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I'm currently using a 4 gallon brewpot to do partial boils for a 5 gallon batch, and transfer that to a carboy filled with 2 gallons of cold water (then top off as needed). However, what I'd like to do is get a bigger brewpot (or kettle) so that I can do full 5 gallon boils. My concern...

Well, aside from the various types of things you could try with chillers and ice lowering your circulation temperature, you could try a more basic technique. I've transferred warm wort to my primary before and put it in a 20 gallon tub on an ice bath with about 45lbs of ice. That method takes...

I've actually encountered the exact same situation. I soaked the carboy in a very strong bleach/water solution for a few days, but it didn't work. I don't have a bent brush like that, so I'll give that a try too, once I get my hands on one. It'd be a shame to let a perfectly (seemingly) good...

Ahh, thanks a bunch!

Thank you both for getting back to me! I'll go ahead and try out the US-05 and see how that goes. Any thoughts on the priming, though?

I recently got my hands on a book by Stephen Harrod Buhner called "Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers." There are a bunch of old recipes in it, and I am thinking of trying a few. In particular, a variation of one of the Maple Beers and Dandelion Beers. I was wondering if anyone knows what type...