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Just started sparging on a batch of edwort's Haus ale.

Its happily bubbling away this morning in the temp chamber at a comfy 68 degrees.

Estimated OG 1.051. Measured 1.053. I'm happy!!!

First snag. My burner won't boil 6.5 gallons. Had to go borrow a friend's. Boiling away now. :)

Its hard to see, but my assistant is helping me keep an eye on the pot as it gets close to a boil.

Wrapped my mash tun in a blanket and it lost at most half a degree. If that. Pretty happy about that!!

Well, I hit my mash temp. Right at 152. I aimed about 3 degrees high and just stirred the crap out of it till it hit 152.

Thanks guys! I'll definitely get some pictures to post. Back from the LHBS ready to go!

Yep. After 7 years of making what I consider very good extract brews, I'm taking the plunge today. This will be my first AG batch! I'm keeping it simple. Brewing up a batch of Edwort's Haus Ale. I have my checklist printed out and ready to go and I'm off to the LHBS to get my grains...

Congrats rifraf!!! I'm brewing Edwort's Haus Ale tomorrow. My very first AG brew.

Sweet Mother... I'm in. :D

So I have a Kenmore Elite 795.7608* that I'm planning on using as a kegerator. I was wondering if there is anybody out there who knows if any of the coolant lines are ran through the side walls. I want to put the taps in the right side (as you face the fridge) instead of through the door for a...

hahahahhahaha!!! Yeah. That'll happen. Couple of spoons of yeast nutrient keeps the rhino farts away though. Little late now, but for next batch. :D

Yeah. I did too. Just wanted some type of indication of what it was doing. Heating, cooling, or nothing.

Yeah. I only see a lot when I use a carboy or better bottle. When I use a bucket, I just spray it good with my spray bottle, so there is little to no foam. Edited to say: The foam doesn't bother me a bit.

I don't bother getting all the foam out either. Don't even know how you would, without rinsing, and then you just defeated the purpose of using the star san. Don't fear the foam. Besides, I hear it's good for the yeasties. <-- (That's just what I've heard. I have absolutely nothing to...

If I follow the thread right, this beer was brewed on Jan. 8th, and you're already drinking it? I know Heffe's are better "fresh" but wow. Oh well. If you like it, drink up! :mug:

Yup. I use RO and it stays good for a long time.

To me, the extract added at bottling tastes..... Bad. Hard to describe, it just tastes bad. I much prefer real fruit added to the secondary. But.. To each his own.

My wife blamed me my first batch. :D Haven't had a case of the rhino farts using yeast nutrient, though. I won't be forgetting that again. (First batch, it was pretty bad for a few days.)