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Also, did you correct for the temp of the wort when you took the reading?

I do 5 gallons in 3 hrs 15minutes. If you get your water to the right temp, that'll save you 5+ minutes, then when you drain and mash in again, you only need to wait for the grain bed to settle (5 minutes), that'll save you another 15 minutes. Keep trying to get more efficient! You can even...

You have a couple of options here. First, if you have a good hand saw, and 1/16" extra wood, you can run your saw right back down that joint and reglue it. That'll make everything match up perfectly and eliminate the line. Next, you could fill it, but it'll always stand out. Lastly, you can...

162 is always a good safe strike water temp if you don't know what it should be. Sparge/mash out with 150ish water. There is no need to do a mash out step. As you will be boiling the wort and bringing the temp up to stop the enzymatic activity anyway. I'm sure you'll get responses that say...

Yooper brew is spot on. It's that way everytime.

I've posted on a few forums, countless times that you can just put cans of pumpkin directly into the fermenter and rack the wort ontop of it, straight out of the kettle. It works great and solves this slow/stuck runoff issue.

Yep, that's good for me. Thanks oldbrew!

I'd like to get in on the rye, but even a quarter sack is too much for me. Anyone interested in splitting a quarter?

I can pick them up today or tomorrow. I will be on vacation until next monday night. if you aren't available I can always grab them next week. Thanks for getting them for me. Take the hallertau you need form them. You can have half a pound of them for picking them up or take some of the...

I don't need to get rid of it, I would just hate to see you not brew for lack of grain. I'll use every last ounce of it if you don't need it.

Leaf, I might have an extra sack if you want it.

How did you get the mash to fit into a 6 gallon bucket?

that's fine with me.ferman if you are up there and want to, you are more than welcome to grab them. Take what you need of the hallertau and I'll pick them up from you. If you go, grab vonwolfhausen's as well please.

Holy crap, I forgot all about these. Jeff, can I pick them up with my grain? If you need me to pick them up before that please don't be afraid to say so. I'll find timeto get up there.

Paid as well.

When mashing for 20 minutes I lose about 2 efficiency points. Not much. If you mash for 20 minutes, then drain, that time counts as mashing. So your really getting close to 30 minutes. Mash out? I never do it. If I mash at 152 then the grain bednever gets hotter. Sometimes if I forget to...

Leaf! Come back. Things are different now! Need a storage container? There's a guy in Somerdale selling 15 gallon barrels (great fermenters I might add) for $8 each. Rubber gasket on the lid. They seal up great! Ferman, if I can't get up there for the pick up and you are going, can...

I'll take 2 sacks of CM 2 row.

Your biggest time saver is going to be cutting your mash time down. Cut your mash time to 15-20 minutes and then start recirculating. DO NOT RAISE THE TEMP FOR A MASHOUT! Not only is it unnecessary, but it'll stop the enzyme activity that you need. By the time that you finish recirculating...

ahhh, cool. I misunderstood. I was fried last night.