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I will get the coolers on Monday. I will see if I can borrow a wort chiller from one of my brew club members. If it works well I will buy a chiller or build one.

I will be running water through mine. Plan to use a bilge pump for boats to transfer the water between coolers. Will buy a new pump for this. They run $10-$30 on average. The aerator versions are a bit more.

What will the salt water do to your equipment?

Sounds good but why salt water?

I am hoping someone else tried it. If not I will post results once I get it setup. I think it would cool the wort extremely fast. Bill

I have the opportunity to get 2 more 10 gallon water coolers for free. My question is this; What if I put ball valves in both and used them to put ice water in to run through a wort chiller. Use a pump for recirculating the ice water. Thanks; Bill

Bottled 2.5 gallons last night. FG 1.008. Can't wait to try it.

I am a new brewer also. I make 2.5-5 gallon batches. Neither are complicated. I like my LBK because I can put it in my mini fridge. I also have a 6.5 gallon carboy and 6.5 gallon fermenting and bottling buckets. Keep a watch on CL. Sometimes you can score huge deals. If you know anyone that...

Mild is cool. oping to find something SWMBO will drink with me.

Awesome. What might it taste like? This may be weird but I do not mind if the beer starts a little bitter as long as it does not finish bitter. Bill

Thanks. Only if I knew where I started. LOL. Thanks again; Bill

I was a Budweiser guy for a long time. I like 3rd shift amber lager. Guinness on occasion, Stella sometimes. I don't like a beer that finishes bitter. Thinking of trying: 4 pounds 2 row .5 cara-pils .25 oz hallertau 20 min .25 oz halleretau 10 .50 oz hallertau flame out steep 5 min US-05...

Got my sampler tube today. Gravity came to 1.008. Going to bottle and leave for a few weeks. Thanks for all the info. Bill

Yooper; I just bought a test tube today. I have yet to take a gravity reading. Beer is brewing nicely. I will take a reading on the 8th. Woodland; I have never had molasses in beer. Thought it might be a better substitute for the booster. Thank you; Bill

Thanks all. I am not sure where I like my hops. Still trying to learn that part. Bill

I have 8 pounds 2 row 1 pound vienna 1 pound caramel 10L 1 pound cara-pils 2 oz hallertau 4.7% 2 oz Kent goldings 4.9% US-05 Thanks; Bill

I ended up using 1 15 oz can hme, 2 pounds light dme, booster, .5 lbs cara-pils, .5 lbs vienna, and .5 lbs caramel 10L. .25 oz cascade and .25 oz centennial 20 min and 5 min. Putting 5 gallons in carboy with rehydrated US-05. Thanks for all the replies. Bill

How does this recipe look? 1 can CAB hme, 1 lb extra light dme, .5 lbs cara-pils and caramel 10L, 24 oz molasses, .5 oz cascade and centennial at 15 min. How much water should I use? Thanks; Bill

What yeast did you use? Did you use a starter? I am new also but others will need this info to help. I have read numerous posts here that state nottingham and some other ale yeasts start off with a blast and slow down after a few days. You can put your yeast strain in the search box. That...

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