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How does everyone determine there liquor to grist ratio? Is it based on what recipe your doing? Your systems? Enzyme activity? I'm stumped. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Having a porch/deck is nice. But if you don't have one a truck works well.

I want to see some pics of every ones setups. I realize mines not very ghetto compared to a lot of others.

I paid $700 bucks for my stand(i do get to drive it around). Free mash tun(from a friend), free HLT(from a friend). I do have ball valves, though. SS, kinda posh. Its ghetto chic. :mug:

For me it was the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. I drank more mead than I should have. Shortly after I decided, Hell, I can make this at home. After making a few batches of mead I thought to myself, "I love beer, why not start brewing my own?!" That was about 2 years and 200 gallons ago...

I still need to cut the bolts down to fit the kettle nice and snug. I'm in no rush on that, though. I'll just have to brew a batch and see if the bag floats. If so, I guess I could just use the bits I cut from the bolts to weigh the bag down.

Its a "mouth" for a garbage disposal, "Insinkerator". 1/2 inch x 8 inch SS bolts(maybe 10 inch, i forget). Large enough SS hose clamp. Drilled a few holes and there ya go. Cheap and easy. Thanks. Well, cheap as far as SS goes.

It's a 3.5 inch opening. Big enough to get the job done I figure. I'm not blind. I appreciate the feedback, though. Thank you for the heads up. I'll have to shorten the bag a bit cause it hangs down more than it should.

I just thought I'd state its stainless to hedge the "is it stainless?" questions. "What does that have to do with anything?? It's pretty obvious (from the pic) that it's not using pvc fittings and such (using them, IMO, is a bad idea)..." Also, zinc. As in I didn't use zinc coated hardware...

I use pellet as well. I just assumed the boil would push the bag up. I guess I shouldn't worry about it. Thank you!

all stainless, except the bag

I built a nice hop spider and have been wondering how best to use it. I wonder if the nylon bag will just float to the top. I haven't used it yet. Is it best to put a bit of stainless steel or maybe copper in the bag to keep it from floating to the top during the boil? What is the best way...

I love the idea of using old aquarium stands. Brilliant. Use what ya got!

Thanks for all the advice. I finally got the thing leak free(a bit of an ordeal). I'll keep ya'll posted on how it works. First all grain batch coming up in a week or two.

I have been brewing with extract and have done some partial mashes. Helped a buddy with his first all grain batch. I've been using Designing Great Beers to figure my numbers out and have done it all with a pencil and pad so I hope it all works out. I think I'm gonna do a Pumpkin Ale for my...

I just got my system all together tonight.

heres a link to s pic of the same type of cooler. I'll get some of my own pics with some shots of the inside up soon. http://classiccolemanlanterns.blogspot.com/2009/04/green-metal-coleman-cooler.html

I've acquired an old(80's maybe) coleman cooler. Metal outside, metal latch. Older style cooler. I was wondering if anyone has used a decades old cooler and if they are good at holding temps. My assumption is they will lose heat more rapidly than some of the newer ones. Is there a good way...

Corks N Caps(brew club) meets at the MidTown Tavern on Riverfront once a month, not entirely sure when. I think its Thursdays but not sure what week. My buddy is a member, I'll get some info from him and update ya real soon. http://www.corks-n-caps.org/...

How did the stout come out? I was thinking about doing a stout with some honey malt as well.