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OK, I hate following up on my own post but.. I have a couple more questions :o I bought two packs of safale-04 (just in case) should I pitch both (using the 6 gallon recipe). Lastly, fermentation temp. Does 65 seem about right? Thanks again -JR

Going to brew this next weekend, since it has such great reviews! Just bought my ingredients... $50 zikes! Here's to not screwing it up :D I'm planning to mash at 152, is there a consensus among you that have brewed this? Thx -JR

My OG was 1.06, which was right inline with the recipe (no mash temp called out). I calibrated my thermomolator with ice water and boiling water and it was spot on. I aerated by transferring from the boil kettle to my fermentation bucket at a height of 3 feet with a lot of splashing ;)

I'm definately giving it more time ;) but since my gravity hasn't changed in a couple days I assumed it was done.. Mash temp was actually 154 (after checking my notes) and it did drop a couple degrees over the course of an hour. Question, what does mash temp have to do with fermentation...

And BTW, yeast was Safale05, and I rehydrated, pitched at 75ish..

Thanks!!!

Hi All, Brewed my first BIAB. An IPA recipe. Mashed at 155 for 60 min, mashout 170 for 10 min. Recipe called for OG of 1.058 - 1.062. Mine came in at 1.060 (lucked out there I'm sure, as this is my first all grain attempt ;). Things seemed to be going quite well in the fermentor (68F in...

Quick, perhaps silly question. Does hot vs neutral matter when wiring the stc-1000? I seem to find a lot of conflicting opinions.

Hi all, My name is John, and I live in San Diego. Just started brewing, I'm on my second batch. My 1st batch was a blond ale, came out decidedly mediocre. Second batch is a pale ale to which I added some extra hops. I'll let you know how it turns out ;) I do have a question on the...