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Here is what I observed recently: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/double-batch-results-158921/ Maybe someone can correct me but I think that leaving the hops in the fermenter, at least for a significant late addition (5min), will increase the hop bitterness and aroma.

Thanks for the ideas. I was hoping for something like a test tube holder that would attach to a bucket.

I know this seems kind of basic but are there any tricks to holding or somehow supporting an autosyphon during transfer? I seem to either disturb the whirlpool in the boil kettle or knock stuff of the side of the fermenter. Thanks, Steven

I did it. Search for brewing half a double batch. I will try to post the links. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/brewing-half-double-batch-153702/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/double-batch-results-158921/ The recipe was BierMunchers Centennial Blond. Most people enjoyed one or...

Are you talking about a regular old mercury bulb thermostat? If so, I don't think there is any option for remote temperature monitoring. One option is to mount it in the freezer about halfway up your fermenter and use it to control a 120V relay to cycle the compressor. Test it with water...

ditto! :mug:

Here is a more serious reply. I too worry about some of the avatars or language when I am at work. Therefore, I limit my visits to HBT while at work. Now that I am a paying member, I make sure that I don't log in from work because the mod edit would definitely get me in trouble.

Welcome from South Florida!

You lucky dog. Driving distance (well maybe not) to Brewmasterswarehouse. Welcome!

Welcome! John Palmer, How to Brew: www.howtobrew.com Fantastic online resource for your "classroom" education. As IrregularPulse said, read, read, read here to get clarification/fill in the gaps and get tons of tips and recommendations.

There is also another thread that is very important. It contains a warning to make sure you drill hole in the "rings/handle" things. If water is trapped in them, they can explode. Somebody help me with the link or see the sticky above...

WOW! Very classy.

My biggest concern would be something growing/living in the tap. If the taps are outside, covered, in the shade, I think would be primo critter conditions. Garages are so (*&*& hot in the summer, nothing wants to be in there. I wouldn't worry about how much the equipment runs, thats the...

One day I will get there (have more patience) once my pipeline is established. I am also sharpening my skills so that I can brew on demand for friends. :mug:

I am going straight from primary to kegs. I might be using gelatin at some point as well. I would rather bend than cut but I have not decided to do anything yet. I am new to kegging and trying to learn about the options. :mug:

That sounds like a good technique. Thanks.

I agree. Compared to some other forums, this one is very "professional". Mature vs a bunch of bs. Not to say that there is not a naughty side! Welcome!

Welcome! Funny you mention Sam Adams Boston Lager. I started because I wanted to brew Sam Adams Oktoberfest. I tried that twice. Never was happy with the results. I have only tried a few of the highly recommended recipes but I have brewed them several time because people like them and it...

Although I have made a few posts, here is my official introduction. 1st - extract, no real recipe stout = pretty good 2nd - extract, turned a Corona clone into a Shocktop since I did not understand fermenting at too high of a temp. 3rd - all grain, missed temps not preheating cooler mash...

Your second batch ever was all-grain? Very impressive. Did you contain your hops in a bag of some sort? I recently ran a double batch. One fermenter got the clean wort. The other got everything else. Since I dumped my hops in the boil kettle, the everything else fermenter was more...