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+1 to this. That's how I got started with this obsession, and I've actually bought the same groupon a couple times to add more equipment, and sold what I didn't need on Craigslist.

+1 to this. Time to bottle or keg it so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor!

I always use a blow off tube for the first 5 days. Since I've started doing that, I've had no blow off type of activity at all, even pitching a 1.075 OG brew onto a yeast came from a previous batch. I know if I don't use one, that'll be the time there'll be a huge mess to clean up. I consider it...

Oh... And use pellet hops for bittering, since you don't really know the AA of your fresh hops for sure.

Count your fresh hops on a 7:1 ration if you're using wet hops. Dried out, probably 2:1.

Give it a couple more weeks in the fermenter. You'll be glad you did :-)

This is what made me say "kegging might be an option..."

This is what I do. I have probably 10 of the 20 oz. pop bottles filled with water and frozen on standby. I start out with 3 frozen bottles in the tub of water. I keep a thermometer in the tub, and after an hour or do, I check it. If it's not as cold as I want, I add another bottle. I can keep a...

I like it too. Store up to 5 recipes free is nice. :-)

M8x1.25 fit perfectly. Ground 10# in less that 20 minutes. :-)

Nice! I like that turn around. It'll probably go at least 4 weeks with mine, due to the galaxy IPA on tap (fruity delicious), and the Ruination clone on week 2 right now. Depends on if I can add another tap to the kegerator on the cheap...

What was the OG of this one? Over 1.060, I'd say a starter would have been ideal. Under that, you'll be fine. I've never made a starter for any of the smack packs when I've brewed anything under 1.060. Either way, you'll still make beer, and it'll be tasty.

+2 o. This. 13 gallons for a mash tun is good (unless your doing 10 gallons of a 1.095+ OG brew). I've got a 52 qt cooler I use, and a brew I'm planning is a stone ruination 10th anniversary clone 10 gallon batch. With 40+ lbs of grist on the bill, I don't think mine can handle it!

It's been stupid hot here in MN this summer, and after ruining a pale ale due to high ferment temps, I started using a big 20 gallon plastic tub. I put my fermenter in there, then fill it up with cold water and swap frozen 20oz. Water and pop bottles in there. I hang a thermometer off one of the...

Brewed it up. Hit 1.055 instead of 1.053. Not too shabby! Bubbling happily away right now. How long have people let this sit before kegging it? Just curious...

Brewing this up as a 10 gallon batch on Saturday with my cousin who has only done extract. I may convert him to all grain on this one. Planning on using the Safale T-58 for this one, their Belgian strain. It'll be my first Belgian of any sort.

And brewed it up last night. Racked onto an S-05 yeast cake from an IPA I transferred to keg while the mash was going on. I did modify a little bit. I used some crystal 40, as I had it on hand, and added 1/2 lb melanoidin. Also added an extra ounce of centennial sprinkled in a little at a time...

The bubbling at this point is most likely CO2 being released, not the active fermentation bubbles. Check the gravity a few days in a row. If no changes, I say bottle 'er up.

Got home today to find ups delivered my cheap corona mill from discount tommy. Picked up a 50# sack of 2-row for $32, and proceeded to crank out 15 lbs of 2 row for tomorrow night. I will be rigging this for use with my drill ASAP. Didn't have any bolts that fit it tonight, but I'll be damned if...

Found some centennials at my LHBS while picking up some other grains, so snatched some up. I'm brewing this up tomorrow night!