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Alright I guess this has been way over due, but I did manage to make a decent brew with this. It came out a little bit more like a brown than a red. It had a nice dark caramel flavor, with chocolatey notes and some nutty notes as well. In my opinion it could have used a little bit more hops, but...

So I just transferred the beer into secondary after 4.5 days in primary. At racking, I got a nice maltiness and slight banana(isoamyl acetate) with light some light fruitiness(esters). This upped fruitiness I think came from the 1.5 days in which the beer was at 72-74 degrees (oops!). 9 more...

I guess I'll take a happy medium and mash at 153-154 :mug: Thanks for the advice guys, I'll be sure to follow up and let you all know how it came out! Brew on!

Thanks for the quick responses! This is my second beer ever and just decided to take a wack at recipe formulation! First beer was an AG IPA, which is bottle conditioning, which was too hoppy for the SWMBO. I read somewhere that the splash of chocolate malt gives it a nice deep red/mahogany...

So I have been working on my first red ale and this is what I have come up. I've posted this before and not had one reply, so I don't know if that means its solid or so bad that it didn't warrant a response. Anyone have any changes or considerations that might improve this? Recipe: Irish Red...

So I have been working on my first red ale wand this is what I have come up. Any gets have any changes or considerations that might improve this? Recipe: Irish Red Ale TYPE: All Grain Style: Irish Red Ale ---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS----------------------------------------------- SRM: 15.9 SRM SRM...

This is my take from the book. Assuming the drains is in the middle of the right side of the rectangular cooler

So from what I read about manifolds from Palmer's How to Brew, I'm assuming that making my pipes point downwards would be detrimental to my efficiency. So in order to correct this, the majority of the pipe should be in the same direction as my outflow pipe, longitudinal?

So as I am getting ready to start building and piping my manifold I start to think what would be the best way to pipe build it. I began thinking that if there's more grids on the manifold I will be increasing the ratio of fittings to pipes, in which fittings provide no drainage/filtration to the...

Thanks for the quick responses guys, silicon tubing it is! Happy Brewing!

Hello again fellow homebrewers! I am almost done with my all-grain equipment and was wondering what kind of tubing is safe for draining the 1st and 2nd runnings into the brew kettle. I was looking into vinyl tubing when I went to home depot this morning, but was advised that it would not be...

Thanks for the help Dsmith, but while you were writing that I went and exchanged that cooler for a 52-Quart Igloo cooler. I am also going to build a CPVC pipe manifold since now I will have the room to make a decent manifold. Thank you all for the help and am looking forward to my first...

You're right! I just noticed that, I had some trouble with my browser showing up the "start thread" button, so once i saw it, I clicked. Thanks for all the responses, I am actually planning on returning this one and getting the "Igloo 48 Quart Island Breeze" for $18.88 USD or the "Igloo...

I have just purchased a 5 gallon Coleman cooler from walmart and thought it was a great buy for just $20. But after coming and looking it up on its website, I noticed that it was not designed for hot liquids. Should I return it and get a Rubbermaid brand cooler? Or is this something that they're...