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Thanks guys, I figured I would be ok. I built a new 10 gallon cooler mash tun that I will be mashing in :mug:

Any reason you can't drain off your first runnings into a sanitized brew bucket, instead of your brew kettle? Say your only source for heating up water is your kettle, and you need it to heat up your batch sparge water while you are mashing in. You store the first runnings in the bucket, then...

Blichman brew kettle would be sweet.

Add me to the list of guys wanting one :rockin:

Wow, that came out great! Props!

Drinking a Heady Topper after cleaning a batch of bottles for a bottling day tomorrow...

I pitched one package of US-04 and it's sitting at about 66-67 degrees. I can just sit and watch it push through the blow off tube.

Dude....sweet!

Brewed a Russian Imperial Stout yesterday, OG was 1.075, so I made sure to use a blow off tube because I figured it was going to be active. Plus, I was putting this one in a closet in my gear room, so I wasn't taking any chances. Glad I did, because after 24 hours she is rocking!

Third brew day in the books! Man I can't wait to go all grain soon!

Brewing a Russian Imperial Stout on Sunday!

Just saw those a little while ago. Wish they had them two weeks ago when I ordered (2) of the normal 6.5 gallon carboys...

Thanks Grathan. I ended up asking the question in another forum and got the answer :)

Wow, a year of bad batches, that would be painful! I want to make the move, but I'm not in a huge rush. Still thinking a few things out on it.

I stop at the Saratoga Zymurgist once in awhile, but have never been to the Latham shop. I think he Latham shop is called Hammersmith...

Yeah I was a little thrown off on steeping the Cascade hops with the grains, as I have never read about that before. Thanks for all the responses! VERY appreciated :mug:

Hey guys, my Pliney extract kit says to immediately soak the grain/hops and remove it when the water hits 170. I always thought you brought the water up to about 155-160, turned the heat off, then steeped for 20-30 minutes. Can someone explain the difference to me?

Having a Heady Topper now...

I really like it. I was waiting for Long Trail to come out with a "big" IPA, with places like The Alchemist, Hill Farmstead, and Lawson's producing IPAs that people are lining up to buy. It's got a great nose, taste, and finish...so I think it's well rounded. I'm a bit partial to Long Trail, but...

Long Trail Limbo IPA....