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I recently tried a few of these. Pretty solid brew. Kind of bland though. I think a smoked version of this would be perfect for fall.

Why do you make watery beers?

Ever hear of a period?

Interesting. I sort of had the same question. I brewed a pretty simple 1.056 APA yesterday and just tossed in a vial of WLP008. I normally make a starter but for some reason or another I just forgot to this time. Would you suggest pulling off a pint as you mentioned above? If so, whats the...

This is exactly what happened to me on my first PM. A few people suggested getting the initial temp dialed in and then wrapping the kettle in a a towel. I actually used a large quilt with two towels on top in the shape of a cross. I wrapped everything up in that. Temp was good after ten...

Awesome answer. Very helpful.

Would there be an issue with making a 1.5L starter in a 1 gallon growler?

Same issue here. Maybe wrap it in sanitized aluminum foil?

I like the top on your cooler but have one question? How did you cut the foam board so cleanly? I have been trying to build the Son of Ferm and am having a heck of a time getting nice clean cuts with a fine toothed saw.

Here's another take. What beer did you not want to like but did? Mine was (gulp) Bud Light Lime!!!! I can actually pretty easily drink any BMC but was surprised about the BLL. I'll politely wait for the flames now.

When I was in school 10+ years ago I surely didnt know any kids paying $9 for a sixer

Sam Adams Double Bock. I didnt so much "want" to like as I wanted to finish the sixer I had without wasting the beer. I had that beer for over a year and would occasionally pop one open but could never finish it. Usually would end up pouring out half. Just poured out the last one a few days...

Thanks for the replies. I am now woefully aware of my ignorance of basic physics.

Brewed this partial mash over the weekend. Made a few modifications but kept the overall spirit of the recipe intact. This was my first PM and I screwed up my mash temps and I think I only got 42% efficiency (see my thread in the AG/PM forum). Either way, I'm excited to see how this comes...

My son is three yrs old and when I was strictly an indoor brewer I would only to do my brewing when he was at the grandparents house. Too much confusion going on and I dont trust his him to be as mindful of boiling pots as I am. Now that I have moved outdoors he kind of hangs around on the...

Thanks for the tips. If I dont go the cooler route I will try using the towels. It may also have been that my thermometer use was inconsistent from measurement to measurement. For what its worth, I was mashing 6lbs of grain w/ a little over 1.5 gallons of water. I think my efficency...

You had me at fluid dynamics. Being of the not so smart variety, I'll trust your explanation. Seriously, it sounds like gravity does the work.

So I have been looking at pictures of MLT's that use a false bottom and I am a bit confused about how this works. It looks like the tube connecting the FB to the valve on the MLT is above the convex shape of the FB. If this is so, and all of the wort collects at the bottom, how does the wort...

Brewed my first partial mash on Sunday. Enjoyed the experience but may have screwed some things up. It was an IPA and OG was supposed to be 1070. I decided to mash on the outdoor burner thinking I could control the temp fairly well. Wrong!! I could not for the life of me get the temp...

I'm sure this has been answered many times before but I searched and could not find a specific answer to this question. I have an IPA in the primary (bucket) going on its third week. I do not plan to move to a secondary but I would like to give this cold crashing a shot. Two questions: 1)...