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Their brewers submitter form says 8-16 oz. or just get a drinking water bottle - they reccomend this (the cheap flimsy plastic ones) and just was and rinse. Let your water run for 5 min and send that in with a check. I just did this. Wonder how long it takes?

Thanks. I also have asked the lhbs to see if they have analysis - they would have the same city water as I do. If not I’ll send a vial into Ward.

When I go to wards...in the actual cart it’s $42

Is there a cheaper report than the $50 ward brewers water test? That seems quite high.

This was my plan - the campden. I also read that either boiling or letting the water sit overnight removes the chlorine (I guess it dissipates)...or a carbon filter at a slow flow rate. Campden however is cheap and quick....others are slow and free.

I'm not going to go all in with everything you can do with water, I've read through the articles and it's just to much for me - right now. I did however believe I'd ask my town about what they measure and see how that stacks up...of course it's not a Ward report...but what are your thoughts on...

I am going to do a BIAB for my next brew...my kettle is only 8gal so I read that I’m only able to do about a 4gal BIAB and not a full 5gal batch...at least until I’m ready to buy a 10-15 gal kettle Is there any problem with not filling up my 5gal corny other than it would use/waste more gas for...

I have looked at both of those...been watching craigslist too but nothing much good there as of late. I wondered about the thermo probe interfering with the bag. Do most people just stick a kitchen thermo in for BIAB?

I've never had an issue getting thread tape out with a finger nail...

Getting into BIAB and my 8 gallon probably isn't going to cut it very well/easily. The pots I have are the generic ones that come with kits and are pretty thin-walled...what's the best 15G pot out there in the $100 range. I have valves and stuff but it would be nice if it came with a valve...

Wash in like PBW or Dawn dish soap? --- sorry for all the questions - your responses are very helpful, greatly appreciated.

Probably I have an induction range (like my stove is full induction, not electric coil or gas)- but I've never tried. I don't brew inside - I have a blichman burner that I've been brewing with. It has boiled the full 8 gallon kettle in about 45 min (we had a water main break for about a week so...

Looks like a good bag there - I like helping the small business owners. That said are the bags reusable or do I have to get a new bag every time I brew a batch?

and for the bag - i've heard people using the paint strainers from HD and LOW....I have some of those from a project before and they don't fit my kettle - the opening is much wider than a 5 gallon bucket - it's probably about 14" or so. What are people using for bags - I see them on the brew...

So in the extract kit I topped the wort off to get to 5 gallons. Why don’t you do that for biab?

I thought I did I just went and looked it’s only 8. Editing my original now

Thanks this is helpful!

I'll probably start with some ales and IPA's. I don't have a mill so I'll have to buy them pre-milled - I hear to have them milled as fine as possible (not sure if my local homebrew supply has grains and/or can mill for me) I have an 8gallon kettle - it's probably more like 9.5 if the water...

I've brewed and extract kit - no issues there, I'm now converting to Kegging and BIAB... I have a 8g kettle and plan to do 5g batches...but my questions are around brew day. How do I know what temperatures and for how long to boil things for, when and how long to add ingredients, etc? The...