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Yeah but that is exciting, to tweak and change, adjust and move forward. It has been 12 hours and notice some airlock activity. Been messing around trying to calculate efficiency. Is this right? 7lbs of 37 point malt .5lb of 35 point malt .5lb of 36 point malt .75lb of 35 point malt...

Gotcha, lid off... how much harm did I cause by boiling with the lid on? I would say the lid was off about 15-20 minutes of the time, plus I removed it every 15 minutes or so to clean the gunk that was building up on it off. I pulled the cascade out for 1 minute because I only had 3 hop balls...

I went all grain from the get go, figured why muck about when the main thing that attracted me to brewing was the DIY from scratch aspect. I brewed BM's Centennial Blonde, 5 gallon batch. Here are notes I took, sorry they are long but really appreciate any feedback on my process and things I...

Re-did the tape, overkill, and it seems to have worked.... Letting it sit for a while. Nut + Dark orange O rings inside, washer on the outside, for temp gauge, 3-4 wraps of blue teflon didnt work, 6 wraps of blue teflon seems to have done it. Sight glass I made a moron move and put the...

Well Miracle of miracles it holds a seal.... un-miracle of miracles, both the temperature probe and the sight glass, lose one drop of water every 3 seconds... I've taken it apart several times, and tried various amounts of tension on them, and the one drop every 3 seconds is the best Ive gotten...

Use a greenlee punch with a drill, and lose your grip on the pot while it is tightening. It will twist on you near the end and rip a jagged tear in the pot if the pot is thin stainless (Bayou Classic). The gasket from brewhardware is large enough to cover the tear for now, but not holding...

I never really understood what an overcarbed beer was like, until I cracked open and poured an IPA by Natty Green. Full glass, poured gently, 1/4 inch of liquid at the bottom, the rest foam. 3 days seems reasonable, what benefits does the two weeks method have over it?

I have one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16896808057 I was considering the feasibility of walling off small section of a spare room in my house with foam sheeting/reflectix and light wood frame, and running/sealing the output hose to the window nearby, with a...

Umm.... awesome..... that is all I can say. Will be following this. What is your time-window for picking them once it is time to harvest?

Missed getting 4 carboys, 80+ grolsch bottles, and cleaning equipment/pails for $55 on craigslist , bummer, almost re-adjusted by bottling plan :P

My problem with not wanting to to right to 15 gallon kettles, is that I am stuck doing stovetop until I build a little shed or lean-to for gas brewing. I plan on experimenting a lot starting out so 5 gallons seems like the high end of that, for some reason Im planning on bottling a lot to start...

I was thinking of getting the Morebeer Heavy Duty 10 gallon kettle $159, with ball valve and additional spot welded on. Is this a good option, or would I be better served just getting an economy one off of amazon and putting in weldless fittings?

Thanks again for the responses! Ive been reading some more, and like the idea of a plate cooler, but would I then need to get a BK with a valve for draining + a pump and whirlpool re-entry on the kettle to isolate the cold break? Any good recommendations for akettle like that? Thanks also, is...

What are the benefits to the plate chiller, quicker, and more compact? If it is what I am thinking of, you pump both wort and water through the "plate" device and pump the wort directly into the fermenter?

Jacksonville area. I did consider the turkey fryer but read a bit about added cost of fuel to the brew (I am anumbers person so I would be the kind to get the price per batch as efficient as possible). Also I have absolutely nowhere outside to brew, and would worry about stuff blowing from...

I would say I do like tinkering and building stuff, but if anything is time intensive I do not have a lot of that kind of time at the moment. I have read walkthroughs on building these and I think I can do it. You mentioned a fridge, what is the logic between using afridge or a freezer for the...

Good afternoon my brew swillin' friends. I have been wanting to get into brewing for some time, but never realized that brewing at home was attainable for someone with somewhat limited space and time. Recently after having visited a brewery, it rekindled my interest.... the tasting tour...