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So for a five gallon brew, you start with 5 gallons in your large kettle, then heat the two gallons in a second container, then pour over the bag of grains after the you mash for however long at the appropriate temp. Then pull the bag, let it drain/squeeze it into the secondary pot, and add...

Seconded on MoreBeer. I was previously ordering from Midwest Supplies/Northern Brewer for kits. I then found out, late to the party, that InBev owns them now. Shut it down for me. MoreBeer is great. Great customer service. I ordered a 3 gallon carboy from them and they accidentally...

Thanks LittleRiver, I appreciate the input. I do have a junky wine cooler downstairs, but it has two settings, "red" (50 something degrees) and "white" (lower 40s). The cooler does show the current temp but literally has the two red and white settings. Do you think I could use a temp...

Tribe Fan, thanks for that. You mentioned the grain crusher, it's something I was really thinking about if I was moving into all-grain/BIAB. I have enjoyed extract brewing quite a bit, but I think I'll just dive headfirst into BIAB and have a couple of bad batches. I've seen a few mills...

Big Blue, that's another thing I've realized I could probably improve. I'm fermenting in my basement, which is around 72 degrees right now. I'm not doing anything specific to ensure a proper fermentation temperature. The local guy I talked to told me about something I could put on my chest...

Hello, I'm a relatively new brewer, six 5-gallon extract brews under my belt. I feel like I'm steadily improving with each batch. I've come a long way from my first batch, a pale ale that ended up getting dumped, that was brewed on an electric stove in a 3 gallon stockpot. I now have an...