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So this is perhaps not the perfect spot for this question but kinda? Water? Ph, hardness, etc? I think I am going to do a clone of Stone IPA this go round. Previously I use bottled spring water which is from local springs. This tends to be pretty alkaline water with a fair amount of...

Bartbert, So you use the 10 gal cooler? I am leaning more towards that one really for a number of reasons. Without having put too much thought in to the brew day I dont see this being too much different than what I do now with mini mash. I have a 5gal cooler that I steep in as it stands...

I hear ya...and defer to your experience on the temp thing. Plus, I am in Austin so its hotter than necessary these days so I may be worried about nothing really. I have a keggle so volume is not an issue. I guess I was just thinking that it is about the same cost for that cooler or a basket...

So far I have done just partial mash brews and had some mixed results I think based on Ph and water volumes and was thinking I should work those out before going AG but this seems easy enough to jump to so a few questions and I might just do this next time. They have a 10gallon Rubbermaid...

That sound you just heard, that was my starter hitting an already moving flywheel followed by a pop when I pulled my head out of my ass! uhhh...its been a hell-of-a week, thats my excuse...and thank God its over. Yes, I have lost my mind, 1.012 is the target FG. I need to do the dishes...

temp was 75 and accounted for based on the chart with the hydro

.5 Cara Vienne Malt .5 Crystal 60L .25 Chocolate 1.75 2-row .25 black roasted barley 1oz black patent 5lb amber extract 1oz norther brewer hops White Labs Burton Ale strike with 2 gal of 155 deg distilled water for 1 hour boil as listed above...

Edited....1.102 was a typo :) There were only bittering hops in this kit...no flavoring or aroma

I missed my initial gravity…target was 1.012 and I hit 1.045ish…maybe .048 Brewing AHS’ vanilla porter mini mash. Everything by the numbers except I messed up the bittering hops in the boil. Didn’t realize I had not put them in till 50 minutes into the 60 minute...

My primary fermenter is a 1/4 barrel keg so I am good to go on the pressure containment. My airlock just sits on an air fitting so to seal it up is super easy for me. Sunday makes a week so I may seal it up and give it a try. I wonder though, when transferring it carbonated to the...

I am fermenting an attempt at one of Redhooks beers right now and I was reading this on their site… Step 3: Fermentation Once the brew leaves the brewhouse, it is cooled down to the desired fermentation temperature by the wort cooler and is injected with sterile air and the all-important...

Was picking up some ant killer at HomeDepot and saw how cheap they were...just made sense. $18.29! http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100348127/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 ...and the 10 gallon one was a little less than double.

Yes, before I pitched I took the sample. I actually used the bag, in the cooler. Seemed the best way to maintain the temp.

Brewed my first batch finally! I did a partial mash this past Sunday, AHS’ version of Fullers ESB. Went well I think. I did a starter Feb 3 planning on brewing on that weekend but it got canceled so I did a “restarter” on Sat morning to brew on Sunday afternoon…had plenty of yeast from the...

well I found the link that I was looking for a few posts back... http://www.midwestsupplies.com/midwest-beer-clarity-filter-system.html They flat out say you can reuse the filters and they dont seem too spendy either. Still hold with my last post...no reason I can see that one could not...

What I meant is they generally dont fill them onsite while you wait so you just exchange your empty for their full.

Actually that tank at harbor freight is $79 http://www.harborfreight.com/20-cubic-ft-oxygen-cylinder-92810.html. You really dont need a regulator at all, just open the valve a tiny bit and let it flow to your desired rate. You are not trying to hit a particular pressure, just flow rate and...

Smith Equipment 249-499 Regulator Pre-Set Oxygen https://weldingsupply.securesites.com/cgi-bin/einstein.pl?PNUM::1:UNDEF:X:249-499 really though, get the kit from williams http://www.williamsbrewing.com/WILLIAM_S_OXYGEN_AERATION_SYST_P2737.cfm After it is all said and done you get...

I am going with the "in the air" method but beyond that where does one put the end of the probe in a chest freezer...just anywhere? Tape it in place? Let it hang? etc?

See, now I am obliged to make a reference to my wife and how if she couldn’t lift 83 lbs I would never get any action...but I wont.