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My last pale (Dudes Lake Walk) used S-05 and it was absolutely delicious!

Extra kegs ? 10 gallon pot (Polarware is U.S. made!) 150$ digital thermostat for fermentation fridge 100$(a "must have" for me) wort chiller 50-100$ BREW SOFTWARE 20$ Grain mill 150$ ingredients with the rest if any You can get a 5 gallon igloo cooler at walmart for 20$ and the...

+3 2x @ 185 works. It really improved my efficiency.

This sounds like the perfect justification for a new, larger brew pot! Give the wife a good scientifical type reason that her oreo balls screwed up your brew pot and VOILA! Happy Valentines Day. I don't know that this is actually your problem, but soap and oil don't come near my brew pot...

+5 here 1360.5 gallons.

Same here. I just can't get past the vanilla aroma. Still have 4.8 gallons waiting for someone to come bottle. That or when I run out of empty kegs, down the drain she goes. Probably have to replace the o-rings in the keg as well.

Here is a link to get your cooler going. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-10-gallon-rubbermaid-mlt-conversion-23008/ It works for both five and ten gallon coolers and is what I use succesfully for my MLT. Your keggle is ideal for a boil pot and your enameled pot can work as your...

Xmas is coming real fast! This definately makes my list. I would think the people at Beersmith or promash would be very interested in integrating this into there software. GET A PATENT! if you dont someone will. Count me in for one if you come up with a price!

Stick with the dry yeast and make sure it is an ale yeast and not a lager yeast. You can re-hydrate it according to the directions on the package but I just sprinkle it in. Make sure you shake the crap out of your cooled wort to aerate it, then pitch, and all should go well. A friend of mine...

My first batches were very low efficiency! No crusher and was using 170F water for batch sparging. Now I crush my own and raised my sparge temps to 185 and my last brew https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/cream-three-crops-cream-ale-66503/ I hit 90% or better. There is nothing wrong with...

It seems to get me when I take the airlock off.

Skip the PM and go AG. Just make sure you keep a few pounds of DME around untill you gain some confidence in your system. Here is the DIY for the rubbermaid cooler. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=23008 It works for both 5 and 10 gallon coolers. I use the 5 and it works...

here you go. I will be brewing this Sunday hopefully. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=32939

Cheap Vodka works great in your airlock.:tank:

For like 30$ you can make a 5gallon rubbermaid cooler mash tun that works like a champ. No steeping bags involved. You also get the ability to mash 12-13 lbs of grain if need be. Also try playing around with some of the free brew software demos like beersmith or promash. Thats how I got...

This is the biggest of my first year jumbo cascade. I am quite proud of her.

If I harvested some of my hops before they are perfectly ripe will they have off flavors?

I believe you can also qoute Ray Daniels in saying that "adding fruit at temperatures at or near boiling extracts haze forming pectins". But, if clarity is an issue and you still want to boil it, you can add pectinase to help clarify. He also recommends 2#'s of blueberries per gallon even in...

I have the same problem!! Went on vacation for a week and they moved in. They even chewed on the cones!!!!! The plants will survive, but crap these little boogers can eat!! Not sure what I am going to do about them since my hallertau is about ready to harvest. I normally just flick them...