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I agree 100%

I have a 5 gallon and I'm not really satisfied. I've been getting real good efficiency, but I like bigger beers and the 5 gallon just doesn't hold enough grain. If you don't go over 1.060 OG, you'll be fine.

From all of the replies I've seen here and on the Grow Hops e-mails, you can estimate that you'll need 5 times more wet hops than dry. So, 5 ounces of fresh whole hops will be equal to about an ounce of dried whole hops. Then, there's the whole 10% pellet factor, so it would take about 5.5...

Totally out of context, but it cracked me up. Ironically, he was talking about chickens, which can take it to the NEXT level of out of context......

I just disassembled a gas furnace from my house and have the burner from it. Do you think I could just buy one of those Propane Regulator kits from the local hardware store and hook it up and everything would be good??? Or is this a stupid idea? I already have a cheap turkey fryer, but if I...

Funny, I just found this today. I've NEVER had any of the Stone brews, but they all sound awesome. I actually printed this one out so I could try a clone. TastyBrew.com | Recipes

I'll just scrap the batch. Thanks for the advice guys. What the heck is a slant?

Well, the biggest problems were too small of a boil pot and I transferred BOILING wort into another pot. MMMMM, wet cardboard. The next big issue was that it got up to 86*F in primary fermentation. So, I guess it's not the worst homebrew I've tasted, but I have to be ripped before I'll drink...

SO, I have a batch of beer that didn't turn out too good. It was the first one I made in 8+ years and I forgot a few important details. It used Wyeast 1084 which I tend to use quite a bit. Would it be worth trying to save some of my investment of the batch by making a starter with a bottle of...

Plant more varieties. Grow vertically instead of horizontally. Use compost and fertilizer build drip watering system build better trellis system maybe prune the bottom bines so only two major ones are growing up (first year plants, so I just let them go crazy) and HOPEFULLY have a harvest...

I believe I read somewhere about the hops themselves absorbing some of the extract and water and this leads to the difference in Pre-Boil Gravity and expected Post-Boil Gravity. Comments?????

Good question. Even though I won't have a harvest with this years' "first years", I might next year as I plan on planting more. The wifey actually approved a trellis/patio roof for four more plants. NICE!!!

I have first year Chinook, Goldings and Willamette. IF, I can get a decent rhizome off of the top of the bines, I'll trade. I'd hate to promise anything at this point, but I'm definitely interested.

I planted a first year Williamette and my results are similar. In fact, if it makes you feel better, my Goldings and Chinook look the same. No flowers, no cones, and about 7 feet tall. I guess the key to a good first year is getting Cascades. They seem to rock.

I brewed a supercharged English Bitter on Saturday and an Octoberfest on Monday.

I forgot to mention that I pre-heat the Tun with about 2.5 gallons of boiling water. The temperature is usually 156F initially, but drops to about 152 within 5 minutes. At 45 minutes it's usually 149-150, so I add a bit of boiling water to bring it back up to 153. So aside from the...

I just used the "Beer pH" color strips. They're probably not quite as accurate as one of those $50 meters.

Instead of putting all of my strike water in the Mash Tun, I use about 25% and add grains slowly while stirring until it starts getting thick. Then, I add more water and add more grains, etc. until I'm out of water and grains. What are the advantages or disadvantages to doing this?

I read a post a few days ago on another site about taking the pre-boil OG to determine efficiency since the hops change the OG???? I didn't do this as I have the Brew Pot boiling while the runnings are going in to decrease the time it takes to boil and to convert the enzymes. However, I...

Congrats on the efficiency!!! The beers are SO MUCH better done the all grain way. Well, mine have been anyway. What recipe are you doing next?