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Thanks for the replies. I am leaning toward just getting an e-biab system and selling off my other equipment. I have a hard time finding time to brew let alone build electric brewing equipment. I will definately make sure I have GFCI protection before brewing. I live in a 100 year old...

I have moved fairly quickly from extract to BIAB on the stove to batch sparging (propane burners, no pumps). I have a 10 gallon system that works okay. My last brew day was a little challenging. It was about 25F outside and I was fighting low mash temps, frozen hoses, frozen propane tanks...

Thanks for the help guys. I only have about a dozen batches under my belt and have used the Chico strain for almost every batch. It's time to try something different. This will be a split batch. I think I will try the 002 in one fermenter and the 007 in the other.

I plan to brew a session apa. I would like a clean ale yeast that will leave some residual sugars. Could I do this with wlp002 and ferment cool? Is there a better option? Thanks.

My 2 year old did the same thing. 6 gallons of beer and a co2 tank. I now shut off the co2 valve when I am not using my keezer.

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I especially liked the "awards".

I normally tape some insulation to the fermenter and put the probe against the fermenter. I didn't this time. I assumed the fermenter would be 3-4 degrees above ambient and kept the ambient temp at 64F. I probably cut too many corners on this beer, but I hope I can salvage it. If not, it...

Based on your advice, dialing up the fermentation temp to 70F this morning. Thanks.

Good questions. This beer was a bit of an experiment. I am an all grain brewer, but wanted to see how short I could get my brew day, so I did some things I don't normally do. I did a short boil and then no chill. This was a bigish wort pitched on to the yeast cake of a smaller beer. So...

I have good sanitation, healthy yeast, plenty of yeast, and controlled fermentation temps. I got impatient and moved my 1.072 OG beer off of primary too quickly. 10 days at 65, cold crash 1 day, gelatin 2 days, transferred to keg. I should have tasted it before crashing it, but I didn't...

I agree with most of the posts here. It makes sense to adjust the fermentable grains to achieve the correct OG and leave the roast/crystal alone. Most recipes I read assume 70% efficiency. If I've done my math right, you need to drop you grain bill by about 25% to get the right OG. I...

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Thanks David. I am on Tacoma water as well. I asked the water department a couple questions a while back. They gave me similar info. However, they also told me they sometimes need to switch from the green river to wells during August/September due to low river levels. Since our water is...

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Sounds like I shouldn't be too hung up on getting the 2013 crop. Thanks for the response.

I am putting together an order at Farmhouse Brew Supply for hops. I like to buy a couple pounds of hops, store in the freezer, and vacuum seal leftovers and I go. There is a significant price difference between the 2013 pre-order and the 2012 stock. I am considering ordering some 2012 hops...

I should have oxygenation in my original question. Yes, I will oxygenate when I pitch. From what I have read, no chill hop additions are about 20 minutes different than chill. For example, if you add hops at 40 minutes to a no chill batch, it is similar to a 60 minute addition in a...

I am an all grain brewer but sometimes struggle to fit brewing into the schedule. I wonder if this would turn out a decent beer: 1. Bring 4.5 gallons water to boil while steeping grains to 165f 2. Add dme and hops to corny keg 3. Transfer boiled water to corny 4. Purge with co2 to drive...

Thanks for the responses. As Dsmith suggests, I cold crash to drop out some of the yeast before dry hopping. I think most people dry hop without the cold crash. The first cold crash is probably unneccesary...but it is very easy with a temp controlled freezer. I have heard that Firestone...

I am trying to settle on a cold side process. There are lots of different schools of thought (cold crash length, dry hop temp, dry hop time, etc.), but please let me know if you see any problems with my approach: -Pitch starter per mrmalty.com -Ferment 14 days +/- (temp controlled 64-68F...