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I'm brewing this tomorrow with Marris Otter, as well as switching yeast WLP005. On my system it'll run about 9lbs MO with the rest of the recipe the same. Beersmith shows this ending up with an OG of 1.062. Assuming a FG of 1.018 that's about a 5.5%ABV beer. I'llupdate in a few weeks!

Agreed....but now it's getting to be winter time in KY and groundwater temps will be back in the 50s and basement back to 60. I brew seasonally...time for some stouts!

When cooling water is 75 degrees in the summer and your basement is 72 summer pitching temp is about 80 unless I'm patient and pitch after 12 hoirs or so o cooldown. I need not only to get a ferm chamber but also a 2 stage immersion cooler. I'm unmotivated I guess because I'm strapped for cash...

Since I have no temp control (yet) in the summer I have to pitch with high temps usually. Typically I brew saisons and wheats which I like with fruity esters, but even beer which would normally have a clean taste, like centennial blonde are acceptable to me with the fruity esters. Temp control...

So, when are the biab'er going to sell us some bags made to fit coolers? I'm probably behind the times and they already do...

Yep stuck sparges suck. I worked through a couple when I got my grain mill. The gap is set default factory (barley crusher) and I haven't putzed with it. I use 1lb plus a handfull and am starting to feel good about my batch sparges not stucking anymore...lol. I don't see any reason to not be...

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I don't think so but overcrushing is great for stuck sparges! Rice hulls are a must. I just recently got a grain mill as a bday gift and had a stuck sparge right out of the rip on the default gap. I'm leaving the gap and adding the rice hulls for now. I can tell no difference in taste from the...

Since I'm in Lexington as well, I'd love for you to post anything you find out or discover. Water quality, although important, hasn't risen to the top of my priority list to find out about quite yet. I'm pretty new to all grain and am still getting the basic process down and learning my...

I'm planning the Cottage Saison for my 4th of July brew session and am new to pilsner malt brewing. I read many places on this site about 90 minutes boils for pilsen dominated brews and wanted to ask a technique question. I have a mash tun cooler and will mash and sparge there, but my boil...

WOW...happy Father's Day to you West! Hope all is well!

I just woke up......and fired some strike water...

LOL, now, at 12AM, I'm not feeling so ambitious! Roll on West!

Well, I'm gonna chicken out a bit here and say if I get the dunkle in and the 6pm vittles done it'll be a good day! I can't waste a starter so the dunkle goes down but the blonde is a game day call...Yahtzee! Go Big Blue!

Nice looking BrewBQ going there Bama! You have some nice looking butts hanging around your patio! I'll have to remember to line up a pic like that!

GAH...love some me some brisket from the smokinator... Thinking about it now, I'll BIAB the dunkle and fire the strike water for the cooler MLT blonde once the dunkle is mashing. I'll shoot for 150-152F on both but they'll drift. RDWHAHB for both of them on mash temp because it'll be what it'll...

Unfortunatly, I'm a poor planner and am out of both the dunkle and blonde...got plenty of BMC! BTW, I'm bottling them both from the last batch on Saturday but that doesn't help for Sunday...I need to brew more...

I plan on this rub for the butt: 6 Tbs brown sugar 1-1/2 tsp ground mustard 3/8 tsp ground cloves 1-1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp black and white pepper 1 tsp cayenne I'll smoke with apple wood. On the smoker at 7am, along with the dunkle mash water. 1.5L WLP380 starter was begun tonight for the...

I know Father's Day is suppose to be relaxing, but I have other plans this year. Being a recent addition to the hobby, this is my first FD as a homebrewer and by god I'm going to do what the 'Eff I want!!!! So, in this state of madness, I've been thinking how I can do 2 AG brews (Deathmuncher's...

...when you wish you could run down to the store and grab a sixer of the best all grain you have ever brewed, but you only have a sixer left in the fridge and no rebrew day planned...