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I didn't know a 30 minute mash would be enough under any circumstances. Anyway, thanks for sharing your experiences. Was this with higher gravity beers? And are you filling your bucket all the way to the top, with no air space?

Ah. That makes sense. I wasn't thinking about late addition extracts. I didn't say that all grain isn't creamy. In fact all grain is all I brew these days. I also brewed a few batches of all extract, early on, without steeping grains. The steeping grains in the kit made a difference. I even...

Well I have been messing with Brewer's Friend recipe calculator a lot lately and there is a check box under each addition for "late addition". And I was thinking about the steeping grains often provided with extract kits. and how creamy the kits come out compared to duplicating the kits with...

Crystal vs Caramel-- What is the Difference? What is their Function in the Mash Bill? What is their Effect on an Ale? I am asking because I don't think I fully understand this topic and I am trying to hammer it into my brain cells because those types of malt are I am sure very useful. Right? Is...

So, I was just thinking. If some grain is not fully converted to fermentable sugars, what happens? For instance, let's say I have 15lb of malt in the mash, but at the end of the mash I add two pounds of malt just for flavor and effect. Or I add after a mash-out. Or even in the kettle before it...

Okay so I have a solid plan, thanks to all your replies. I will: make one quart starter as usual, but right before mashing instead of the day before Mash normally Boil 90 minutes instead of my usual 60 minutes to boil off DMS precursors normal amount of hops, 40 minutes instead of 60 Cool in the...

Ah ok. Thanks for that. So I will increase my strike water a half gallon and boil for 90 minutes. I am planning to have a bit more than enough to top off jug completely. The overs I will can in a mason jar for next batch starter. So I will have zero air in the jug. Temp I am not worried about...

Okay so I got my HDPE 5 gallon jug and I am ready to try no-chill with my next batch I will be brewing in a few days. How do I minimize DMS formation? Also regarding my hops addition. I use a hops spider, but I will be using pellets. By how much percentage had I ought to reduce my hops? Any...

Indeed. I use their recipe calculator just to try stuff in a virtual brew world and get an idea of what to expect from this or that, and tweak things with a reasonable expectation of results. My next batch, something like this. Might add some flavorings, might not. Gentilly Imperial Oatmeal...

Here is a good recipe kit to just get your feet wet. Dead easy, no surprises, simple instructions. Not even particularly temperature dependent. Ferment at room temperature! Quite a nice drink, too. This, just as an example, but it was my first batch and it was darn good beer. BAM, out of the...

That's quite a "starter kit" you got there! I would stop buying stuff for a while except for ingredients, and make a few 5 gallon batches before buying anything else. Otherwise you will end up spending an extra $2000 to make the same 60 gallons or so of beer every year. And actually you are...

Yeah I see the swing tops but after trying both, I prefer crown caps. I will look them up. Thanks.

I am not a big fan of bottling. If I ever have to do it again, I would really like to get it over and done with, putting it up in half gallon or at least quarts, with crown caps and not flippy tops. But the only half gallon glass growlers I see all take 37mm screw-on caps which I assume are not...

Too much information?

I just got up, still having my morning cappuccino and for a second there I was like WHOA! Holey Crap on a Cracker that's a LOT OF YEAST from one batch of beer! Then I realized it was a gallon jug and not a 6 gallon carboy! The strain will change but no biggie. It will adapt to your ingredients...

I sorta am, too. However, my early batches with kits and my LME-only batches were a lot less work than my current BIAB setup. If I was REALLY lazy I would still be doing extract. In fact if I was SUPER DUPER lazy I would just have my beer delivered with the groceries, already in bottles. But I...

In most homes, the kitchen is the warmest part of the house. Bedroom can be good, too. An electric blanket is a great heat source, and cheap, and theromstatically controlled after a fashion. Shake the bottles and give them three more weeks, at a reasonable temperature. Then put a couple in the...

What are your brewing? If it is a big beer you should make a big starter. A half pound DME per quart will work. A little more if your beer will be a really big one. You can use a beer calculator and just let your starter's OG match your actual beer. Sure, you could make a double size starter and...

Add a 2-1/2 lb cannister Quaker quick oats. Maybe the already mentioned lactose, too. I would think about a half pound of the chocolate but the whole pound might be a smidgeon on the extreme side. Then again, is there really anything wrong with extreme? It will be a big ol' beer. You already...

I have done that several times. Knock on wood, no problems so far except then the trub depth is double, and my spigot is covered, so I often end up transferring to a CO2 purged secondary when major fermentation has ended. Now, I just save a scoop of yeast in a zip lock and make a one quart...