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Please bear with me, as I'm still learning terms. And, since I have only done one brew, I don't entirely understand mashing in and mashing out. By "single infusion", does that just mean adding the grains at one step before mashing out? And mash out is typically 168-170? Y'all are blowing my...

Okay! New plan. Based on available ingredients from my LHBS, and based on the fact that I already ordered and had the grains crushed and am picking them up tomorrow, here's a new recipe, based on this video shared by @jdauria. Thanks again for sharing! Of note in the recipe is that...

Hmm. Like I said, I don't know anything. 😅 Oh, nice! Checking it out after I post this. :) Recipes are great, but I'd love to understand what's happening so that I can then understand what ingredients to use, why to mash at certain durations, etc. I got to the spot in Charlie P's book last...

Even though I've read most of The Complete Joy of Homebrewing, and taken notes, I still don't know what I'm doing. 😅 Aromatic malt? No clue what it does (besides adding aromatics, but that's because it's in the name). The mash steps came from an xBmt article on warm fermenting a Helles. I can't...

I will say, the recipe for that all called for 10 day fermentation. It did turn out really well. Diving deeper into your comment, though: You considering cold crash part of that 2-3 weeks? I updated the recipe. I certainly like the look of it better. Can't really put my finger on it, but it...

Wow! Thank you for the informative reply! I was wondering about the aromatic hops. I hadn't seen it in any other recipes, but figured I would trust Charlie Papazian. Haha! Same with the mash schedule. I don't know anything still, but I was reading about step mashing, and the temperatures...

I'm planning out my second brew ever. My first was this Amber Ale from a LHBS. It turned out really well. Main thing I'll be changing is my bottling process. I didn't enjoy using Brewer's Best Conditioning Tablets. As far as tablets go, it's probably one of the easier ones, since you can add...

Haha no. Filling and submerging. But it takes a long time for enough to get in there, plus it's messy. For my next bottling session, I'm going to run all the bottles through the dishwasher, then through the oven at 200ºF or so for 30 minutes. I wonder if my dishwasher technically gets above...

To confirm, you're using just the FastRack drying racks, not the FastWasher? I failed to mention in my post that I was considering the FastWasher + FastRack. I suppose I could use the Monster Washer (like the Vinator) + FastRack. So, what it sounds like is I could simply: 1. After emptying a...

That’s pretty much what I did. It took so dang long though. Can’t just plop a bottle into the bucket because they’ll create an air lock and float. Also, what is a foam hat? 🤔 This might be a good solution. You’re only rinsing them before sanitizing in the oven, though? And what do you mean by...

Yesterday, I wrapped up my first bottling session. I have to say, it was definitely the worst part of this whole process. Hah! I ran the bottles through the dishwasher on extra hot. Unfortunately, my dishwasher does not have a sanitize setting. So, I filled a 5 gallon bucket with a StarSan...

Thanks, everyone! Here's the one I'm using. It came with one of those rings as well, but I don't know what that's for. Haha

Edit: I think I get it. Bought this under recommendation from someone. But I don't think it works like normal hydrometers? How do I read this?

Thanks, y'all. I picked up a Fermonster. Love that I can carry it around with ease! Because, you know, sometimes you wanna take it with you.

I was gifted a Grainfather G30 and a FastFerment, along with some other goodies. I was doing a "dry run" with PBW and when I got to chilling and transferring to fermenter, I realized it was leaking. The crack is at the neck, just above the threads for the valve. Only thing I could do to fix it...