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Pitched two batches with US-05 marked with 5/2013 this Saturday and both took off within 7 hours. Looks good so far!

Like you I use a single BK with a cooler. I sparge into buckets and then refill the BK. I have an electric system that is as simple as can be, from High Gravity: http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/Electric-Kettle-Controller-306p3084.htm And this...

One word why not: SWMBO!

I measured and ground my grains last night, all 19.25lbs of them. (10 gal batch) At 7:00 I fired up the new electric brew kettle and heated my strike water. I used hot filtered tap water, so it only took 15min to reach my strike. Mashed in and let it sit for an hour. Heated my sparge water...

What's a bottle cap? Now ask me about my tap handles!

I do it all the time. Cold crash for a couple of days before kegging, and after the first pour, it's clear sailing!

Weekends for me. I start around 0800 and have 10 gal of ag in the fermenters around 1300.

During the last great hops shortage I tried some "Argentine Cascade". Worst. Hop. Ever!

I pulled out the two year old malt and tasted some. Tastes great! nutty and a bit sweet, not stale at all. I have stored this un-milled malt in this container for the past two years: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=13025238 Works pretty well!

I found a couple of 4oz bottles of fermcap -s. Great stuff, but these two bottles have been traveling around the country unrefrigerated for about two years. Still safe to use? Still white, no smells, etc....

I'm about ready to start up brewing again after a two year hiatus. I have about 40lbs of 2 row pale malt that has been stored in a airtight dog food container. This malt is now 2 years old! Ok to use, or should I feed the deer?

Sure! The box also has a muffin fan installed on the side of it as well.

I'm using a weld-less fitting that uses the washer on the inside of the pot, held in place by the grooved lock-nut. I just can't get the washer compressed enough to get the lock-nut to thread. There is no washer on the outside of the pot.

OK, I drilled the 1.25 inch hole to mount my heating element, and....... My heavy commercial aluminum pot is too thick! I can't get the retaining nut to compress the silicone washer enough to thread on the element. I call High Gravity and talk to Steve, the owner. Steve tells me that this...

I'm with you, Man! Don't need no stinken pumps! I fill my HLT with a hose, no lifting. Drain into my Mashtun, no lifting Sparge into multiple 5 gal buckets, no lifting. Pour the buckets back into the HLT, and presto! it's a boiler! (OK, some lifting here, but I can control it by using...

You have a good point, Keith. I mash in a cooler and only use single step infusion mashes with a batch sparge, so I'm only looking to use this for heating my strike and sparge water, and then boiling my wort. (I sparge into 5 gal buckets, then pour them into the kettle, no fancy pumps for me!)...

I have a 15 gal pot that I want to convert to electric. (I have a 220V outlet in the laundry room) http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=3084 http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2514...

Just renewed early!

OK , this thread inspired me tonight! I just opened a extract based dopple porter I brewed back in 1996, 14 years ago! If I remember right, this porter was made by doubling up on a couple of canned kits, and adding either some DME or corn sugar. The verdict: Meh.... Very little...

Yup, I'm looking at a possible job in Utah. I know I can homebrew, but it looks like they banned all kegs bigger than 2 liters unless you have a permit. Can anyone tell me if this applies to homebrew? Thanks! Joel