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I had the screen come out from the bottom of my mash bucket, causing it to completely clog during sparging, ended up having to rip my screen door off and use it as a filter to get her flowing again, don't know how she will turn out, bottling tomorrow...

Grains were crushed at lhbs, guy knows his stuff so i didn't think that was the culprit, but who knows?

Thanks for replying guys, I appreciate it! Dontman, If you are saying that I was mashing at the right temp, and sparging went well, then what would be the cause of a low efficiency? All measurements and timing seemed to be perfect, also, you talk about fixing the efficiency issues prior to the...

Hey folks, and thanks for the reply. I took the original and specific gravity readings, but my dog literally ate the paper it was printed on, if my memory serves me, the calculations lead to a seemingly low alcohol, i believe around 2.8%. I am sorry for being so unprepared. I think OG was...

Just opened first bottle of Winter Seasonal English style Ale, dark amber in color great head and aroma, but very very watered down taste. Followed amounts, measurements to a T, primary fermentor for 4 weeks, bottled for 3 weeks, nicely carbed. Any ideas? Thanks, Ryan

Thank you all for your input and wise words. I have decided to offer him, significantly less than he is asking, by half or more, in which case if he bites, then I literally can't pass up the deal, and if not, well then maybe its for the best. I am thinking that a 10 gallon system would probably...

Thanks I Pulse, I appreciate your perspective. Your right, cleaning would be rather difficult it would seem, and i do enjoy building components myself, so that’s another issue I need to consider. He is Firm at $1400, and I guess the big question is can I build my own system for that much? I...

First off, I want to thank everyone for your input. The reason why i wanted to start brewing beer was 1) I like beer. 2)I really really like beer. 3) I like to be self sufficient. 4) i like to give lots of beer away 5) if there is any possibility that I can get other people to like my beer...

Brew Beemer, Thanks for the input, From what I gether you are saying that the heating element would not have enough power to bring to boil in a reasonable time? I'm not following you on the plate cooler, are you saying that it is the only thing of value out of the set up? From what I...

I am not sure if he is expecting a child soon, although it is certainly possible. I would primarily be doing my smaller batches on my 5 gal setup, but am very interested in possibly supplying beer (assuming I can get a few perfected) to a couple local pubs, as permitting is cheap, and I...

Well i am new to home brewing but have certainly caught the bug after my first AG batch. A Friend of a Friend is looking to get rid of his Brew System quickly, and has asked me to make an offer. Point is I dont have the slightest idea what its worth, and similar systems online vary immensely...

Tim, Conputer, MNJAy, Thank you for your quick reply. it is great to hear that I am actually making Beer! Also, about 5 min ago my roomate called to tell me that "WE HAve Bubbles!" so i think all will work out, and I will attend to my filter prior to my next batch to prevent this from...

My set up is two gatoraid coolers with spickets (one gatoraid cooler has a screenabove the spicket on the inside, to filter, the other does not. My process was this. 1) Bring 9 qrt water to 168 deg, dump in Gatoraid cooler with bottom filter. Stir in Grain to prevent clumping, once temp is...

I guess I have some more reading to do, because I was under the impression that I take an SG further along in the fermentation process, is this incorrect?

While I am sure this site has quite a few begginers asking the question of "did i screw up my first batch?", and I have read all of those threads, but did not see the answer to my question. i am mashing not using extract. And making and belg-amero triple hop. Trying to clone the Ursel Hop-It...