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It's high but a stout may be able to cover any esters with the roasty grains. I wouldn't be too worried just give it some time.

If it's diacetyl the yeast should clean it up with time. It may be from over pitching 2 pks for 1.050 seems like a lot.

I use the spreadsheet below and it has been very accurate since I dialed it in. My absorption is set down to .05 but I squeeze the bag. Use as much water as you can then dunk the bag in whatever remaining water you need to hit your volume. BIAB Spreadsheet

That's good to hear. I am going to 11 gallons so when I brew with my brother in-law we can split 5.5 gallons each. Think I am going to tr wilserbrewer method and max out my keggle just keep whatever water I need to make up on the side.

What your quoting here has nothing to do with BIAB you don't vorlaugh and drain an MLT.

No that's a myth. It's impossible for person to squeeze tannins out of the grain. If you have a smaller pot by squeezing the bag will let you get more out of your mash since your not losing as much to absorption.

Nope put all my water in the kettle then the grain. I usually start with around 7 1/2 gallons for a 5 / 5.5 gallon batch. I also squeeze the grains a lot don't leave anything behind. A good crush is important, I have a cheap corona mill. Once the mash is done I turn on the burner and stir or...

I don't understand where this drop in efficiency comes into play. Once I switched to BIAB my efficiency went way up. I am adjusting my recipes for 80% now.

Thinking about moving up to 11 gallons in the fermenter. How was your efficiency? I usually get 80% and I am wondering if I should drop it a little bit.

Looks good. 3 Floyds Zombie dust is all Citra and it is an excellent beer. I think there is a clone recipe here in the India Pale Ale section although I think 3 Floyds calls it a pale ale.

I think if you want nutty I would change the pilsner to 2-row or even better Maris Otter. The best pale I have brewed so far is Yoopers House Pale Ale The grain bill is great and might work well with Citra.

Welcome...it's a great hobby. I started out doing 1 gallon all grain batches and this weekend I might be doing my first 11 gallon batch. If your on a budget and want to move to all-grain in the future look into BIAB.

Those Craigslist deals look good. Sam's club has the one I have listed but no price it's in-store only. Found it in Amazon a bit more expensive now, but you might find a good deal now that Thanksgiving is over. The stand is really sturdy I use a 15 gallon keggle on mine now. Lowes and Home...

A couple of years ago around this time of year I found a turkey fryer on sale at Sam's Club for $45 included a 9 gallon pot. If you can sew it's easy to make a nice bag to fit the pot for about $5 and you have an all grain setup. I used to have a cooler mash tun but haven't used it since I...

I used a 9 gallon pot in the beginning and never wanted to be bothered with an additional step. A lot of people do ok with a sparge so give it a try. I bought a pair of PVC gloves from Harbor Freight and squeeze the crap out of the grains so my absorption was really low. I have the absorption...

My 7 year old helps me all the time and I doubt she is thinking about going out on a bender. For her it's like making cupcakes, or brownies we are just cooking something that dad likes. She also helps me bottle and pick hops. Enjoy the time with her because before you know it won't be cool to...

Go slow and use a little bit of oil. Heat is bad when drilling hard metals. I used one on my keggle and it worked great.

:D I guess if there is a lot of stuff in suspension it could throw it off otherwise it shouldn't matter what the sample is in. I use a sanitized measuring cup to get a sample because I can't see the damn thing in the bucket. :p

What's the difference between a sanitized wine thief and a sanitized hydrometer?

The bottom skirt on my keg was dented and I straightened it out a bit with a 4' pipe wrench. If it's the bottom of the keg it may not be a problem because that sits over the burner anyway.