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Thanks for the advice, and the tip on 1007. Hadn't run into that strain yet but it looks perfect for what I hope to pull off.

My wife is approaching the end of a 9 month, medically induced beer-fast. Roughly two months to go, and she's requested we make a bock to celebrate. I don't want to lager. So I'm looking for some advice on a good Bock, or Bock-like ale recipe. All grain, 5 gallons give or take. Suggestions?

Does one of your standard bags fit a 10 gallon igloo cooler? http://www.truevalue.com/product/10-Gallon-Safety-Yellow-Red-Industrial-Water-Cooler/15530.uts

I'm in. Thanks.

DIY me!

That's what I did. In the winter I usually have to put my bucket upstairs by a heating vent, keep the house a few degrees warmer and hope the kids don't mess with it. The black box & fermwrap arrived just in the nick of time this week. I've got the bucket in a more out of the way place. And with...

Black Box STC-1000 + FermWrap + Box Fan

Example pics.

Thanks for the link. I had stumbled on the same process in these forums some months back. Had forgotten about it, but found it in my notes: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f257/how-add-permanent-volume-markings-kettle-illustrated-463099/

If I had a spoon big enough (that's another issue I've been ignoring/working-around) or a strip of aluminum or SS big enough, I would've gone one of those routes. A dip tube may be in my future, although I'd been thinking I'd first add one to my HLT. Once I get a HLT. Working on that first. And...

You're welcome. Of course it was a couple others on here who first pointed me to that calculator. Just helping to pass the knowledge around.

Thanks for the replies and ideas. I went ahead and used it Saturday before any responses came in. Figured one time couldn't hurt & I could judge how much of the 'ink' (whatever it is) came off. Post-use it looks exactly the same. I like this idea though, may have to do it next time: My...

I was thinking about using one of these cheap aluminum yard sticks to measure the volume of liquid in my kettle (for post-sparge volumes in the boil kettle). Then I began to wonder about the 'ink' that's printed on it. It's probably not safe, right? What do you think...

There's some good calculators online that will help you figure out how much priming sugar to use. Try this one: http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/ If you're using table sugar, follow the suggestion for sucrose. Do you have a scale that is sensitive enough to weigh out 2-5...

Thermometer and weldless kit arrived yesterday. Thanks for the quick turnaround. Now I just have to find time to punch a hole.

I've been playing around with ideas for a Porter / Robust Porter. First time messing around with this style. I keep tweaking it but it's gotten to the point now there are certain parts & ratios for the life of me I can't remember why I picked. Anyway, I'd appreciate any input. Getting Warmer...

I'm interested in the thermometers. How long is the stem? Also, could you add another picture from a different angle, of the thermometer & weldless kit? I can't quite get from the picture what's included. Thanks.

Thanks all. Appreciate the quick responses. I had checked this calculator - but I wasn't sure what table sugar counted as in this list. Sucrose??

I just got all setup to bottle and realized I was out of corn sugar. Haven't run into this problem before. Can I use white, granulated sugar? How about brown sugar? I assume I'd need different amounts? Is the process different? How do they affect final taste? I've got 5 gallons of IPA that's...

I'd love to hear how this works for you. I've considered doing the same thing, bag-line the MLT, to cut down on vorlauf or stuck sparge issues and further reduce the risk of grain slipping through to the boil. You say if the mash works well, you'll batch sparge. What do you normally do? Am I...