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Last question, anything I can do to darken the color a little bit? Beersmith is telling me it'll be pretty light, that's why I added a little crystal 40.

Awesome thanks for the feedback everybody!

I might be Interested in the kegs! Can you pm me cost plus shipping to 14221?

Actually, 2 more questions. Since I'm fermenting in two 5-gallon carboys, do I do 3oz of hops in each carboy for dry hopping? I also want to use oak chips in one of them... Do I do that separately from dry hopping? Oak it for one day and then transfer to another carboy where I dry hop it...

Thanks for the quick response! I was shooting for about 2 tsp of gypsum in the mash. The water in Rochester/Buffalo is pretty good, but I heard from another home brewer that he adds about 8g of gypsum to harden the water. Thanks for the other changes too. I like a very citrusy/floral IPA...

This is my first time designing a recipe... I've been trying to read as much as possible, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Batch size 10 gallons, boil size 13.4 (keggle) 22lbs Pale Malt (US 2 row) 12 oz Crystal 40l 4 oz Crystal 20l 8 oz Biscuit Malt Mash 60 mins (with...

I've been mashing in a 62qt coleman cooler that I got from Kmart in Buffalo for 38 bucks. Might be worth a shot. I live in Rochester too and know that I saw coolers at the Wal Mart on Hudson Ave (though that's not the prettiest part of town). Shoot me a PM! I can send you in the right...

Thanks so far!

Looking to make the plunge into kegging beer and having a home draft system. Would prefer being able to fit 2 kegs into the fridge/whatever and have the ability to draft two different beers. I don't have any of the parts and am not totally sure of what I'll need yet, so that's why I'm...

Looking for bottles in Buffalo/Rochester NY. Thanks!!!

Looking for a book on creating your own recipes. Thanks!

Glad to know it doesn't ruin the flavor!

I made an all-grain version of the ale to the chief yesterday, and after finishing up the cleaning right now I noticed my 1lb bag of biscuit malt sitting out. Damnit! Grain profile was as follows-- 20.5lb of 2 row (did 21) 1.5lb of cara amber 1 lb of biscuit (forgot) 6oz of hops and 2...

You have been more than helpful, and I think this answers everything! I need to send you my first all grain beer!!

Thanks for all the help! From what I've gathered, this leaves me with about 2 (probably plenty more) options for what I want to do/would be best for me. 1) Buy two 10-Gallon round coolers. Convert one into my MLT, using one of the conversion kits and either buy a false bottom or SS...

So much to mull over! I think I got it-- sorry for all the questions, but you guys are an AWESOME resource! Here's my last bit and I think I'll have narrowed down what I need (not completely, but I'm on the right path). For sparging water, I don't need a huge cooler, correct? I'd only need...

Ahh okay thanks for clearing up some misconceptions. So I could mash in the 62 quart cooler, transfer the wort to the keggle (and grains into the 10 gallon round cooler) and sparge in the 10 gallon cooler?

Took your advice-- made a belgian tripel. Moving to all grain soon, and this might be one of my "goal" beers (after I try to create a good IPA!)

Thanks for all the replies everybody! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you all. I've been doing more research and think I MAY have figured out what I'm going to buy. Here's what I'm thinking (with some questions of course). Also, I just received a 15 gallon keg with the top cut off...

I wouldn't necessarily mind having some of the pumps and whatnot. I'll be brewing in his basement which is close to a number of water lines (next to the washer and dryer) and close to outside spigots, so at the very least I'd LOVE a Wort Chiller in addition to an aerator (and any other gadgets...