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Yes, you don't want that wort in your beer, only because it's pretty bland and could mess with the desired flavor of your beer. For decanting...I'm really picky about not disturbing the yeast on the bottom, so I usually siphon the wort out of my 1000ml flask with some 1/8" in tubing. You're...

I would put the "abv" on the same line as the "5.3%". I like it!

This is normal. The yeast have munched on all available fermentable sugars and are just hanging out at the bottom waiting for you to dump them into your next batch. Take it off the stir plate if you haven't already and put it into the fridge. Let the starter clear up a bit. This will...

Update - I'm letting it sit for a few more days, but samples taste alright. Next time I'm going to be paying WAY more attention to the amount of wort I collect and boil. Thanks for the advice!

This is the first I've heard! He gave a speech at my commencement just a few years ago and was the best part of the whole day :)

Exactly what was happening to me until 5 minutes ago when I read this post and followed steps 1-3 above. Thanks, BM!

I constructed my own - only use for sampling beers fermented in the carboy though. Tried it once for serving and ended up with a pint of foam and a stained shirt.

Glad to see I'm not the only dork that has entertained the idea of a grain/hops school. Before the shortage, I was considering brewing a series of base beers each hopped with a different variety. Nothing to add/subtract from your schedule. Cheers!

An example with pictures here.

Definitely not an expert on this, but you could pull out a quart or two of wort, bring to a boil and return to you tun. Essentially, you'd be doing a quick decoction to raise your temp to 150F. ` With a starting temp of 148F, ~23lbs grain bill, and 28qts in the mash, Beer Smith says to pull...

Thanks for the suggesion. That's a good idea. I forgot that just boiling it down wouldn't add more fermentables...:cross:

Sorry, I should have clarified. After reboiling, I would either toss it back onto the yeast cake (I'll keep it sanitary, don't worry) or pitch new yeast. And thanks for the quick replies!

Okay... first of all I know it's all my fault for rushing my brew day to have dinner with SWMBO. So I accidentally added a "little" extra water to the mash. I drained it all to the kettle and began my boil. I just bought a new 60qt pot and haven't marked off the volumes on my spoon, so 2...

Thanks for the advice, guys. I really appreciate it!

I'd like to pick up a pump to aid in the wort transfer process. Anyone ever heard of Suprema pumps? There are several on ebay but I've never seen any mention at HBT. http://www.sicce.co.uk/suprema.htm They seem cheap, but I don't want to blow cash on something that's not going to work...

I did the extract version of this and so far so good. Still in secondary, so I can't tell you about the head and oils. Will let you know when it comes drinking time...

I just brewed a batch of this. Took a sample after primary and tastes like it's got great potential and I haven't even dumped the coffee in yet... Nice work!