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After talking to my HB store I decided to mash both the pumpkin and the sweet potato and leave the boil to hops. I also mashed the raw ginger. Missed my mash temp due to temp offset of the pumpkin and potato so I had to add an extra gallon of boiling water, mashing at 154 instead of 158 now...

I am making my pumpkin beer tomorrow and had some questions. For those of you who have mashed in a cooler with braid do you think there would be value to puttingthemash into an extra large hop bag and then into the cooler with the rice hulls. I may loose some efficiency but avoid stuck sparge...

Awesome that you are doing this, I may try and run up for the fest and give your beer a try.

I agree with Arcane I had those same spots on my last batch which is tasting great.

I too use mine as a sanitation bucket, fill the bucket measure idophor - fill carboy from bucket and then from carboy back into bucket with misc tools and hoses getting sanitized while I boil. Works real nice having the spigot, and otherwise I would not use it at all.

My daughter was my brew assistant, she decided to stop for a pose.

Brewing a mild and eating abaone ceviche life is good

I too have a 100 year old wet basement, it actually has gutters along the walls, I ferment in it always with no problems so far. I vote for the basement.

Really some awesome work

Boil time affects total starting volume shorter boil less starting volume same OG after boil. This assumes efficiency of systme remain same.

Ya I thought a 21 for an infected beer was odd, but I assummed they were giving me some points for being an obvious beginner

Great advise on keeping a couple of bottles to try after getting the scoring sheet - I had not thought of that.

Well I am glad I went into this trying to learn because one of my beers took a reaming. I entered a Stout recipe that I came up with from a bunch of Guinness clone recipes and my version of Ed Wort Haus Pale - My first all grain in a bag. The Stout was reviewed by a Grand Master I which was...

Cows milk being the control I find Goat has a much more herbal and grassy taste creamminess seems equal to me. Goat milk makes an awesome yogurt you should give it a shot as well as the milk..

High Life it's the champagne of Beers!

Thanks for making this post it convinced me to entermy local competition - world cup of beers - we will see how it goes but I now look forward to the improvement advice.

Jupiter in Berkeley has a nice patio outside that the kids can hang out on if it is nice out, also Jazz/rock bands on Friday nights. You can take muni from FW to the embarcadero Bart station really easily and they have pizza. You can also hit the ferry plaza and Hog Island oyster company has a...

I have an LG front loader - loved it up until this week when it threw an error code and it has taken a week and a half to get a technician. Oh well it does clean clothes well when it is working

I actually started brewing as a hobby after my daughter came she is now 1.5. My hobbies before that were fishing hunting diving that took me out of the house for days at a time. Brewing keeps me close by and the family can be together, my wife supports it much more then my other hobbies.

I too enjoy the ruination, I currently am on the last few drops of a clone from the BYO magazine that I have gotten excellent reviews on. Great stuff and I have really enjoyed that 5 gallons.