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Yeah good idea, I was scrubbing for about 30 min after my first brew to get that damn stovetop free of sticky maltiness....

They're delicious. And DEFINATELY an outdoor activity. And DEFINATELY have fire extinguishers just in case. That oil with flame up fast and burn your whole house down if only a little boils over. ...Someone should start a turducken thread in the food/beer pairing section (preferably someone...

Nope, I've got an old coil-type that came with the apartment. That's great to hear, I was worried for a sec that I'd have to buy a propane burner. Do you think I might scorch the (white) top of the stove without that drop-in? How would covering the reflector pan in foil help the boil other...

You're 150 miles from me.... DAMN oh well. Any chance they'll be waiting in a few weeks? I'm taking a trip down to LA and SD in the near future and could stop by.

So I just got a 20 qt stainless pot for my 2nd brew... I was wondering how big of a boil I can do with an electric stove? Will it not be enough heat if I do a 4 gallon boil?

If you're going to fry anything for Thanksgiving, make it a turducken! Stuff a chicken in a duck, then stuff that into a turkey and fry it. You WON'T regret it... just don't let it boil over!!! A turkey frying boilover is a LOT more dangerous than a brewing boilover.

I might be mistaken, but I think steel pots with an enamel coating are bad for brewing, since you can chip the enamel and expose the steel underneath.

stainless steel and aluminum are good, they distribute heat evenly.

...Or is it the other way around, that it might shatter the glass?

I have a plastic bucket fermentor and I should be receiving a BB in the mail any day now... would that method only be acceptable with glass?

Is there anything wrong with just having very cold water (~2.5 gal) in the fermentor then adding the hot wort (~2.5 gal boiled down from 3 or so) to cool it down quickly? Or do I need to chill the boil pot quickly, THEN add to the fermentor? The former seems much easier, but will it cause any...

Glad to provide some inspiration and congrats on the IPA! That's next on my list, what recipe did you use?

SMOKE SOME WEED. A friend of mine used to be on all sorts of muscle relaxers and various other meds to combat his migraines (I think his were ocular), and nothing seemed to work until he got a doctor's recommendation for medical cannabis. He says the relief is almost immediate, all those other...

Has anyone built an immersion chiller from scratch?

great link, thanks

I'm using them all within the week... MAYBE saving one for dry hopping so I'll freeze one now. Moisture isn't a concern if they're wrapped in those vacuum-sealed foil-looking pouches?

I only have a mini-fridge with an "ice-tray freezer" available... will it be too moist in that freezer or in that fridge?

Beervana: Evolution of Lager Yeast - Mom Was an Ale ...Interesting

I received 6 oz of hops today, and I intend on brewing in the next week... is it necessary for me to freeze them? They are in the air-tight packaging from AHS.

I NEED a pipeline setup soon so I don't dive into my brews before they're done! I want nothing more than to pop open some more Amber ales from my first batch but it's way too early!! I need to get brewing some more batches! Sacch, what type of fermenters do you use? Do you leave in primary...