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Beersmith is my next purchase now that I have all my AG stuff.

I had 6 1/2 gallons pre boil and 5 gallons post boil.

First things first. THANKS to all of you on HBT. Your wisdom helped make today a great day for my first AG. :mug: The kit was NB Caribou Slobber. OG 1.052 The grain bill: 9 lbs 2-row pale .75 lbs Briess Caramel 60L .5 lbs Briess Carmel 80L .25 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate .125 lbs...

Washing the yeast will get rid of some/most/all of the trub that way you can use the yeast for a different recipe and not have to worry about mixing up the flavor profile. (At least that is my noobish understanding.)

Your going to need a MLT. There are some great resources on the forum to make either one either out of a cooler or converted keg. Also a HLT or something else to keep the strike/sparge water in.

What happend to the pic's? I was looking forward to seeing the progess (and steal some ideas)!!

Yes they can get a bookkeeper to do the JE's and bank rec's for them. Usually the bookkeeper is an EA and can file the taxes for them. They can also do payroll, sales tax and other required filings, once they get to that point. Word of mouth is the best way to find a professional they can...

Tax CPA here. You really should find a full time tax preparer. Don't need to be a CPA, but at least an enrolled agent (EA). I used to work at a CPA firm in the Chicago area so if you want a recomendation send me a PM. Anybody can prepare a return. What you need to look for is someone to...

+1 on the biggest you can afford. A buddy of mine is looking to get one. He found a good deal on a 15 gallon on Amazon. SS

Looking good. I'm looking to do something similar.

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Nope. Don't fear the foam. Foam is our friend.

It's an immersion chiller. I made sure the connections are well outside so that if there is any leak it wont fall into the kettle.

I just picked up a washing machine hose at the hardware store. It's threaded so it fits a garden hose for the input. I cut it off the other coupling for the outflow. Works great.

Doing my first AG soon also. I've heard 1.5 qt per lb of grain. Seems reasonbable based on what manoaction said.

I've got a similar set up. Haven't used it yet though. Just got the MLT and haven't converted my 2nd keg yet. Hope to get it up and going this weekend and certanily before x-mas. Based on my disucssions with the "experts" at the local homebrew club, they say it's a more or less a matter of...

Makes sense. I just washed some a few weeks ago. Primarly becasue it looked fun and wanted to see if I could. Plus it will give me another reason to play with my DIY stir plate when making the starter. Given how easy it was and that it can be used for a different style I'll probably keep...

Hopefully I'll be making one like this soon. Getting a welder from my uncle this weekend. Guess I'm going to have lean how to weld. I did a little in college, but that was 15yrs ago.

noob question...if this works why the need to wash the yeast if you are using it for the same receipe/style?

Sweet idea. Love to know how it turns out.