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Sounds good. The information I saw on grain bed depth seems to relate to lautering and not the actual mash. Thanks!

Hi, I'm brewing an extract recipe tomorrow with a small (just over 1 pound of grains) partial mash. I have issues holding mash temps in my two-gallon cooler, especially with a small mash like this. I've read about using an oven to hold mash temps and I thought I'd give it a try. My question is...

I'm brewing Northern Brewers Legend of Lutra extract kit next week. Just received it today and then came across this thread. This will be my first beer with Lutra. The kit is supposed to create a lager-like beer using Lutra. I was planning to hold fermentation at 68 and let it rise to room temp...

That's what I was thinking - just wanted to double-check. Thanks!

Wouldn't 8 oz of two row, 8 oz Crystal 10L and 1.5 oz flaked rice be close to a 1:1 ratio? I could bump the two row to 9.5 oz for a true 1:1. I know the mash PH won't be perfect with distilled water; that's why I was asking.

Hi, I'm going to try Northern Brewer's Legend of Lutra extract kit for my next beer. It uses Omega's OYL-071 Lutra Kveik to create a lager style ale. The extract kit includes 3.15 lb Pilsen LME and 3 lb Golden Light LME, as well as 0.5 lb Caramel 10L. Since it's a light extract beer, I was...

Doesn't sound like you made a starter. You may have under-pitched, and the yeast is replicating before it starts processing the wort. As others have said, give it some time!

I have a length of 1/2" silicone tubing for blow-off on my SS Brew Tech Brew Bucket. When I moved to primary only (no secondary), I was pondering how to add gelatin finings for my cold crash. My solution was to stick a funnel on the end of my blow-off tube and pour it in that way. A little went...

I never got to the point of trying a wi-fi extender, since my provider upgraded us to wi-fi 6, but I haven't had any issue since then. A reliable, strong signal is definitely important.

I'm using this USB wall charger. I have five keg scales and a USB fan on it; no issues so far. I have it attached to the back of my keezer with Velcro.

Hi, I've got a group of guys coming over in a few weeks for a football party, and I know my beer supply will be taking a hit, so I'd like to get a head start on my next batch. I tend to avoid brewing beers that use liquid yeast during the summer months. In fact, my schedule usually works out so...

I currently have seven of the scales; five for the kegs in my keezer and two for my gas tanks (CO2 and Beer Gas). I've been using them for about four months now, and here's a few of my observations. 1) It is not easy to use them for gas tanks, at least not for my 5lb Beer gas and 10lb CO2...

Hi, I've seen a few posts on the Plaato Keg Management System in this forum, including a couple of mine, but not many. I'm hoping to get a thread started so members that are already using this product can share tips, issues, etc., and also provide information to members that may be thinking...

After cleaning and rinsing, I leave mine upside down overnight to drain. Then I turn them upright and let them sit a day or so to air dry. I bag the posts, O-rings and gas dip tube and put them in the keg. I leave the liquid dip tube in place, install the lid (no O-ring and loosely install the...

Grilling - burgers or thick-cut chops. Lately we've also gotten into homemade loaded nachos. All with homebrews of course!

Good to know. I'll probably want to be in both lines; I'm sure I'll need a souvenir or two! :yes:

Thanks for all the great info - gives me a lot to look at! Sorry to hear the pandemic has caused so many issues. I guess we're fortunate to have come through it "mostly" unscathed. SonomaBrewer, I'd checked out the Fieldworks website after BongoYodeler recommended them and saw their locations...

Hi, My wife and I are taking a trip to San Francisco this fall. One, because I haven't been out there in over twenty years and my wife has never been there. And two, and more importantly, to cross a visit to the Russian River Brewery off my bucket list! We'll have several days in San Francisco...

I started brewing the Plinian Legacy kit from Northern Brewer years ago and I've kept it on tap constantly ever since. I've never had the opportunity to try Pliny, but I love the IPA these kits produce. In fact, when I get IPA drinkers over, I usually have a hard time getting them to try...

Hi, I've been working on converting my pin lock kegs to ball lock, and I ran into a snag on my last keg (of course) yesterday. Up until now, most of my kegs have been Cornelius and have 19/32x18 threads on the posts. A couple are Firestone and have 9/16x18 threads on them. The last keg is...