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A clad vessel is obviously superior to any, but I was referencing the "bargain buster" all-aluminum pot. "The Al vs SS debate never dies." If you're using only grain (or extract), hops, and water you're fine. If you're custom building water that requires you to add acids or making a crazy beer...

I think I would want a non-reactive material

I still do some extract batches sometimes when I don't have much time to dedicate to the brew day or if I'm giving someone a hands-on tutorial, and I've had some batches not go all the way when I know I'm doing everything right. I never thought about blaming it on the LME, but that makes perfect...

I'm not saying that I disagree with you, because technically you are correct, but when you're lautering in a 5 gallon or even a 10 gallon tun and using a 3/8" pick-up tube, I really don't think a pressure increase of 4% is going to make a noticeable difference, even if your 1/2" valve is all the...

So I started putting together a spreadsheet based on some math I've learned on this forum and other places. I was inspired by the EZ Water Calculator 2.0 and wanted to make a companion for it to complete the brewing mathematics. I guess if you have software, it does all this for you, but I'm not...

I recently cut the top off of a 15.5gal keg with a plasma cutter and the entire inside except where there was leftover beer has smoke stains. I've never been concerned with this before, but I've never welded on anything used to cook. I tried hot water, scrubbing, soap, bleach, could NOT get it...

Here's what WhiteLabs has to say about it: White Labs Pitchable yeast is packaged with 70 to 140 billion yeast cells, which corresponds approximately to a 1-2 liter size starter. Lag times are typically between 12-24 hours for a normal strength brew. A yeast starter is a small volume of wort...

I went to Yuengling first thing in the day and then went to the homebrew stores. One of the guys at Southern Brewing told me about Cigar City so I did end up there. I really liked their setup a lot, but I wasn't real impressed with any of their beers except for the black IPA and the oatmeal...

I'll be using a keggle MLT with a false bottom and pump-driven HERMS on a propane rig in my garage. I live in Texas so even in the winter, the temps aren't that cold, especially if the door is closed.

That's some good info. My setup will be with a keggle MLT with a false bottom and a HERMS system.

If using a HERMS system, what kind of flow rate do you want to shoot for to keep the grain bed from getting too compacted during the mash? I'm putting together a HERMS system and I'm just worried that if I run the pump full out that it'll disturb the grain bed too much or that it'll get too...

This is something I would like to know as well. I'm building a HERMS system for my MLT and I am really curious about the flow rate on the recirculating since an undisturbed grain bed seems to be ideal. Hopefully one of these geniuses gets on here soon and straightens us out!

So I managed to make it by Southern Brewing and Booth's. At Southern Brewing, they had a decent selection of hardware/equipment, two really knowledge guys who were very polite, helpful, and patient, an okay to good hop section, no LME that I saw, a good selection of DME, and a great selection of...

Any time you're adding water, getting a good accurate sample to measure is usually really challenging.

I'm in Tampa for a few days for work and I've got today off, so I'm going to swing by all three of those shops and see what they've got. But first, a tour of the Yuengling brewery to try and sneak out a recipe...

Good info. Thanks!

Most of my ales get 10 days in primary, 10 days in secondary, and 21 days to bottle condition. When I go this route, I don't ever get yeast in the bottle and I don't ever mess with cold crashing. Now that being said, my ales usually aren't even close to crystal clear, but I have absolutely no...

I love this DFH brew. I found a recipe and modified it slightly and it turned out effing amazing. BETTER than the original I think. Right at 9% ABV. I can taste the saffron but then again I'm a foodie and I love saffron. Don't use the cheap stuff. Also, the grape I got was pasteurized. Here's...

Okay I'm going to convert 3 kegs. I plan on just getting couplings welded in so I can do whatever with them. Looks like 1/2" NPT is the way to go, but should I do male/male or female/female?

I have 3 kegs I want to convert. I plan to have one HLT, one MLT, and one keggle. Where is the cheapest place online to get stainless fittings such as ball valves, temperature gauges, and sight glasses and things like that?