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I highly recommend buying some aluminum flashing for your burner. I have the KAB4 and recently bought some and it makes a huge difference on how high you need to turn the burner up. I bought a 10'X14" roll for pretty cheap, you can find it in the roofing section at your Lowes or HD. cut it to...

I have had a bottle explode that was stacked on another and with different sizes, perhaps the taller bottle blew up because of pressure from above. That or a defective bottle. It happens. Open that thing up and see what happens. If you get a hiss and not a BAM!, it is a good sign.

Nope, Everything seems correct to me, same equipment, same batch size, same everything. I am stumped..

I'm trying this today and mashing at 156. I think I'd rather have it a little sweeter. Going to soak minced mint leaves in vodka until kegging. We will see how it turns out.

I have been fine using this since April. This morning I entered in a new recipe and when went to preview the brew sheet, it has me using way too much water. I do 5 gallon batches and normally I start with 7-10 gallons but this time it says 16+, It is only 11.75 lbs of grain yet the sparge...

Not sure I understand. What was your target??

Why hasn't anyone mentioned the 1.21 gigawatts needed to make the flux capacitor work? I don't have to fall off my toilet to say, YAWN...

Backward dog brewery?

I see your Peach ale and raise you a Hop Knot. Seriously, I can't get enough of any kind of beer they make. The recent seasonal ESB and Poppin Pils, just fantastic. I recommend signing up for the dinners they have been having where they provide 4 courses and beer to complement. I wish I owned...

I bought the KAB4. There is an initial learning curve but once you figure it out, the thing is magic. Do yourself a huge favor if you get one. Buy some cheap aluminum flashing that comes in a roll, you can find at home depot or lowes in the roofing section, cut a piece to go around the burner...

I brewed it and cut the spices 75%, still seemed fine. The beer did change a little but I am hoping that it clears up during fermentation.

Brewing this tomorrow. Per Beersmith your starting boil volume is way off. I'm gonna roll with it and see what happens on a 6 gallon batch. Also going to drastically cut the spices, it looks way too overpowering.

I bought a 25' x 3/8" Immersion chiller when I started all grain this May, I do 5 gallon batches in a 10 gallon BC. Being so close to hell, the ground water here is about 90 degrees this time of year. I struggled through batches, bringing down the wort to 90-ish degrees after quite a long time...

I'll say careful when making the slits. You will find it easy to go too deep. I had to start over on my first length because I was going too fast. Slow and steady. I made shallower slits but I made a lot of them.

Yep, no head space + over carb + Phoenix without AC in the summer = KABOOM!

I cracked my first bottle of this last night. This is a fantastic beer! Very smooth and tasty. I am going to brew it again next weekend. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good amber.

Just got Beerfest for Father's day. It was $4.99 at Wal-Mart but I think the movie is funny as hell. The rest of the thread is funny also. What a tool.

If I were you, i'd go to your local HBS and see what they have for a kit. You will eventually need them one way or another so getting to know them and their store will benefit you. Start out simple with a partial boil on your stove to make sure you enjoy the process and to get your process down...

I made a espresso stout that added 2 cups at bottling. It worked out well but if I had to do it again I would cut it down to 1 cup. It turned out good and was a crowd pleaser.

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