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YOU SUCK. That room is awesome and I am TOTALLY jealous!

I currently use BrewPal and its great when its working properly, but I'm looking for something more reliable. Any suggestions on good software? I currently have a 3GS, but I'm getting the 4S this friday and plan on upgrading to a better program then. Thanks!

If you haven't yet, check out this new film! Very cool documentary that's really really interesting. Tons of awesome historic photos showing old breweries and salons and lots of talk about beer and society. You can watch episodes for free at pbs.org. Definitely worth checking out if you're like...

Nice BMW! I own a 1975 R90/6. They are such well made and nice to drive bikes!

I think the appeal of the HERMs system I use is that I can just set the temp, turn on the pump and sit back and relax while I mash. No need to calculate anything, just turn on the controller and pick a temperature to mash at. Plus, I really enjoy building things like this so part of it is just...

The plate chillers are incredible if you have cool enough tap water. When my tap water is 65 or less I can chill a batch down to pitching temps in a matter of minutes. I was shocked the first time I used one. Well worth the investment in my opinion. The only downside is that they are...

Almost, not quite... First, I would put your probe inside the output plumbing of your herms coil so that you are measuring the temperature of your wort as it exits the HLT. This way, your PID is actually directly controlling the temperature of your WORT, not the water in the HLT. Yes, the...

Very cool, very original! I love the nice wood work on that control panel! Any pics of your control panel build?

Those fridges are nice and very well built and 200 is not out of line at all. Too bad you're not near by or I'd probably be taking you up on it. Good luck with the sale!

Nope, I add them directly to the mash tun when I dough in. Then they mash with the grist for 60 mins. Some people say you can add it to the boil kettle as well, but you'll get more pumpkin flavor that way and that's not what I was going for. I just wanted the color and additional body that...

Just wanted to update this thread... I brewed this beer yesterday and I'm really excited to see how it turns out. The wort looked and smelled amazing when it was done. I used 2 (8 oz) cans of organic pumpkin puree from Whole Foods (the kind that's just pure pumpkin, no spices) and it seemed...

I just used 2 smaller cans (I think 8 oz) of the same stuff from whole foods in a 6 gallon batch yesterday. It seemed like more than enough and gave the wort a very distinct orange color that I was very happy with. I suppose you could use more, but from what I've read it doesn't add much...

Antique refrigerators like that are too rare and too cool to cut up for a kegerator. If you really want to use it for homebrewing just hook it up to a johnson controller and use it as a fermentation fridge. But DON'T drill up the doors! Oh and a word on value for an unrestored, non-working...

That's interesting to know. I was wondering how much effect the actual pumpkin would have. I'm glad it does impart some color though. I guess I'll still plan on using it otherwise I can't really call it pumpkin ale:)

Would I be better off just using Amber instead of the Special Roast or adding some of both? I'm really looking for a dark orange color and lots of caramel flavor/aroma to compliment the brown sugar and spices.

So maybe use only 0.75lbs of Special Roast and maybe only 0.5-0.75 oz of the 2 late hops?

I don't think it's the same as Special B because Special Roast is only 50L and Special B is typically 140L or so. Thanks!

I'm SO incredibly jealous of your brewing room! Nice!

Tis the season to be brewing up some nice fall themed beer! I'm going to be trying my first Pumpkin Ale this week (probably Tuesday since I don't have enough dry malt extract to get my yeast starter going tonight). Anyway, I wanted some input from you guys who have made pumpkin beers before...

Hmm, well it sounds like a supplemental 1500-2000watt heatstick may be your only option unless you can convince your landlord to install a 30A outlet somewhere:)