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To go along with tbe DIY forum.... Go to YouTube and look for Cooler Mash Tun. There's a few real good How To's.

A bucket or a a cooler with Oxyclean works well. So does StarSan. For the inside of the bottle I use a Bottle Jet Washer. Also Oxyclean may leave a residue behind that's easily cleaned with StarSan.

Excellent! Thanks...

I just found a real nice 40q Alum kettle. Is there any concern for a reaction using weldless fittings? My concern is some sort of galvanic reaction. Thanks!

Shipping?

I may just send it back and get the 40...thanks.

Nice build.... The kettle is only 32 quarts? I just bought the same kettle. I only brew 5.5g batches but I like the headroom. Do you think that kettle is big enough? I might be cutting it close with a 90 min boil.

Best of luck to you!

Why did it blowoff? Is your airloc overfilled or plugged?

I have read using buckets that held relish,pickles or BBQ sauce is a no go...but I was told that using Baking Soda and a Star San soak will clean 'em. I have access to a bunch of free 6.5 gallon relish buckets. True or or Not True? Thanks!

Maybe Centennial or Cascade?

I'm curious... What about this recipe makes this brew ferment so fast?

I see now that Steeping and Mashing are different animals. I know he said Steep, I was thinking Mash. I think I must have daydreamed during part of our conversation. This is from The Jovial Monk... Cold steeping Cold steeping is necessary with dark, roasted grains such as chocolate malt, black...

Im all about experimenting...Ill do some more research then Ill just brew a batch up. It would be worth the 7$ in grains.

All Grain... I searched "Cold Steep" and found some more info....mostly on darker colored grains.

Just met a guy at a hardware store. Seemed like a knowledgeable guy and he new enough that I was buying BIAB equipment when I was at the checkout line with 5 gallon paint strainer bags and a new 7.5 gallon kettle. He mentioned that he "Cold Steeps" his grains in a 5 gallon cylindrical cooler...

I thought lower mash temps improved efficiency? My next brew I was going to mash at 147 for an hour and spare at 170.

I got a bunch of nasty, real nasty... Grolsch bottles from a guy who made homemade rum. I filled up my bottling bucket with Oxyclean and warm H2O and filled the bottles up and had em sit a few days. Then I put them in the diswasher on sanitize cycle with star san. They came out crystal clear...

If your new to brewing and limited to a stovetop...I suggest that you start off walking before you run. Try a few extract brews or a Partial before you do a All Grain brew. You need to make a few mistakes first and refine a few practices IMO. Your pot is fine for a 3-3.5 gallon brew. I would go...

Im by far a starter expert but....aren't airlocks supposed to be avoided so that oxygen can interact with the yeast?