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I am thinking about splitting a boil and making an APA and IPA with the same 10 gallon batch. The base brew would be a 1.055 OG APA with mostly late hop additions. At a60 minutes into the boil, I would drain half the wort into my HLT and cool it. The remaining 5 gallons of wort would...

Thanks for all the help. I think I will play it safe and brew in the driveway. I have enough to think about on brew day without worrying over my deck. Cheers.

I couldn't find a post on this, so I'll ask the question. I am moving my brewing outside, and my favorite outside spot is my cedar deck. Puting a propane burner on the deck in August seems like a really bad idea to me. I have never used a propane burner before. I'll probably just fire...

I answered my own question. I just visited the guy who is selling the 10 gallon keg. There is no way I want to lift 9 gallons. I will try 5 gallons instead.

I like your advice, I just don't think SWMBO would appreciate a $500 brewing purchase! I decided to bite the bullet and bought a 15 gal keggle with 2 welded ports! I will give the new system a try this weekend.

I have been fermenting in buckets and want to switch to corny kegs. I can get 5 gallon kegs for about $45/each. I found a 10 gallon keg for $100. I am thinking the 10 gallon might be a really good fermentor choice. I could put up to 9 gallons in it, but it would be more difficult to...

I am currently brewing 5 gallon all grain batches on my stove. I have a very powerful cook top, so it works okay. I would like to move my brewing outside and would also like the option to brew 10 gallon batches. Here is my current setup: -8.5 gal Turkey Fryer w/valve -52 quart cooler...

I am about to purchase this refridgerator on craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/app/3892374000.html Is there any reason why a fridge like this would not work (with ebay temp controller) as a fermentation chamber? I figure the top freezer probably will not function as a...

I brewed an Imperial version of Janet's Brown Ale yesterday. It was probably the most uneventful brew day so far. I hit my mash temps dead-on, finished exactly at the recipes OG, volume into fermenter was perfect. I thought I was quite the brewer...until this morning. I recently purchased...

Mash/sparge were great. Maybe slightly slower than normal? But not a problem. Thanks again for the replies.

Thanks guys. I will assume the grains will filter the hops.

I searched the forum and couldn't find an answer to this. I am brewing an Imperial Janet's Brown today and need a little help. The recipe calls for a mash hop with pellets. I batch sparge and my mash tun is a cooler with a stainless braid. I am a little concerned that the hop gunk will...

Thanks for the replys. I just listened to the American Brown episode of Brewing to Style (or whatever it's called). Toward the end of the show, a listener asks about hop in Janets Brown. Tasty suggests a nuetral bittering hop and then american hops like citra, simcoe, cascade for...

I am brewing tasty mcdole's janets brown ale this weekend. It calls for northern brewer to bitter and at 15 mins. I don't have any northern brewer handy. I plan to bitter with something neutral like magnum. Not sure what to substitute at 15 mins. I've got willamette , simcoe, citra, and fuggles...

I just saw you and Ted on chop and brew. I planted several hop rhizomes this spring. The video had some great info. If others are interested in some hop growing basics, it is worth watching.

Thanks for the feedback. A few minutes ago I was about to transfer the wort to another fermentor, but I saw the airlock burp. I am going to leave it alone. If the yeast has already started working, I don't want to mess it up. If I lose 20 oz of beer, I am okay with that.

I brewed less than 24 hours ago and just noticed a small puddle (2-4 oz) under my fermentor (bucket). I don't see any activity in the air lock yet. US-05, 1.062 OG, 62.5 degrees in my basement. I think the best solution is to mix up the trub, hop debris, and yeast into solution and dump the...

Thanks. I'll see if my LHBS has amarillo. If not, I think I will try a Simcoe/Cascade combo.

Thanks Yooper. It sounds like you are not a fan of the Simcoe/Willamette/Cascade combo. Maybe I'll just keep it simple as suggest. If I turn my brew day into a double batch day (wife and kids will be out of town so I might go for it), I might try an APA or ABA with the simcoe. What do you...

Thanks for the whirlpool info. I listen to a lot of homebrew podcasts (Brew Strong & Basic Brewing) but just started listening to the Sunday Session. I will skip ahead to 4/15 and check it out. Basic Brewing Radio did some late addition hop IBU experiments. IIRC, they found that none...