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Looks like you could do 4 gallon BIAB batches with your current setup. Or add a cooler MLT and sparge for 5-6 gallon batches. I am at the same stage as you (maybe one step further). I just started AG last week and went with option 2. I bought a 10 gallon cooler from HD and just using a sink line...

please excuse my ignorance, but is this for filling with beer from a keg?

Yes! And maybe place some dry ice in it too! :rockin:

Wow some people are crazy! If my neighbors called the cops thinking I was making meth out in public in my driveway... I would for sure on the next batch, go out and get one of those full body suits and wear a respirator during the boil just to freak them out! :)

For me it is service. I will happily pay more money and shop local if the business has good people who are knowledgeable and actually care about helping their customers make good beer. I'm not going to gripe over a few bucks extra per batch of beer, I want to make good beer and having a local...

FWIW, I have the same setup and filled up the carboy with exactly 5 gallons of water yesterday to see where it reached. I feel by using a blow off tube that I am comfortable doing a 5 gallon batch in the 5 gallon carboy. There was about 5 inches of headspace (I know it is narrowing to the top)...

I like it all! I view brewing beer as an extension of cooking food. I love to see the seemingly infinite variety of beers that come from four basic categories. :) As a brand new all-grain brewer though, I must admit that I am sticking to a few batches of SMaSH to get my process down, then...

This week, I learned to keep sparging until I have enough volume pre boil instead of following Beersmith 2 which was set up by a rookie (me). My 4 gallon batch ended up bein 3 with a loss yet to trub. Probably will end up with a 2.5 gallon batch from 8 pounds of grain... Also, I learned tht my...

Yooper, Thanks for the advice! I saw on another thread that people's coolers were warping and cracking. I certainly do not want that to happen. Will follow your advice next batch! :)

I ended up .5 gallons short pre boil as well as post boil. My gravity was also much higher. I should have added some water before boiling. It was an excellent learning experience for me and doing a 2 row SMaSH was nice and cheap. I think for next batch, I will add boiling water to cooler to heat...

Both were set at 72F in Beersmith. My house was at 68F so that 4 degrees probably came into play. I did heat the cooler with some hot tap water so it was probably a little warmer actually.

Thanks, Poislb! I used hot tap water to warm my cooler. Apparently that wasn't enough... will use some boiling water next time! For the recipe I am using 8# Pale 2 row, .75oz Cascade 60 min, and .25oz Cascade at 10 minutes, and 1056 Ale yeast. I thought I would start with a small simple and...

Update. I decided since I am doing a small batch SmaSH for my 1st AG, to not worry. I ended up adding one quart of 200 degree water and stirred it in. Its sitting at 151.4 and holding. I will let this rest for an hour and start my batch sparge with one quart less water. Time for a beer! :)

1st time AG brewer here. I used Beersmith 2 to create a recipe and tried my best to get my equipment set up. Apparently something isn't right. I am mashing 8 pounds of 2 row for a 4 gallon batch. It said to mash 10 quarts of water at 163.7 for a mash temp of 152. After I added the grain and...

maybe soak it in some vodka for a couple days? Here is another thread

Planning my first AG tonight as well. I am thinking of doing a SMaSH with just some 2 row and a couple additions of Cascade hops. Looking forward to this. Hope your brew session goes well. Cheers! :cheers:

Sorry, I misread your post.

I am only looking into doing yeast starters, but my understanding is that the starter is made and kept at room temperature for a few days. Stir or shake every once in awhile to keep it going (I just got a stir plate). Then the day before brew day it goes in the fridge to allow the yeast to...

I'm no psychic, but I would be willing to bet that in the future, the OP will use NB again to purchase an item, if that item is cheaper than other places.

LOL! Thanks for making my day! :mug: