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I would try a biab. Then you get full use of the pot and with the fine mesh of the cloth you can double grind your grains and increase the efficiency. I've have both the brew bag and the wilserbrewer bag, and i highly recommend the wilserbrewer bag. It looks like youre outside the us, but...

that looks like a pretty nice compact system you've got going. what is your goal of improving it? if you want to make more beer at once, get a bigger pot, that looks like it holds maybe 15-20 L (about 4 gallons). I'd jump to a 40L pot if your electric stove can handle it. Is the heater a...

i pulled a computer fan out of an old dead desktop I had laying around and wired it to an old electronic block charger i had laying around. and my wife wonders why i never throw any of my old junk out. i didn't really spend much consideration on matching the dc 12 volt power blocks amperage, i...

I try hard to keep things simple. I set the heat to 154. when it reaches temp I pour my grains into a wilserbrewer bag and stir to remove clumps. then I wrap a sleeping bag over the whole thing and leave it for an hour. It drops a bit and the heater kicks in once or twice over the hour, I'm not...

thanks, that about proves that idea. Good article. Easy read with pictures for those who are hesitant.

ahh the days of the coors light party ball... if only i'd kept a few of them around

One possibility would be to use a sweet tea flavoring to a lightly hopped pale ale. If you have a light bodied beer you've brewed, take one pint of it and add a packet of crystal light sweet tea to go pack. they're designed for a 12 to 16 oz water bottle and have artificial (non-fermentable)...

I agree. not having been a cider drinker before, my only model was to emulate a redds. The angry orchard just tastes like it's a touch more acidic to me, which some lactic acid would achieve post fermentation, I'll have to head to total wine and get a few "real ciders" to try and then compare...

Glad to hear it worked out pretty well. Yes the 1.008 gives it the sweetness, another two weeks in the primary might get it down closer to 1.003 and it will be a little drier. It's not fancy, but man is it easy and easy drinking. :mug:

might have helped to cold crash the fermenter for a day or two before kegging. I'd get the wilserbrewer bag (i've got both that and the brew bag) and the couple of hop bags he sells as well. they're much bigger than the hop bags i've had before, so much more flow through them. I used to brew for...

I've done about 8 5 gal batches on my mash and boil, and the only time i got the E4 code is when i left it unattended and had a massive boil over. I use it for biab with a wilserbrewer bag and am happy with the mash and boil. The robobrew would be better for a non-biab all grain, but I don't...

i've got three teenage girls. I'm in.

for what it's worth, I couldn't deal without having two tanks. Leaks happen to the best of us, and running to get more co2 isn't always the easiest. The $45 for a 5# tank is great. I'd get two so you always have a spare and don't have to scramble to get a refill. Same idea as only having one...

I like adding adjuncts after the beer is fully carbonated and ready to serve, it gives a better idea of how much needs to be added to not overwhelm the beer, but same as if adding fruit, if you add the actual beans you'll have floaties in your beer the entire keg, especially with something as...

I can't imagine any issue with too much yeast, especially if it involves less effort.

i use the williams mash and boil electric unit, and still use the wilserbag with it. they're set up for all grain mash and boil, but the mash is much easier with a biab.

i do this with my cider- rack finished cider to keg, pour 5 more gallons of juice on top of yeast cake. works great. if you need a rest between, I just swirl the cake into suspension and then pour it into 3-4 mason jars, screw on the lid and toss them in the fridge. then when i need them i...

I'm heading to the GABF this year for the first time, and trying to figure out a schedule. They have a paired event in a slightly off main side room that puts taster food samples with different beer, but it's an extra $70 above the general admission ticket. I was wondering if anyone went to...

if you're happy with the quality of you're beer, I'd go to a kegging system next. man I wouldn't make it in this hobby/lifestyle if I had to bottle carb. if you're up for trying yet another brewing style, invest the $22 bucks in a wilserbrewer bag for your existing kettle and try biab with all...

If this wort's a rockin' don't come a knockin... sounds like you're doin it right to me. you're brave to boil 5 gallons on a wheeled cart even with locked casters.