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Why bother with PM vs. AG?

That's what we in medicine call a loading dose and a maintenance dose :)

Are contests really run this way? It really does not seem ethical to me.

Whether the flow rate is slow or fast, you are still moving the same amount of thermal energy from the kettle to the cooler. You will end up melting the same amount of ice, and end up at the same final temperature of the cooler either way. You are better off with a higher flow rate, though...

As per previous discussion, you may make the situation worse if you do this without purging the water from the cooler. Even if the situation is improved, it will be improved further by purging the water.

Intresting. By the way, I really miss my Jeep. Someone lit it on fire in the middle of the night in Champaign. :(

Yeah, that is quite the drive. It's on my way north, but in that case I'd stop by Friar Tuck in Champaign. Old Town has some limited homebrew supplies. They have several different bombers of Rogue, too. Because of the homebrew supplies I've been going there, and I was at Pinch for the first...

Does that automatically make them bad?

This was at Pinch Penny, which has a limited but impressive selection of good beers in their store :mug:

I don't think she knows the word stout.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining. I just thought it was backwards and amusing. Edit: And they had Stella on tap which I thought was pretty cool. Later I ordered one and it came in a plastic cup :(

me: I'll have a Bare Knuckle bartender: That's like Guinness, right? me: Yeah. bartender: What's the difference between that and Guinness? me: I'm not sure I'd be able to describe it that well. They're pretty similar. bartender: I don't like Guinness. me: Then you probably wouldn't...

I did a rough calculation for a 50' 3/8" chiller in 5 gallons of pure water and it came to about 209 degrees.

I stir in the malt extract. I suppose I could add the chiller after that, but I'd still have the tubes there to trip over in my small kitchen. I also like to keep the opening in the lid small because my burners don't have much power.

I apologize. Please understand that I did not intend to be demeaning. What I meant was if you explain better what you think is going on, then I could better understand what needs to be explained. I am willing to explain the physics if people want to listen. I also do not intend to claim that...

If you run hot water through the coil to raise the temperature and don't purge the water, the leftover water will take energy from the wort. At least in this thread, I think you are in the minority. I'm not sure what you think is going on, but copper, being a very good conductor, very...

How long does it take to mill?

I'm not so sure this would work. You are increasing the temperature of the coil, but you are also adding water that needs to be heated. One could calculate this fairly easy, but I'm not feeling motivated. You could purge the water, though. You could also pre-heat it in another kettle if...

I too overshot the gravity. I wonder why.

No. This container will not stand up to the pressure of carbonation.