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Yeah, I thought of whether or not to have a ball valve submerged in an ice bath, but when I asked about this in a previous post most people said it shouldn't be a sanitation concern if I just spray the inside of the valve with some starsan prior to transfering the wort. Think I'm better off...

Yeah, I thought of the pump idea, but that would be last resort. Part of my reason for wanting to do biab is that I don't want to invest in a whole ton of equipment. I don't think lifting the kettle to the ice bath will be a big deal, because the sink no more than 2 steps away from my stove...

No, I'm in a house. I could use a hose, but that sounds like it would be somewhat of a pain, and I wouldn't be able to use a hose in winter (I live in Wisconsin). What about freezing water bottles, sanitizing them with starsan, and then putting them directly in the wort, while also doing an ice...

I understand all of the reasons to go as big as possible, but right now I don't see myself moving beyond indoor, stovetop brewing. I'm limited to 14" high so the kettle will fit on my stove, under the microwave. This would give about 4" clearance. I'm limited to a 14" diameter, so the kettle...

Any help here, or am I over thinking this?

Hi guys, I'm a somewhat newbie extract brewer looking to upgrade to stovetop brew-in-a-bag. I don't see my self moving beyond stovetop anytime soon, but I guess never say never. My gas stove has a "power burner" and should be able to do pretty well for most brews. My biggest limitation is...

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies. You've been extremely helpful. Now I guess I just have to wait for a good price on a 10 gallon Aluminum kettle with a ball valve!

Hi everyone, I'm an extract brewer considering moving to biab to both make better beer, and also save a little $ rather than spending it on extract recipe kits. So, to do a 5 gallon biab, I'm thinking I need to upgrade my brew kettle. A little more information about my anticipated setup, which...

Hey everyone - I'm still somewhat new at this, so please bear with me. This is a question I've seen asked a few different ways, but I've never quite heard this answer. I have a cream stout extract kit that I'm going to bump up the ABV by adding a pound of corn sugar. I'm debating when to add...

This is actually interesting, because the first two beers I sampled (perfect head and way too much head) were the very last bottles I filled. I just happened to have some beer left and had 2 extra bottles. Could the amount of time I have the beer cooling in the fridge before drinking it have...

Ok, thanks for the explanation. Now I know what you meant. Before bottling, I read a lot of opinions on stir vs. don't stir. It seemed the prevailing opinion was not to stir. However, if all of these bottles are wildly inconsistent, I'll have to give stirring a try. Or perhaps siphon on top of...

This was my beer after 1 week: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/tested-my-first-homebrew-today-365061/

Yeah, my first one was just 2 fingers of foam (perfect for only being in bottles for one week), 2nd was 1 finger of beer and the rest foam at 2 weeks, and now at 3 weeks no foam at all. I don't get it.

Hi everyone, Brewed my first extract kit (True Brew Oktoberfest) 6 weeks ago. Everything went pretty well I think. Boiled my priming sugar and added it to my bottling bucket before siphoning my beer in. Didn't stir or anything; just relied on the flow of the beer to fully mix with the priming...

It's an extract kit, True Brew Oktoberfest.

"Tested" my first home brew beer today, after just 1 week to carbonate and condition in the bottle. It's not supposed to be fully ready for another couple of weeks yet, but I am very much pleasantly surprised. Good carbonation, head retention, and mellow flavor. Really happy about this. I made...

Does each reading need to be 24 hours apart? Can I do one in 24 hours and then another in 12? ...i.e. so I can get to bottling.

Hi guys, Finally took a hydrometer reading today, and also had a taste. First, I'll say the aroma was really pretty good, similar to one of my new favorite brews, New Glarus - Laughing Fox, i.e. lightly fruity with a hint of caramel and cloves. The color is good, kind of a gold-ish bronze...

If I try some now, after 9 days in primary, will I know?

I wouldn't mind trying a Belgian, but I don't anticipate temp issues to be a continued problem. From now on I'll use cool water to add to my wart in the carboy, i'll plan to have some additional ice blocks on hand to chill the wort, and I'll move it to the basement right away. I'm in...