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True, or a flame out addition if you're paranoid.

I have one of these too, honestly have no idea if it's accurate, even when "calibrated". Wish I had a fancy one and this one to do some direct comparisons.

Not that I know of, just take your readings on the fly so you can have a ball park idea of the beer you're making.

This is very true, definitely blend some of the wort, purely second running beers can be a bit thin and lifeless. Maybe malt extract would change that though.

Depends how big your mash tun is, but when I partigyled I made an imperial ipa and a session pale. You could make an imperial stout and maybe a small stout or porter. Alternatively, you could use the partigyle batch and bump up the og with malt extract until you get a normal strength beer...

This will help :) https://byo.com/mead/item/315-brewing-with-coffee

Maybe it's unnecessary, but you could boil the oak chips to be safe. Then, Use enough rum to cover the chips. Good luck! :)

Welcome to the forum! Hope we can help as you dive further into this addiction... I mean hobby

You see yeast varieties when you look at license plates... saw 1056 today lol

Dear god do not throw it in at flame out. It will clog everything. My beer turned out great but it was way too much effort. The hop spider is an excellent idea. Or just add some cold press at bottling.

I want to second the hydrometer. Just because it's not bubbling does not mean the yeasties aren't doing their job! (That was a lot of negatives in that sentence, oops). Also, star San is your best friend! Get a spray bottle and spray everything, do not rinse! You might even go one step further...

Welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll find all the info you need on this site :) Cheers!

No kidding, happy fall brew day!

Lol go look at the last post on the "what came in the mail today?" Thread. Someone bought a Webcam to do just that!

Streaming live beer porn 24/7 ;)

Or taking "breaks" and asking coworkers for ideas for the next brew

Just awesome!

Agreed! if you do care about the head retention, you can always throw some flaked grains in

The fats and oils could be a problem for head retention, I think that's why everyone worries about chocolate. Serve it on nitro and it'll be excellent :)

I didn't have any problem with head on this beast and I even did the stupid thing of throwing the coffee grinds at flame out (terrible idea, worse than a stuck mash). I just left it and bottled it like the norm Cheers