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Finished, with a tap handle my buddy made me from a old shovel handle and some rope... pretty badass. Bourbon Vanilla Porter, Maple Rye PA, and a Rye IPA on tap! one more! Hope you all like it!

so, like I said before... I never remember to actually take a photo while I was building. Now I have the top assembled and I am working on 'finishing' it. I was also sick of the white box. So I primed it and cover with Chalkboard paint. Insulated it.

So I got sick of looking at this dumb white box in my apartment and was tired needing to lift the lid everytime I wanted some homebrew. I always had the intention of adding a collar and taps... but I wanted so something a little different. So I decided to build a whole new top out of old...

Nice, I have not had a TH since I moved out of Michigan 1.5 yrs ago... I will be brewing this up this weekend!

curious about this recipe.. I have been diggin' the simcoe and amarillo combo, just had an amazing all Nelson IIPA and really love the character rye adds - I am wondering if anyone has tried this with W1450 yeast? I have been using that a lot and love how it produces a great clean beer that...

have any of you thought about Stout Tanks and Kettles http://conical-fermenter.com/products/ welded and tri-clamp...

How much does low sparge temp effect efficiency? Today I had efficiency in the low 60s and the only thing I noticed was off was that my sparge water cooled down to 162 by the time I was done stirring... Otherwise I hit my mash temp perfectly at 153 and did an Iodine test to confirm conversion...

I think my biggest problem is that I have not been adjusting my recipes for my efficiency or my batch size (I try for 5.5gal into the primary). I will certainly fix this. I just recalculated my grain bill for what I brewed today based on 68% and 5.5gal and I should have have another 1.5lbs...

Yooper, Thanks for the response. First question, when adjusting the grain bill for efficiency do I just increase base malts or everything? Now to answer your questions: My homebrew store crushes my grain, many people use them and they make great beer so I trust that their mill is set...

What am I doing wrong? I am newer to AG brewing and my last 4 brew days I have been about 7-10 points low of the expected OG. For example, today I brewed up a Deception Cream Stout and ended with an OG of 1.045, which is over 10 points too low. If this ferments out to the expected FG of 1.020...

Could you list all the parts you need to do this, also best place to order... I like the QD idea. Thanks

If you used S-05 it will clear up in secondary/bottle. I always get cloudy S 05 out of primary, but it is always crystal clear by the time i drink!

thanks for the advice, I decided to use my small yeast starter to make a larger yeast starter. (I bought some more DME). Will a yeast starter stay indefinitely if refrigerated?

well according to that I needed a 2.6L starter... so I guess I need to make a larger starter and that I can not brew today. WHat are the chances that my 1L starter will be enough?

I plan to make a larger beer today should be in the 1.075 range. I made a 1L starter on Sunday night because I only had 1cup of DME left. This is only my second time making a starter so I am wondering if I will be OK, of if I should make a larger starter to get more yeast? (I was hoping to...

I brewed this yesterday with whole hops and Victory instead of toasted to save some time. Smelled and taste delicious - I am excited for this one!

I am still newish to AG brewing, would high or low temps make it sweet? thanks

I guess it wont be ready this winter then. How was it after 3-4 months?

How long have most of you all aged this beer? What is the minimum aging recommendation? Thanks - excited to brew this tomorrow!!!

When I looked at it earlier I gave it a good swirl and a few hours later its started to bubble... I do not know if this is b/c of the swirl or just coincidence, but it seems to be all normal now! Thanks.