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I am on my 8th all grain brew. Here is my worry. I made a porter on 10/21. I left in a vanilla bean and a cinnamon stick. I wanted to take out the cinnamon and vanilla after 2 weeks and not leave it the whole 4. I opted to move the porter to a secondary (never done that before) I always worry...

I have been playing around with a Rye P.A. recipe and after plugging it into Brewsmith I am wondering what some of you more experienced home brewmasters would think. Here it is......... 7.0# - Pale 2 row 1.5# - Flaked Rye 1.0# - Rye Malt 1.0# - Munich Malt .50# - Special B .50# -...

I now have a few all grain brews under my belt. All have come out pretty decent as far as I can tell. My question is how long do I need to ferment in my carboy. I have been going with 30 days then bottle or keg but is it necessary to go that long or generally will 2 weeks do it ?

Mash Schedule Mash in 13.75 quarts at 162 degrees F mash for 75 mins at 150 degrees Batch sparge 2 steps of 5.64 gal at 168 degrees

here is my recipe 6 lbs 13 oz - belgian 2 row pilsner 1 lb 03 oz - Vienna malt 1 lb 03 oz - cara-pils 1 lb 03 oz - biscuit 10 oz - special B .52 oz Styrian Goldings @ 60 1.05 oz " " @ 30 .52 oz @ 5 Belgian strong ale yeast (Wyeast...

So I brewed a Belgian Pale Ale 2 weeks ago. I used beersmith and all seemed well. My pre boil gravity was where it should be. My OG was even 2 points higher than it should have been. I brewed on 5/8 and took a gravity reading on 5/22. According to beersmith my FG should be 1.010. Instead it's...

So I got to thinking when my rubber gromet ripped AGAIN in a plastic fementing bucket. Why can't I drill out the hole and use a rubber carboy type stopper instead? Any thoughts or experience in doing this ??

So the other night I went to my pals bar "Hair of the Dog" on the LES of Manhattan (free advertisement) lol. I had Ommegang BPA for the first time and I think its an amazing beer !! I would love to clone it but I cant find but one possible recipe on line. Anyone know of a good all grain clone...

I have been trying to decide if I should go with Northern Brewer or AHB to get my grains. AHB you can order fractional amounts but they are overall quite expensive. Northern Brewer however (excluding very expensive shipping) is priced a little better but no fractional amounts. Bottom line if I...

Oops yes grams. It was a late night post. So a small amount of crushed pepper would be ok ??

So I am thinking about doing a Sam Summer clone for my next all grain batch. The recepies I have come across seem to call for 2 oz of "Grains of paradise". I have now learned what that is but as one would imagine difficult to find. That being said between the difficulty in finding these grains...

Thanks so much. I'm going with the batch sparge. I figured it would be that simple.

So here it goes, I plan on my first all grain brew next weekend. I am starting with a Northern Brewer all grain kit because since its my first I thought it would take some of the thinking out of the process until I get used to all grain. Alas it hasn't. I noticed in the included instructions...

What do you think it might cost to ship one of those to NY ??

Question regarding dry hopping. I want to dry hop in a secondary fermenter. Is a 5 gallon food grade bucket big enough for this if its a 5 gallon batch ? A 6 or 6.5 gallon fermintation bucket costs upwards of $15-$20. A 5 gallon bucket costs less than 5 bucks at Lowes. I'd obviously like to go...

I have a question. I am going to make a counterflow chiller. I have read that just any garden hose won't do. It needs to be rated for high temps. To me this seems unnecessary,it can't get hot enough for long enough to do any damage while cold water is running through it. Any thoughts ?

To wilser Please have the courtesy to mind your own business and not get involved in someone else's conversation. .........."sheesh" And yes Steve I LOVE Deciccios. I go there all the time. It's my little slice of heaven.

Is the pot still available ? I'll give you $100 for it and I'm right in Brewster.