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You will probably be okay but I think you are pushing it a bit. Just be sure to check your FG before you bottle so that you don't create bottle bombs. It usually takes at two weeks for bottles to carb up but I have seen them carb faster at times.

I wouldn't bother with the bag.

SANITIZE, SANITIZE, SANITIZE! Fermcap - only if you are at risk of a boilover. I've never used it before but I've heard it definitely works. Bailing Hops - I don't know much about this. If you are using pellets I wouldn't bother. Whilpool Technique - works everytime for myself...

I think this would be considered a protein rest. I believe it is not beneficial when using highly modified malt, Pilsner being one of those. My process is to add 170F water to my mash tun to preheat it, then once it gets down to 168 I mix in the grains and it usually settles about 152F.

No school for the 3rd day in a row (due to the cold). No basketball games. Going to head to Lowes and the Craft Beer store.

I used to do it this way. I don't think there would be an issue if you just stuck the pot outside but make sure you keep the lid on it.

Did this today. Not quite a beer cap table but a display along with all a variety of 6 packs of craft beer.

Welcome, a wealth of information here on HBT. What were the first beers you made?

Build up a good stockpile of beer. Try to make more of my own recipes, not just kits. Set up a kegging setup. Continue to make beer that makes people say "Wow, you made this!"

If you wait longer it will clear up even more. Most here ferment for 4 weeks, 12 days is not long enough the yeast to truly run it's course. It is probably mostly fermented out but the yeast are still working and cleaning up after themselves.

BIAB is a great step into All Grain brewing. There is a sticky of DeathBrewer's method which is what I used before I went 100% all grain.

I agree with you feinbera. He is a victim of being one of the most successful (if not the most) successful craft brewer. He introduced most craft brew fans to craft beer. But Jim Koch is (like many successful businessmen) set in his ways. Like all industries the craft beer industry is...

Don't worry. I brewed my first 10 batches without even sanitizing, I just used One Step. I thought that was the only step that I needed. I never had an infection.

Finally got a wort chiller (after 4 years of brewing). And a bottle cleaner that you attach to the faucet.

Wow, those floors look great! We are looking to doing the same in our house in the next few years. Currently we are designing two new bathrooms. Didn't do much at all. Drank some great beer. Changed all of the door knobs and hinges in the house. Coached some basketball. Made a Chocolate...

Just wait 2 weeks, wait for the beer to ferment out then dry hop with it in either a secondary or in primary.

I think its a solid idea. I have had the same idea to start one up here in Manteno. I'm not sure how much of a profit these places make but I would believe it is a viable business. Permits are always a problem when distributing alcohol but I would think the most expensive part of this...

Watched "Wolf of Wall Street" last night. Man was it a long movie, I think it was almost 3 hours long. However, overall a pretty good movie, dragged on a bit at times but lots of good looking women not wearing clothes. Especially Leonardo DiCaprio's wife in the movie. No idea who the actress...

In college, I was a straight Busch Light Drinker. Right after college I moved to Asheville, NC and my wife and I went to Asheville Brewing Co. Not being a fan of 'Craft Beer' I asked the bar tender what domestics they had, he replied "We brew our beer right behind that wall....I don't know how...

+1 on Bottling wand, PBW, and StarSan. You don't necessarily need a bottling wand but it does help out quite a bit when bottling.