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It will work fine for both 5 and 10 gal batches. I only make 5 gallon batches in my 10 gal mlt.

The runoff. He means when the runoff reaches 1.010. After everything has been rinsed and you are draining very light wort. Stupid question but did you crush the grain?

This doesn't sound right. 1.010 is way too low for a pre boil gravity. More information is needed. what grains and how much, mash time.

I'm a big Steelers fan. Born and raised in Pittsburgh. I get so damn nervous watching this time of year that I need to be doing something while watching. So I brewed a batch of Edworts HPA. Brewing really helps calm the nerves.

Your idea sounds good. Try a Sono-tube from Home Depot. They're used to make concrete footings or posts. Should be only a few bucks.

Hey, that turkey fryer "will hold 7.5 gallons of your favorite cooking oil". Don't you need to leave some room for the turkey?

I ordered mine and had it shipped to ace 2 weeks ago. I did the conversion and tested it with 160 degree F water. It warped on one side. I then did my first batch in it and now the warp has some cracks on the ridge. If I were you, I would consider the Coleman Xtreme. Do a search on here for...

Well, everything seemed to work out fine. I barely missed my estimated OG. Effeciency was good at 78%. However, my new round 10 gal rubbermaid cooler didn't survive. After I first made the MLT, I tested it with 160 degree F water. It held up fine but one side warped. After reading about...

Thanks BeerPressure. Could have used you 5 hrs ago. All is going well now. Boiling away.:o

Brewed my first all grain today. Couldn't get my sparge going. I made the Flyguy MLT with braided hose over notched plastic tubing. After trying to drain the wort for 1.5 hrs, I had to empty the MLT into a separate container, remove the plastic tube and used plastic ties to clamp to the nipples...

Thanks everyone.

Hello All, My first post here. I have always used a 6 gallon carboy for primary and racked to a 5 gallon secondary. I don't get any blowoff in the 6 gallon because of all the extra head space. Is this bad practice? Do most of you use a 5 gallon carboy so it will blow off some of the icky...