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I was doing a rye ale once where I brain farted and threw the rye in with the base and specialty malts before crushing it, and I should have crushed the rye separately. This was at the LHBS where I usually measure and crush myself just because I'm funny that way. So I sent it through the mill...

Haha. I read it a few times and wondered what you were trying to tell me. It clicked after a few, though.

What's the efficiency loss? I've been doing 2 and I have room for one.

That's what I've been concentrating on lately -- consistency. I think it really helps in evaluating your recipes if you can know ahead of time that you're gonna hit your numbers for that batch. The last three batches have been 72%-75% though, so I think I'm kind of getting a process, and...

I would do one of the recipes listed above for a first time. My first all grain was Ed Wort's Haus Pale, I recommend it. Pay very close attention to your mash temps. That can be the most frustrating thing (was for me) in the beginning. Have extra hot water and extra ice water at the ready...

Too funny. I had the same concern last night when I took my readings and looked at the hydrometer. Great tool here - thanks.

Meh. It's like buying anything in bulk to me. Saving 8-12 bucks annually is just something I don't worry about. The little bottles are convenient and I don't have to store anything.

Yep. I've been buying the little tiny bottles for $0.99 for the airlock

Many thanks to FlyGuy for this idea. Building one of these was a lot of fun, and I kind of did my own take on this, so I thought I'd post it here. So, I have this ridiculous need to feel like I save money when I buy things, so I built one of these this weekend using a 48 qt cooler from...

I bought a 10 gallon rubbermaid square at academy for 21.99 to get started on this tomorrow. There's an ace right down the street that should have everything. Is there a reason people don't use a large cheesecloth as the means for a sort of removable false bottom? Seems like it would do the...

I'm trying to decide between this and EdWort's Stone IPA clone for this weekend. Either will be my 1st all grain.

I'm a huge fan of Gordon's. I'll be interested in how this turned out.

I loved that stuff - haven't seen it in years, though I haven't been looking terribly hard.

Eskimo Spy sent me.