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One thing you will want to do is to pre-heat the cooler before you start the mash. I do full mashes, but I think a similar process will work for you: Figure out the temp your strike water should be, and add another 10F-15F degrees. Throw that water in your cooler first -- the cooler will...

Check this link out: http://www.brewsupplies.com/hop_characteristics.htm I'm not sure where their data came from, of what type of recipe it was, so don't expect these numbers to be always true, but its a good visual of where the aroma/flavor/bitterness comes from in the boil. And of course...

I'm not sure if you are asking about flavoring with hops, or how the hops affect mouthfeel. Or both! Generally you add bittering hops at the beginning of the boil, flavor hops in the middle (between 15-30 minutes) and aroma at the very end (<5 min) I'm not aware of any effect hops have on...

The idea is that you are adding hotter water and bringing the temperature of the mash already in the tun up to around 168. --Jimbot

How much Muntons KreemyX did you add? Maybe not enough? --Jimbot

True story: I recently brewed a batch of Saison with an OG of 1.060, and used a 1.8L yeast starter of Wyeast 3711 (French Saison). Got that amount from MrMalty. Anyway, that was the first time I'd used a starter, so I was really excited to see how fast it would start bubbling. That...

You should just do what I did. My wife's hairdresser was cleaning out his apartment and wanted to get rid of a kit someone had given him 4 or 5 years ago. He mentioned it to my wife, who knew I wanted to get into brewing. He asked for 20$ and a bottle of what I made (I have my wife bring him...

+1. This thread makes me thirsty just looking at it! Excellent tips! Now I want to log all my homebrew with some sexy photographs. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. --Jimbot

Wort will shrink about 4% from boiling to pitching temp. So in a 5 gal batch, that's almost a quart. Still leaves some mystery as where the rest of your batch went off to. Do you have any pets/kids/neighbor kids that could have sneaked a sample? :cross:

Loosing a gallon of water in an hour of boiling is about right. There isn't a whole lot you can do about that. I take it there was a lot of break material in the kettle, and you couldn't move it all? You might pour it through a funnel/filter to get all the liquid out that you can, leaving the...

I just carefully measured one gallon at a time into my kettle, and marked on the outside of the kettle with a sharpie what the water level was. So I've got marks at 3, 4 , 5 and 6 gallons. Its enough to eyeball where I'm at during a boil. My fermenter pale has gallon marks too, so after...

I'd say no, don't add water while boiling. That will make it harder to keep up a good boil. IF you are boiling the entire batch (5 gals let's say), and if you know how much water you normally boil off in 1 hour, then you can plan ahead to start with enough water so when you are done you...

Welcome from central NC! Planning ahead?! Smart move! --Jimbot

Welcome! You will find a wealth of info on these boards! Good luck on your brews!

If your measurements for water are off, that can affect the OG. Specific gravity is measuring the density of your wort compared to that of just plain water, and that density measurement goes up when there is more "stuff" in the solution. If you keep in mind that its just a ratio of...

Thanks folks. Not only that, but I just found a homebrew shop about 5 minutes from my office in RTP. Guess who's getting some ingredients on the way home! --Jimbot

Hey folks, First, I want to say "Cheers!" to everyone on these boards. I've been reading for several months now, and the thoughts and experiences shared have been very valuable. :mug: By reading the beginner forum for a while, I got the encouragement to try an extract kit (Northern Brown...