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Thanks for the link... This might have been the one I remember seeing. I thought that it included more than just the Belgian styles. Thanks for the Chico strain info! So there is no significant difference in flavor unless you ferment really high temps? Maybe that is why White Labs only lists...

I have tried the search and did not come up with what I am looking for. I thought I have seen a chart that listed all the yeast strains and what effects different temperatures will have on them. Has anyone seen something like this? (I am not talking about the temperature range for yeast, I...

Reporting back on 2nd all grain efficiency. Grain bill: 5 lbs pale malt (36ppg) 2 lbs flaked barley (32ppg) 1 lb roasted barley (25ppg) 7.9 gallons pre-boil @ 1.028 So my efficiency calculations go like this correct: 7.9*28 / (5*36)+(2*32)+(1*25) 221.2/269 = 82.2% efficiency If this is the...

Doh... I knew that (bangs hand on head)... :drunk: 8 lbs total: 5 lbs pale malt 2 lbs Flaked Barley 1 lb Roasted Barley Cheers!

So if I take care of my sack by keeping it cool, dry and keeping the bugs away how long until it goes bad? Maybe stale? I know... Until I use it all. But seriously how long would this last? Cheers

Do this and it should keep the bugs away! Also make sure you watch where you are sticking it! By the way where did you score that killer deal?

Nice sack! Wait that didn't sound right. I have sack envy I guess. I just did my second AG and will be moving to bulk grains soon after I invest in a crusher. That price doesn't sound bad to me. You should be able to get about 5-6 brew out of that right?

Did my second AG today. No major issues to report other than a lower than expected sparge temp. I wanted to sparge with 168 degree water, but by the time I transferred it from my kettle to the tun, I lost about 5 degrees. I just need to tweek my process a little to fix that , but shouldn't be...

Now that is frickin' hilarious!!!! I almost blasted a mouthful of pumpkin ale all over my computer screen when I read it. :rockin: Should I let my financial advisor in on the secret to happy retirement... plentiful amounts of Simcoe. :ban:

I just received Simcoe pellets from Northern Brewer today. Unfortunately only avaliable in 1oz packages that go for $1.75. They also have 1 oz leaf for $2.50. Maybe you can buy 16 of them??? :D Cheers!

Awesome, thanks for the reply Yooper! I should have figured that too much hops could never hurt a brew! My Simcoe just arrived this morning. I will be making my starter later today and brewing this weekend. Looking forward to my second AG!

Just waiting for my Simcoe to be delivered tomorrow to brew this. Probably wont get to it until this weekend, but had a question. I am following Yoopers recipe on page one that has 67 IBUs and Beersmith takes mine to 77 IBUs. The hops i must have higher IBUs, the Warrior are 16.7%AA and the...

Thanks! I may just give this a try with the sweet mead yeast. I will post the results!

I have read through much of this post, but didn't see whether anyone has used Wyeast sweet mead yeast. I have this yeast on hand and I was curious if anyone had tried it or thinks that it would turn out ok. Cheers

ajf, thanks for the efficiency calculation! Not bad for my first go around huh?:D My boil was not overly vigorous, but it was a 90 minute boil. I predicted 1 gallon/hour but with 3 gallons boiling off in 90 minutes, it should be more like 2 gallons/hour. It was in the 80s today and pretty...

All done, wort is in the fermenter and the yeast are doing their job! :ban: Thanks for everyone who replied to this thread and helped me out. I think met my numbers pretty close. The only issue I had was that my boil off rate was much higher than predicted. I ended up with 4 gallons of...

Just mashed in! I hit my 152 real close by slowly adding hot water until I got to desired temp. Ended up using 12.5 quarts at 170 degrees I get it to 152. What surprised me was the thickness of the mash. I thought it would be a bit more runny. Mine looks like slightly watery oatmeal, is...

Awesome, ajf, poppin, and kbb thanks for the ideas and suggestions. ajf: I didnt plan on preheating the mash tun this time around. I figured it was one less thing to worry about. I'm excited to break in my new equipment! And thanks to the others too! Cheers

Any last minute strategies or suggestions before I get this going tomorrow morning? I am a bit nervous and exited at the same time. Like a kid on Christmas eve! Cheers

I'm gonna try my luck at first all grain with my new equipment on Sunday. Wish me luck! Cream of Three Crops.