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Generally when I make a starter, I will start it a few days in advance, say 2-3 days. The night before I brew, I throw the starter that has now slowed a bit into the fridge to cool and settle. When I start my brewing process, the starter is nice and settled and I take it out of the fridge to...

+1 for Beersmith. I recently went AG as well and decided to spend the money on Beersmith as my brewing software tool and so far can't be happier. It is great to be able to make notes and tweak recipes so you can continue to improve on them. Also as you learn your equipment, you can enter in...

I have 4-5 AG brews under my belt now and use the same Home Depot cooler Rmike is using. Even on cooler days I see a max of about 1-2 degree loss over the hour so I just plan on that. As for checking temp, I generally just add my water and stir and stir and stir until I reach the temp I am...

5 gal of American Pale Ale: 19207.5

Thanks for the comments. I actually didn't mind doing the decoction. It didn't really add too much time to the mash and it saved me some water for the sparge which in part I think helped with the efficiency. I just wasn't expecting my efficiency to be THAT high so came in way over OG. But oh...

Hi all, Just brewed my third AG batch this weekend and it happened to be my first lager based off of Yooper's Oktoberfest recipe. I used the same grain bill but compensated a bit due to the lowerish efficiency I had seen in my first two AG batches. I modified the mash schedule a bit and...

Indeed it is. I have really only recently started getting serious about brewing (making starters, controlling temps, etc...) and I have found that my brews have SERIOUSLY improved. Crazy how something so simple can have a large impact on quality.

First Lager which is an Oktoberfest based on Yoopers recipe. May be a little late for the Oktoberfest but still should be great!

Hi All, Long time visitor to the site but thought it was finally time to jump in. I have been brewing on and off for 6 years or so now since I turned 21 but just recently got back into it big time. I have quite a few extract batches under my belt but am now on my third AG batch and am...