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After 1 extract brew and 1 extract/specialty grain brew I'm making the move to AG. I'm making my first ingredient order for two batches. One grain bill includes 2 row malt, flaked corn, caramel malt 10L and carapils. My question has to do with mash and whether to mash the adjunct and specialty...

Thanks for the replies. My first batch I did not rehydrate, the second I did. I will be using dry for my AG and will rehydrate. When using a pitch calculator based on OG should I over-pitch a little?

I am making the move to AG from 1 gallon ingredient kits. I currently have one Saison in primary and a Chinook IPA in the 1st week of bottle condition, so I am a new brewer. My question is about how much yeast is pitched in these kits and the concern that I have way over-pitched. The...

Another Little Big Mouth Bubbler is on my list also. If you plan on going all grain you can do 1.25 gallon batches in those:rockin:. So with two you can have 2.5 from two brew sessions. I have three items I need to get to go AG, I'm chomping at the bit. Your Chinook should be bubbling away, have...

Just got done bottling up my first brew. Had a small amount left after getting 9 bottles from a 1 gallon batch and of course had to taste it. Aside from the fact that it was warm flat beer my wife and I ended with the consensus that it was bitter. Yea of course, it's an IPA with Chinook. Got the...

This is the stone crock I was talking about. It is working very well. Temperature is staying in the range of 69 to 71 with the addition of ice cubes once a day. The towel is an insulator from light and ambient air.

I just did my first yesterday. Pretty cool stuff, right? Looks like you got a pretty good start:mug:

It's not a lot of work, it's a lot of fun!:mug:

After 8 hours it started bubbling and has started to form a Krausen cap. This morning when I got up it is very active. Because of the equipment I have available I am staying with 1 gallon brews, however I will brew more often and am getting additional 1 gallon fermenters:)

Here are my thoughts on my first brew day. I may have made some mistakes, as expected for my first try. I made the effort to make sure all was sanitized for the wort transfer...darned if I didn't remember the scissors and used them to cut my yeast packet. Backing up, I lost more volume then...

Yea, but not in size of batches...just more 1 gallon fermentors. Oh, and I need an STC 1000 for my freezer in the garage. Oh, and I need testing equipment. Oh, and I need......:D

Yesterday I got my order from Northern Brewer and have been chomping at the bit to get started. I got the Go Pro 1 gallon kit with the Chinook IPA. Everything is laid out on the counter and I'm ready to get brewing. This is a hobby I've wanted to do for a very long time (If I said how long it...

I like saisons and want to brew some, especially citrus flavored ones. I was just gonna turn on my freezer to see if it still works when I noticed that the shelves are the evaporator coils, so they are not removable. the bottom shelf looks to be high enough for a 1 gallon jug or a 1 gallon big...

In business the owner or clerk should never criticize what the customer wants. I would let my local supplier know I brew 1 gallon batches. If he were to subtly insult me for brewing such a small batch he would lose a customer, and I would let him know in not so subtle a way;)

Sorry, should have said that my kit is a 1 gallon kit. There really shouldn't be a difference between the 5 and 1 gallon times, should there?

Chinook IPA from Northern Brewer.

Tomorrow my shipment from NB will be here. This will be my very first brew ever. I have been doing a lot of reading and am wondering about the ingredient kit instructions. What I have read says to steep specialty grains for 30 minutes and do boils for 60 to 90 minutes. Now the instructions say...

Our water isn't the best here, but then again it isn't the worst in Florida. If worse comes to worse I could go with bottled water. Just starting out here, so let's see how the first few brews turn out. Go Gators!

I have a Kenmore freezer (about 4' tall) in my garage that we haven't used for a long time (it hasn't run in about 2 years, it is basically brand new though). You think I could make it work with an STC-1000? Would be great to have a fall back plan if the crock becomes a problem.

Thanks for the replies. It makes me feel a little less concerned. My cap will probably be 2.5 gallon. I want to keep it stove top without having to move outside...but who knows :D