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That's true and it isn't. DMS is made from precursors when the temps favor the reaction. When the DMS forms it is volatile and evaporates fairly easy. There is a window though where you turn off the heat and start cooling the wort where the temp favors the reaction but the DMS isn't boiling off...

I second what marubozo says. I use a Bayou Classic aluminum turkey fry pot. While I have never fried a turkey with it, I have been using a couple large stock pots (one SS and the Al one I just mentioned) for years to cook tons of different things in. Never once have I notice flavors carrying...

The biggest reason to leave the lid off during the boil is to allow the sulfur compounds to boil off as they are made. If you leave the lid on they will condensate on the lid and fall back into your brew. Those same sulfur compounds are the same reason that cooling your wort after the boil...

:off:@CPT Damage, holy crap I love your avatar pic! I geeked out like mad when I saw it just now!:off:

Why ditch plastic fermenters? Are you talking about the ale pales (which many vets still swear by) and/or better bottles (which I am a huge fan of)? Looking forward to hearing your reasons for the items on the list.

It's ss. It would be fine either way, though.

I would do oxy clean then Dawn, but that's just me. That combo will clean it...but so would just Dawn. Regardless, rinsing it thoroughly and boiling water in it afterwards couldn't hurt.

I was lucky to find a new one really cheap that had been sitting in a garage for 5 years. They are awesome to brew with. Especially if you have a 2nd pot. I heat my sparge water in a 2nd pot while mashing in the first pot. To your question, don't use a really harsh detergent because you don't...

In. I'll win one of these someday! Thanks for the giveaway!

Really appreciate it. It only was that low for a few hours. We'll see how it goes. Thanks. Adhesive thermometer stuck to the better bottle.

Not sure if you were trying to help or just pointing out what I did not do successfully. I didn't expect the large temp swing overnight. Regardless, should I expect and significant negative affects from this temp swing? I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary visually. Still fermenting, no...

So I left my swamp cooler alone all night and checked on it this morning. The temp fell to 54-56 from 66ish. Any problems I should expect from that?

Will do. I got it down to 67-68 no too long after I posted this morning and it's been hovering there since, thank God. JB

73 degrees F.

Having a heck of a time keeping this fermentation cool! Swamp cooler with fan and ice and it's still creeping to the mid 70s. JB

That would explain the OG reading. It has been about 9 hours since transfer and pitching. Is it too late to add a little water to it to bring it to 5gal or should I just leave it as is at this point? Thanks again for all the input and guidance. JB

Hard to see but 8 hours since pitching and she is churning away! JB

Thanks for the info and the advice! JB

I set the efficiency at 72% for the calculations. When I entered in the OG reading I measured, the measured efficiency came out to be over 85% which seems really high to me, especially considering it was my very first brew, lol. Maybe I am a natural and all those years in the micro lab really...

One question, I had no way to really measure how much wort I ended up with. That last picture is a 6 gal BB. Would you guys say that is roughly 5 gallons? Thanks, JB