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I have used vodka in the airlock for all three batches. I read somewhere (probably in Palmer's book) that the fluid in the airlock can suck back into the fermenter, in certain conditions (I can't remember what those were). If it did suck back in, I'd rather add a little vodka to my beer than...

Wow. Thanks for all of the feedback! Brew day went really well, I think. I didn't get the efficiency from the recipe, of course, but I do have two buckets of beer fermenting as we speak! I wrote it all up on my beer blog, with LOTS of pictures...

Thanks for the advice. You suggest that I start with a thicker mash, 1qt/lb. What happens if I hit my temps? Do I just have to add a little hot, a little cold water to try to keep the temp until I get to my desired mash thickness? Good point about the dark beer. I suppose I'm out of luck...

I just realized that you were probably referring to step 12. So, should I expect the iodine test to always turn purple, but perhaps to a lesser degree? In my instructions I say "full starch conversion," but I suppose I mean "all of the starches that are going to convert, have converted."...

Thanks. :mug: This is the recipe I started with: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/dark-chocolate-stout-136707/ - I'm not sure what efficiency he's assuming. Only mention is of brewhouse efficiency: 82%. I was concerned about not hitting my gravity (i.e. too-low conversion). I bought...

Hey Guys, I'm planning to jump right in on all-grain brewing. I have two extract batches under my belt, but this Saturday, I will be using a lot of new equipment: newly constructed mash tun, from rubbermaid beverage cooler (10-gal) and 20-gallon Blichmann Boilermaker, new wort chiller, etc...

I have seen two different kinds of compression fittings, but I am not a plumber, so I may just be confused. The kind I bought is pictured below. I don't think that it decreases the diameter of my tubing at all. (or much — I used these kinds of fittings on my MLT, and the flow seems just fine)...

Oh boy, so my 20 feet of 1/2" OD is wholly undersized then? The hardware store I went to only had up to 25 foot lengths of 3/8" OD and 20 foot lengths of 1/2" OD. I'd rather not use a union; I'll check Lowes tomorrow for a longer tube.

Yes, I think soldering is a bit more DIY than I was hoping for. I don't think I have the tools, and I definitely don't have the knowledge/experience to do any soldering. So it sounds like you'd endorse the fittings over tubing? I haven't priced it, but I do expect that the tubing and garden...

I am building an immersion chiller, which I bought parts for this evening. I bought ~$20 worth of brass fittings, two each of 1/2" compression to 1/2" pipe thread, and 1/2" hose connectors. I was comparing my price at the hardware store to what was available from my LHBS, so I called up my...