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First three AG batches I simply heated the sparge water to 185ish (195 in one instance) and poured it into the mashtun. Waited a few minutes, then drained. Efficiencies were low because I didn't wait long or stir much. By the fourth instance I had acquired a keggle and used that to heat the...

Appreciate all the responses so far. To clarify, I only sparged with 195 degree water in one of the four batches and that wasn't the one I did most recently. The others were in the 175-185 range. I hear people saying to mashout with 170 degree water, but if I add 170 water to 155 degree grain...

Well, to keep it simple, I'll just stick to the process I used for my last batch (as I said, things have evolved somewhat). Stone IPA Clone 12lb 2-Row 1 lb Crystal 20 1 Lb Munich Malt Batch size 5.5 gallons Boil Volume 7.12 gallons 1. The night before brewday I measured out about 9 gallons...

I don't have the means to test ph yet, other than my water test. I guess that's a step I'll take next. If you mean local HBT members, then no. Anybody volunteering? Here's the full profile, which includes a PH reading. pH 7.8 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est 145 Electrical Conductivity...

It pains me to admit this, as I usually pride myself on being quite DIY proficient, but something is going terribly wrong with my all grain brewing. I'm thirteen batches into this hobby and totally addicted to it, and several of my extract batches have turned out quite delicious. All four all...

I recently started using gelatin in my beer, a few days after cold crashing the keg (but before carbonating). I haven't taken a great picture yet, but my beers have turning out amazingly clear. The instructions I follow are here, only I'd recommend starting with tepid water as warm water started...

My wife not only adores beer and consumes nearly as much as I do, she is also an archaeologist who specializes in (among other things) ancient dining and drinking. Hell she even let me drill through our kitchen counter to install a tap. Yep... she's a keeper :)

Thanks. That's the one I was looking at. May try using my trusty old 6A Dewalt corded before I invest in a new drill, though.

Appreciate the reply, and the attempt to save me some frustration. I'd found at least one example of someone using a 1/6 HP motor with the typical 10"/2" sheave alignment but they did say it didn't work if you loaded the grain first. To get mine to work, I would have to drop at least $35 on...

I'm one of those guys that loves to find a use for every last thing I own and hates to spend money unnecessarily. I have an old 1/6 HP motor that used to run a jig saw. I've read that it might be underpowered to drive a crankandstein, but I'm curious if there's any evidence out there to the...

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Everything should progress normally once it warms up a bit, just a little delayed. Give it time -- if nothing happens in 48 hours or so, you might need to repitch.

Please add 1 x BD-MOPA to my order. Thank you. (So we're only 3 short).

Brewed a Winter Ale this year for an xmas party. Had ginger, cloves, honey, cinnamon, and orange peel in it. One of my guests said it reminder her of Heineken.:confused:

I recently started using a keggle after installing a ball valve and dip tube (center pickup). I guess I didn't read up enough, because both of my batches so far have gotten horribly clogged. For the first one I used a SS bazooka tube, like those used in cooler MLT but looped back on itself to...

Please put me down for 2xCM-2ROW. Thank you for handling the logistics.

Edit: Whoops. Too late... What about simply installing tap locks? FWIW, I have two very curious cats that jump on on the counter on which my tower sits, and they have never once licked the faucet (at least while I was watching). That being said, the DIY guy in me says go for the cool rolltop.

Thanks for the feedback. Can you steep Oats? I'm getting the dreaded ! in Beersmith (which denotes it must be mashed).

With 12 batches under my belt, I figure it's time to start experimenting a little bit :eek: I've done both extract and AG, but I don't have much time this go 'round so I'd like to try my hand at writing an American Brown extract recipe. Last few browns have been a bit malty and finished too...

Curious why everyone seems to go with the BC and not a Crankandstein. Is it just the ease of a prebuilt hopper?