of DME. Other than that, I have no idea why it would have...

I use a 100 or so quart cooler standing upright and swap out ice bottles. Keeps it at about 66 to 68 degrees.