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When I do my full boil, do I need to factor in the volume of the extracts added to the wort? When I use the water added calculator in beersmith, do I subtract the volume of the extract from the calculated water needed? Also, what's a good evaporation rate to use? I see a lot of people have an...

I am preparing to do a full boil for my next batch, I've never used this technique before. I am currently using beersmith to calculate the water needed. Do I figure in the extract additions into my volume to end up with a final 5 gallon batch?

So I just got my new blichmann 10 Gal. boilermaker. Love the construction of it and it's one hell of a brew kettle. Just have a few questions maybe you guys can help me with. I just did a test boil on it using an old turkey fryer burner with an LP gas regulator. The kettle had some mild sooting...

Thanks guys, after some minor bending of the chiller I have it long enough to clear the side wall of the pot now. The only gripe is the compression fittings continue to leak no matter how much I torque them. I just bent the inlet and outlets downward so theres no chance of it dripping tap water...

Was more concerned with it imparting a metalic taste from the copper scuffing into the pot. I guess the effects would be minimal anyway.

Just picked up an immersion chiller from northern brewer: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/wort-chillers/immersion-chillers/standard-chiller-3-8-x25-with-hose-fittings.htmler It's not bad, but I ordered it not realizing that it was smaller than I thought. I'm...

I'm considering building a kegerator with the Sanyo 4912 fridge. Has anyone tried this with pin lock kegs? I'm thinking they might be too big for this setup but I'm curious if I'd have to pick up some ball locks to work with it. Havent seen anyone on the boards with them using pin locks...

None near me, but shipping isn't bad at all. thanks a lot.

Was thinking about building a keggerator using the Sanyo 4912 since its one of the best fridges to convert. Where are some retailers that I can by it from in store without having to worry about the additional shipping?

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1317/6115 Had one of these beers at triumph brewery recently. I absolutely loved this beer and it was just like drinking liquid rye bread. I'm new to brewing so as of now I'm just extract brewing. Has anyone encountered recipes with the flavor profile of...

I have been carbing my Hefeweizen and I am getting ready to serve it. I have been told to keep my serving pressure the same as the charts recommend it to be at so that the beer keeps the correct volumes of CO2. The only problem is my target volumes is 3.5 and that places my pressure around 19...

Have deffinitely been considering the polarware pots as well... I thought that the boilermaker as well as the polarware pots were constructed of the same guage stainless steel though.

Thanks guys, I also hear that full boils somehow make a beer better tasting in the long run as told here : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/if-full-boil-possible-do-89826/index11.html. Whats the reasoning behind this?

Okay, I understand that if you have the option of doing a full boil, you should go for it. I also understand that a full boil allows for lighter coloring of the beer due to not having the carmelization that can happen to the wort in a partial boil. I am also aware that when you use a full boil...

I'm going to be in the market for a good brew kettle soon to be able to do full boils with my extract brewing. I only plan on doing 5 gallon batches and have been looking at both the boilermaker as well as the polarware kettles. I plan on getting into all grain brewing a year or so from now and...

So this is my second time kegging a beer and I don't want to use shake carbing like I did with the first batch. I'm using beersmith software to find out what my carbonation temp has to be for my desired co2 volumes. Does this temp have to be the serving temp or just the temperature that I'm...

Cool, lots of info and very helpful. Thanks everyone.

Sorry if I'm not understanding you right... Does this mean that the primary gauge is not a very helpful measuring tool of tank fullness until there is only gas and no liquid left inside the tank?

So I just got my new 5 lbs. CO2 tank filled for the first time from a local bar supply store yesterday. I let the tank warm up in my basement after filling (which is around 60 degrees). I'm only getting around a 750 PSI reading on my primary gauge. The tank capacity is rated at 1800 PSI. Is this...

Cool, thanks for the help guys.