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This was one of the rare occasions I was not drinking while I was brewing. I only had one during the entire 6 hour session. I know that should be illegal. I know I put yeast in both as one is fermenting and the one that is not fermenting has the yeast floating on top of the wort. I have...

Once home I checked on the yeast I used. I put the Nottingham in the Porter and the US-05 in the Belgium. The recipe for the Porter called for Wyeast 1728 (Scottish Ale) but the LHBS did not have any. Do you think I should try the Nottingham again or try a different yeast? Thanks for the input.

The yeasts were not the same. One was Safle 05 the other was Noddingham if I remember correctly. I don't have the notes in front of me, I am at work. One of the beers is a Porter, that is the inactive one. The other is a belgium ale. I believe the Noddingham went into the belgium ale. The...

I brewed a couple batches last Saturday. They are both sitting in primary fermentors in my basement. Both read about 65 degrees. One is fermenting like crazy, the other is doing nothing. The one that is fermenting took off within 24 hours of putting the yeast in, which is normal for my...

Exactly, AG really is not that much harder then extract. You just have to have more time and some additional equipment. I love it. I brewed two 5 gallon batches last Saturday. It took most of the afternoon and early evening, but what else is there to do on a rainy Saturday. Drink Beer and...

I use Beersmith to keep all my recipes and such in. It is nice to be able to have it do the calculations for you. My MLT is a round 10 gallon Home Depot cooler with a SS braid as the filter. It seems to be working really well. My mash and my sparge all seem to drain very well and pretty...

Okay, I have to say that the first two batches of AG that I did turned out really well. The first was a brown ale and everyone seems to like it. The second was a Sierra Nevada PA clone and I must say, I really really like it. I have two brews scheduled for this weekend. A Porter and a Fat...

I use a three pot system. I fill my 15 gallon boil kettle with what I will need for total amount of water. I do this so I can condition it all at once. I then use my 5 gallon bottling bucket and drain the appropriate amount of mash water into that. It has the measurements, at least close...

I always rack to a secondary but it is at least 14 days after I put in the primary. Fermentation is always complete and the beer will sit in the secondary for 3 to 4 weeks. I then keg, and force carbonate for a week and enjoy.

If you have some compressed air, you can blot that back up through the tube. It might be a little messy but should clear the crap that is making your sparge stick.

I have one of those stiring sticks you attach to a drill. This is only the second time I have used it but I stirred the heck out of the wort prior to pitching. I switch from forward to reverse several times to get as much agitation in the wort as possible. I think one of my issues may also be...

I have moved the carboy into my furnace room in the basement. It is a couple degrees warmer in there. I also wrapped the carboy in a blanket. I took a reading and it is at 1.028 @ 62 degrees. There has definitely been some fermentation going on, as it started at 1.052. It is only about 2/3...

I did my first AG this past Saturday. Everything seemed to go pretty well and I hit my OG (1.052). I have been checking my carboy daily and seeing very little activity. There was about 1/4" of foam on the top the other day, but it never got bigger then that. I have not taken any gravity...

Did my first AG this past weekend. I was a little worried about it as well. I am guessing you will miss some temps or not get enough or to much wort. Not a big deal. I hit most of my items pretty close. But I am seeing very little activity in my fermentor. I believe I will still have beer...

Well, I figured I would share my experiences on my first All Grain batch. I have seen many others do this, so I figured why not. I did my first all grain on Saturday the 28th. I was a little worried about the weather as it was only 30 degrees outside. I was hoping my MLT would be able to...

I have put this on my list to brew. According to my schedule, I will be tapping the keg just about the time summer roles around. Thanks for the recipe.

I too, am switching to All Grain from Extract only brewing. I went to my LHBS last night and picked up all my ingredients. The only thing I am worried about is the temperature. It is only suppose to be 28 degrees here tomorrow. I hope my MLT can hold my temperature for the full 60 minutes...

I think I finally got it. I tried this first, and the seal did not work Then I tried the following, and 8 minutes into a six gallon hot water test it seems to be hold. No leaks. Hope the images show up. Thanks for all the input.