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Oh. And the brand of mine is ASCON

So I got an old freezer that I want to turn into a temperature controlled fermentation chamber. But I'm having a hell of a time setting up my P.I.D I'm trying to set it up like this guy http://youtu.be/KtaLrs8ZVSo I appear to have it wired correctly as both outputs work, just not when I want...

If the rye is whole, you may be able to malt it and use in place of malt barley. But the rolled oats can only be used as an adjunct as it can not be malted.

After doing some searching and reading. I decided that I would build my own mash tun instead of buying. Pretty easy build. Knocked it out in about 10-15 mins. Started with a 60L HDPE barrel Cut the top off and put a 1/2" SS nipple through the bottom. Then I made up a drain tube out of a...

Ah. True. I stand corrected.

Nothing. Wishing I had yeast for my first brew.

It does. From Wikipedia. Potassium sorbate is used to inhibit molds and yeasts in many foods, such as cheese, wine, yogurt, dried meats, apple cider, soft drinks and fruit drinks, and baked goods.[8] It is used in the preparation of items such as Sweet maple syrup and milkshakes served by...

Thanks :-) All things going well, brew day should be sometime next week.

Problem solved. Just got a bigger pot. Crisis averted.

Good idea. Smaller batch. I guess I was hung up on the fact that I have x amount of grain for x amount of beer. I'll just do two different batches.

BOP = Big Ole Pot Doing a 10L batch and my pot is only 7L. Tradition mash. I guess the main question I have is do I need to do two hop boils? Or will the hops in the first boil be strong enough?

I'm gearing up to do my first all grain brew. And I've realised that my big boil pot, is not as big as I thought is was. Bit of a bummer. But im hoping I can make do until I get a bigger one. Can I do the boil in two stages? By boiling half the wort with the hops, and then bringing the other...

Howdy guys. New brewer here from the bottom of the world. I look forward to reading all I can and getting into my first brew. Jesse