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HERMS is the way to go. You can be very precise with everything. Also step mash is a breeze! and Mashing out is as easy as pie. I always had a issue with mashing out and always gave up on it but i can get it now with the HERMS. Whats also nice is if you accidently get a little high on your...

yea just buy a 6.5 fermenter

It really matters what alcohol level we're talking about here. A stronger beer can definetly use the conditioning time at i think 65 degrees or lower. It just lets all flavors become more of one flavor. However i really think that a 3 to 4 percent beer could be banged out and be drinking in a...

Congrats on the big buy!!! I just bought the 14 galloner. Questions to all. where do i buy the the fitting so i can pressurize it. It suppose to handle 10lbs of pressure so it could also be a serving tank. What fittings do you use for the top?

Okay here are my top three. You have to try all of these 1. Alesmith IPA 2. Anderson Valley IPA 3. Stone Runner Up: Bear Republick Hop Rod Rye Try these and let us know!!!

i was re-reading the directions in the new BYO on Schwarzbier and it said to make the starter with two vials of yeast. I only made it with one. I think tomorrow i'm going to buy two more vials and pitch it. I'm a little bit of a worrier and its been 36 hours and my air lock is just starting...

I just brewed yesterday and i did a two step mash. Protien rest and 122 and jumped it up to 152 for 60 minutes. I went from 152 to 148 in 60 minutes. Just about perfect. On colder days it does drop quick. I hit and 82% this time. i average about 78%. I think i did a good sparge nice and slow.

Also do you guys think i could just sanitize and O2 to again? I Just pitched this morning.

Sorry guys, here is the missing info Yeast Strain: German lager Temp set on fridge to 40 before i pitched the yeast and now i have set at 50. Just checked and its at 52 F.

Okay just brewed my first lager and was wondering a few things. The recipe call to cool the wort to 40 f before pitching the yeast. I was wonder how you guys do that. i just capped it and put it in my fridge then the next morning i did 30 seconds of o2 and picth the yeast. Doest this sound...

I'm pretty sure 1.5 gallons sounds right. I have a Polar ware 60 q Mash tun and 1 gallon doesn't even come close to the false bottom. I have to compensate for this with a little extra grains. I thought that a little loss in effeciency is a lot better then pulling my back out. Dont stress...

Yep we're both members. My wife being the more active due to my job. But yes. We're in charge of the litter pick up on highway 20 and in T shirts sales at the festival. Cheers

Okay guys this is my first lager. I've kind of stuck to ale for three years and decided to take a stab at a lager. Well sort of a lager. Its pretty much a Pale ale with San Francisco Yeast. Here are the specs; 8lbs of 2 row, 2 lbs of Cyrstal 20 L, 1 lb of flake Maize ( i'm from Iowa couldn't...

Hi all. Been in the dark from the Online word for awhile. Its nice to see all of the people brewing and talking beer. People at work are getting kind of tired of beer talk from me. They just don't understand! Anyways i live in the great NW and i'm loving it, been brewing with my wife for...