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So I went to the lhbs today and there was good and bad. The good was that I milled twice and could see the difference. The bad was the for sale sign out front :( They said if they get a buyer for the building and dirt they are closing:( Anyway brewing next Sunday and hoping the finer crush...

I am just starting down the grain mill rabbit hole. What is the difference between the beer specific 3 roller set ups and the more traditional large cast grain mills in the 500.00 range like the sell on Lehman hardware site? Eric

My first brew experience was watching a group brew and got nice and hammered watching them. I struck out solo after that, have invited people but no takers at 7am Sunday start time. lol So it is me time. I have been looking for a local club but have been getting the Seatle chil in my locale. Eric

He signed the contract his bad. Having been in the same boat myself, " here sign this employment contract ". I declined and they hired me anyway. Not to offend anyone here, but I hate the way our legal system dishes out justice on the civil court side of things. Eric

So just an update. I can't believe no one commented on my yeast porn pic. Anyway I pitched on Sunday and it off to a nice start. Improvements to this batch is the beer shed is now climate controlled and I am anxious to taste the difference. Eric

Thanx for all the help! digesting the above, my overshot of 12 gallons made a significant difference. If my volume was correct and my crush finer, I may have been a lot closer. so I may not have a big issue, just further refinement of my process. Eric

You think your old? I still have a flip phone, 1 step up from the jitterbug! lol. Anyway I have a manifold in the bottom of my cooler and do rice hulls in the crush, I have never had a stuck mash, knock on wood. I read some more of the sticky's and will prolly downsize my mash tun cooler as a...

So as I struggle to get my all grain set up working better, efficiency is my issue. No big surprise there. Question? After the boil and cooling, you test and find out that your projected og of 1.060 is really 1.045. Can you add fermentable sugar at this point without adding sweet? What...

I am brewing a porter. The original starter yeast was 007. I am also brewing 11 gallons into the fermenter. The jar is a 1 gallon pickle jar. So after it settled out I have 1.75 quarts of yeast and some beer on top. Thinking of just warming the whole thing up on Sunday and pitching it all...

My yeast slurry is 3 weeks old, and was fresh from the first go. Yes I drink a lot! lol The brewers friend says that pitching 2 quarts at my og and desired fg is good to go. Being new to all this I was thinking of making a starter with one qt. of yeast just to prove it's viability rather than...

Thank you for those links! Eric

So I am moving into my fourth brew day. Everyone is getting better. The last batch I made it to 5% by using a starter I made, mashed to cool. I have 2 quarts of yeast left from batch number 3. I did not wash it but cold crashed bottom of fermenter stuff and poured off the beer when...

Thanx for the replies and the links! I'm drinking this batch now and it is not bad, but I am trying like everyone to refine the process and get better beer. Next batch I will use the software and see where I end up. Eric

So I got my third all grain under my belt. First 2 batches made really good table beer @ 3%. This batch I really tried to dial in my mash temps. The table beer batches were mashed to hot and my local brew guru said it reminded him of " Kentucky common beer". This bath I dialed in my mash in...

A lot of serious responses here, with a a lot of good advice. Being blindsided sucks. Period. To lighten the mood I will quote Drew Carey I am worried about you buddy something has to give, and I am afraid the drinking is going to suffer. A hobby can be a stable rock in the stormy water. Eric

I have a porter that is currently ripping through it's sugar. I had an og of 1.050 and at day 4 it was 1.010. I opted to let it do it's thing and see where it ends up. I used a starter for the first time made with wl1007 and mashed a bit low at 138. Eric

I removed the blow off tube and replaced with the standard s lock today and she is still rolling. Eric

So my third batch of beer in, I made a starter. 1# dme 3 liters of water, and 11 gallons of wort at 1.050 in a 15g fermenter pitched at 61 degrees F. 18 hours later I discovered that the s airlock was empty of fluid and about a quart of foam/wort was on the lid of the fermenter. I whipped up...

So it had officially stopped, so I kegged it today. I missed my fg by 50% but I know now that I under pitched. I will make a starter for the next go and see the difference. It tastes great now so carbonation and age will only help! Eric

So to update my situation. I ignored it yesterday and went out to the brew haus this afternoon to drink some commercial beer, and it burped. All the liquid in the airlock had been pushed around the corner to the exhaust side after re-setting it on day 6.5. So I am not stopped, still working...