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If you're limited on amount of grain you can mash I'd use as much base malt as you can, then just steep any crystal or specialties after the mash in your boil pot, that would be kind of a pain though. that being said here's how I made the switch from extract to partial mash, I have a 7.5 gal...

I used 1.5 oz @60, 1oz @ 5 and another 1.5 @ 0, all US northern brewer (first time using NB) and the only change I'd make is only 1 oz for bittering to get more into the style guidelines, but I like hops so I think it's great a tad bitter. Or maybe should have moved the 5 min to 15 or 10 min for...

Actually just cracked my first ESB using washed wyeast 1056 (same strain as wlp001 right?), and it was deliciously malty and tasted surprisingly like an ESB. Brew it up!

Do they look kind of fluffy? I've seen that in some commercial beers as well and always wondered? Didn't affect flavor but what i saw definitely was not yeast, could it have been coagulated proteins or something?

Guess they were right and "you're not worthy". I love the chinook in that beer. Widmers '12 dark saison was pretty funky, but I'm not a saison guy.

Corn sugar = dextrose. Yes 56 + 9 = 65

It's all in the free "how to brew" by Palmer online

How's the attenuation on these beers with no simple sugar?

Only you shall find out haha but I'm guessin it's gonna be pretty darn dry. Keep us updated for sure!

I've had 1272 do the same thing to me it was unusual, still a nice 1 inch thick creamy krausen after about 2 weeks, I'd let it ride like everyone else suggested. I plunged through it to take a reading anyway and if I remember correctly it was at FG but still had yeast in suspension.

Id do what the first person said. If you really want to save some dough, research "yeast washing" on this forum, there's a sticky called "yeast washing illustrated" has some great pictures to aid.

Yeah got a pair for myself and had a pair sent to my brothers house! Happy early bday for him ha

But if you want more voltage try a 12v and you should get more, it is a 12V fan after all and you have control of it

I like bar keepers friend also, really good for stainless does a great job you should be able to find it at a grocery store in powdered or spray form

Yeah for BIAB get that grain nice and ground, my LHBS let's me weigh out and grind my grist on their MonsterMill hooked up to a Milwaukee, I always make sure there are no whole grains after milling. Haven't gotten lower then 70% efficiency

Yeah buy 2 so you always have a back up and always nice to compare!

I just wrap a spare bucket in a sleeping bag and can get away with using a max of 10.5 lbs of grain. I BIAB then dunk in my BK with enough water to bring me to 6 gals for a full boil. so I can brew anything under about 1.055 all grain and only had to buy paint strainer bags!

Everybody's been sayin it's awesome after six months to a year. And id bet it would only improve after that as well.

From what I've read on here and has worked great for me is using 1.5 qts. Water Per pound of grain. Sorry not doing the conversion to metric. (I think a qt. is about a liter). I'm assuming you'll be using about 5 lbs of grain?

Roger that I figured they were pretty efficient. The large mass of water can be a pain sometimes, but its worth it.