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Well thats what I thought, but I made sure to stir it around, and I used another thermometer in different places to make sure. I was really caught off guard with the entire thing. Potentiality my LT's thermometer is jacked, so I'll have to check it's temp with another thermometer. I had also...

Fair enough. So let me ask you this: I want some sort of tape, or similar stuff that I can easily wrap around the manifold that will help slow the heat loss. Thoughts?

No, no recirculating... My plan was to cover the outside of the mashtun with some sort of insulation after I felt like I could hit my mash temps without heating. Honestly if I hadn't dropped some major dough on the plumbing I probably would have already tried a brew with moving some longer...

Yes, I've never seen one like it. It's so easy to just brew on it. Not moving stuff around is great. The only major problem I've had is major temp loss in the manifold. Which all I can figure out is that because it's brass it's really exchanging allot!

thats better....

Updates: HEAT LOSS Right now the best Dough In temp I've gotten is 140F. I had my water at 200.... I think that I'm loosing all the heat in my manifold. I hate to say it but I wish I would have gone with a simple set of hoses and just moved stuff around. Moving forward I'm going to try to...

You mean something like this? <a href="http://s92.photobucket.com/albums/l2/casfacto/Beer%20Stuff/?action=view&current=IMAG0044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l2/casfacto/Beer%20Stuff/IMAG0044.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> I really went for a setup...

I've brewed 4 times on mine, and thats exactly what I do.

THIS - I'm tired of heartburn! Also, what where the old yeasts that you were thinking about? Anything in a Wyeast smackpack?

I've been frowned at before for saying this, but what I used to do is add ice to the wort after the boil to cool it, and top it up. That meant, I would do a mostly full boil. I would still have to do an ice bath for the brew pot, but it sure helps allot. There are risks... but wow it's easy.

Yes, do a full boil. And yes it does make a difference in the hops amounts. But I wouldn't worry about it. I bought kits, and went ahead and did full boils, and never thought, 'wow this non-hoppy style of beer is really hoppy, and all I did different from the instructions was a full boil'...

Dang, I need to start remembering no posting until I've had my morning energy drink. (sorry for being snappy) There are a few breweries that have yearly or bi-yearly releases of beers made with hops picked fresh, and never dried. Such as Sierra Nevada...

I'll +1 the Terrapin Rye. Also their Brown (I know, not an IPA) is hoppy and great!

I've been really enjoying Caldera IPA in a can lately.

Yeah, those look really top notch!

Never had a wet hop, of a fresh hop ale have ya?

Any idea what type they are?

When I ordered last year I didn't see (the problem could have been between the chair and the keyboard...) an upgraded shipping option. If they have that now (or then), then my complaint is null. That was my problem, the couple weeks of waiting. And did you mean that your LHBS is selling an...

When I ordered from hopsdirect I got some great hops, but they were in transit for close to 2 weeks. I'm in Knoxville TN. The shipping time really bothered me. 2 weeks for something in the states? Even if it's UPS ground that seemed like a long time. Anyway, my point is that if you're...

I've done this to make single hop beers to highlight flavor differences. Instead of Mr. Beer fermenters I went with glass carboys. My LHBS had some 3 gallon ones. I found a local water store, the type that sells water for water coolers. I had them sell my a 2.5 gallon glass carboy. So I did 5...