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Could you expand on that a bit? Low efficiency? Could that be overcome if I vorlauf a lot and maybe do some extra sparging? I batch sparge, FWIW. I'll probably end up borrowing my friend's MT and splitting the grain between the two. I'd hate to end up with a Quad at 5% because my efficiency...

Hey y'all, I just ordered the Austin Homebrew Belgian Quad (Westy/St. Bernardus clone). It comes with just over 17 pounds of grain. I don't know if that's gonna fit in my MT. Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? I could borrow a friends MT and just do side by side mashing?

Do this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/turkey-fryer-burner-timer-interlock-mod-123043/ It worked for me, and many others like me.

Pellets are in stock at Northern Brewer: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/citra-hop-pellets-1-oz.html

I am also here for this reason.

I get some bottles fully carbed at 2 weeks, but it's a crap shoot. Some are, some aren't. Try to wait the full 3 weeks before cracking one. It sucks to drink a beer that you worked so hard on and it would have been better a week later. Be sure to refrigerate them 2 whole days before opening...

Put me down for one. Didn't even make it past my first brew. I'm more careful now. 608

I did a gravity reading yesterday (8 days in primary) and I always taste my samples. That said, I'd definitely recommend adding more cinnamon and nutmeg. I can barely taste it. Perhaps it will be more pronounced when it's carbonated, but I've noticed that Midwest seems to err on the side of...

Whenever I make extract, this thing falls off the bottle and into the kettle. I'm 3 for 3. I keep saying I'll remember to take it off next time.

I did 30oz of pumpkin and added it at the end of the boil, per the Midwest instructions. They said 15oz for a hint of pumpkin or 30oz for a more pronounced flavor. I also added a bit extra brown sugar, mainly because I don't like having to drink 3 homebrews to get a buzz going. MY OG ended up...

Ha! you sound like me! I bought the groupon too + Autumn Amber Ale. It's delicious, let me tell you. I fermented a bit high because I'm in Florida, but it still tastes as good as most craft beers. I did a blind taste test with Barrel Trolley's Amber Ale and some other Amber Ale out of Atlanta...

We still alive buddy?

I snagged 24 1L swingtops, a 6 gallon glass carboy, 2 3-gallon glass demijohns, ~75 empty 12 oz bottles and a 5 bucket chest freezer for $65 this week :) I love craigslist.

Hi All, I'm starting to get serious about building a son of a fermentation chiller, or a fridge-powered insulated box of some sort (like this one) for my fermentation. But there's a twist. Are you ready for the twist? Ok, here's the twist. I live in South Florida, and I want to keep it in my...

My first batch (Midwest autumn amber ale, extract) went into primary about 15 days ago. Fermentation, or at least airlock bubbles started the next day, but by later that evening, had pretty much stopped. OG was 1.048 (right on target) and I took a reading last week at 1.018 (almost there)...

Don't most homebrewers usually have 200 beer garden tables? All the ones I've met usually have at least that many!

My understanding is that IPAs were designed to make the 4-6 month sea voyage from England to India and still taste good. I think you're in the clear.

I'd love to see a picture of this stuff poured into a glass!

http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2012/04/10-gallon-commercial-kettle-all-time.html 10 gallon kettle shipped for $43.19. This will last you a long time, especially if you want to move into all grain or BIAB.

Howdy folks, I found a wort chiller for sale on craigslist, but the pic shows it may be a bit corroded. I won't actually know until I go check it out. So, is it possible to clean and sanitize copper? I don't want my beer to taste like pennies or copper polish. Or is it not worth looking at?