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By the way this is only a 3 gal batch. That's why only 7.5 lbs of grain

Enjoying a Troegs Pale Ale. I really appreciate that. This board is awesome. Great people and beer, who could ask for more?!

I'm just brewing a pretty basic APA. 6lbs of Pilsner 1lb of Munich .5lb of crystal 40 Going to hop it with cascade & Citra. Just following Beersmith.

Just mashed in at 164 and read 152 after a good stir of everything. Cover is on, the hour wait begins...

OK guys thank you. I never made a bad beer with bottled spring water, well at least not because of the water. So I will concentrate more on process and procedure, and just use the water as is.

As the heading states I will be attempting my first AG brew tomorrow. When I was doing Extracts and then PM, I never worried about water. I just purchased bottled spring water, and used that. My question now is, can I still do that with good results? I have tried reading as much as I can about...

Enjoying a Troegs Pale Ale. One of my absolute favorite beers. Just wish I didnt have to pay $13 a six pack for it.

Does this look better? As far as keeping the grain bill closer to style and the hop schedule eliminating the 30 min? Grains 4LBS Pilsner 1.5LBS Munich 1LB Carmel 40 Hops .75oz Cascades 60min 1oz Citra 10 min Mash @ 152

My boil off when tested with water was 1.25 gal in 60 min. Its being done stove top. I was hoping for roughly 3 gal to bottle which is where the 3.25 comes from. I really like Troegs Pale Ale. I read that they use pilsner and Munich, I added the Vienna just for a bit more malt to try to balance...

Im going to attempt to brew my first AG APA on Sat. This will be my first AG attempt ever. Here is what I came up with, please tell me what you think. This will be a 3.25 gal batch. With 4.5 gal boil. Grains 3lbs Pilsner 1.5lbs Munich 10L 1.5lbs Vienna .5lbs Carmel 40 Hops 1oz...

Decided to order the 5G Igloo cooler with FB from AIH.

I know I can do some 1.05 5 gal batches in a 5, but like I said there is a couple reasons Im not. But I dont want this thread to go there. There is enough of those threads already..lol

Going all grain. Going to start doing 3 gal batches for a few different reasons. Plastic 5 gal cooler mashtun. My question is, do I want to use a screen or a false bottom? I will be batch sparging. Thanks guys. This forum is great.

Thanks again.

Sort of on the same subject, could the mash process be done in a 10 gallon cooler the same way it is done in a pot and then transferred to the kettle? I'd like to go BIAB route but its pretty cold here. I have a 10 gal cooler, just never converted one. Thank you.

I just bought 6 cases of reusable 16oz bottles from my local beer distributor. I was going to soak them in oxy clean overnight to remove labels and wash them. After a good thorough rinse, what else do I need to do before using them? Thank you.

Brewed this about 5 years ago, I cant believe this thread is still alive. This beer off the recipe on the front page was really good. I actually had a restaurant here want to put it on tap. No I didnt let that happen, but it turned out that good. I have had alot of people over the years ask me...

If your asking could you buy cheaper then you can brew, you have to compare apples to apples. You can go buy Budweiser cheaper then you can brew a like for, but I can brew good Nut Brow Ale cheaper then say a case of Sammy Smith. However if the primary goal is to save $$, you might be disappointed.

I actually got away from beer for a bit (yea I knw, I feel the stones hitting me). Started drinking Vodka and rum do to the fact of losing weight. About 2 months ago my wife and I were out, and a friend tells the bartender give him one of those drafts". Well low and behold it was a real good...

Im back to homebrewing. Glad to be on the forum. -John