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A buddy gave me what he said was a 170,000 BTU burner but it looks like the 32,000 BTU burner on my cheap turkey fryer. Is there a quick way to tell if this is a high output burner? I have not used it yet. THANKS

Mine are still on the hinges also. I have thought about removing them but do not see the benefit. Why do ya'll like the hinges off?

Very nice! What is your 15gallon fermenter setup like?

My brother and family are coming to visit us in Indiana in a month or so. I would like him to bring me something I cannot get here. What do you suggest for a great Virginia beer? Thanks!

I'm one of the lucky ones. My wife is very supportive and enjoys the beer. It has taken about three years but I now have an awesome 3 tap kegerator in the basement, a keggle sized brew rig in the garage and a small 3 gallon setup in the kitchen for small batches. For me it is all about...

I batch sparge with this cooler using a SS braid. Have used it 4-5 times and love it. Last 3 batches have be 74-77%, but have been pretty big beers, 7.5+%. I did have problems with my first couple of batches getting stuck mashes pretty quickly. Denny suggested that I barely crack the valve...

Did you build this? Interesting idea, I would like to hear how it turned out. With a 53 gallon bourbon barrel full of RIS in my basement, I could see a device like this in my future.

Good stuff, thanks, I have read up more on this and I will be doing this in a month or tow. Just built a small brewstand with a future pump in mind. Something I don't really get. I batch sparge. When I take my first (or second) runnings, do I have a pump hooked up to the outflow on my mashtun...

We have a bourbon barrel in my basement working on a big RIS right now. We are thinking down the road at future brews. Thinking about doing Denny's Vanilla Porter and was wondering if tossing a handful of vanilla beans in the barrel would impart any vanilla flavor to the barrel once done...

HI Been looking for a solid recipe for Sam Adams or Alesmith's Wee Heavy with no luck. Anyone have one by chance? Thanks much, Lakedawgs

I'm with you on all that. I am looking for pump users to weigh in on the heights of the different vessels and how batch sparging is properly performed with a pump. Thanks

I would rather not use a gravity setup because I don't want the vessels any higher than the are now, if possible. $$$$ for the pump aside, if I can benefit more from a gravity setup I will, but I would rather not go that route.

We won't get to do a ton of brewery tours on this trip. Mainly want to fill the trunks with as many different 6 packs as I can fit! I do plan to research a lot of these places so a tour may fit in.

OK, I understand what a pump does, lets get that out of the way. I know there is a certain logic to brewing with a pump, that is what I am not familiar with. I currently heat strike water in the keggle, bucket pour into the cooler tun, drain the runnings into a 5 gallon bucket and heat...

In NY we will be in the southern part of the state near NYC on the outward bound leg and head home via Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo, Erie.

Great stuff, keep it coming. While we may visit a brewery or two, I am looking forward to bringing back many asst 6 packs.

Great stuff, I can get it here but will put them on the list, thanks!

Taking a trip this spring. Passing through OH, PA, NY, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME. Mostly looking for stuff I cannot get in Indiana. Help me out, what beers do I not want to miss picking up a 6 pack of? Thanks much, Lakedawgs

Not yet. One of our club members is an assistant brewer there, he has been loving it. Hope to make it by soon.

Beech Grove here. Get all my stuff at Tuxedo Park Brewers Supply in Fountain Sq. Walked in a few days after they opened in Jan, 2011 and never looked back. Lakedawgs