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When batch sparging, you can calculate all water volumes(strike, sparge, etc.) with a sight glass on your HLT, except for post-boil finish volume in the BK. You'll need another sight glass or the graduated dipstick for that. And you can pump from a keggle or a cooler if that makes a...

I have the same cooler (72 qt extreme) and also do 5 gal batches all the time. I'll add that insulating the top works wonders. I just use a couple of wool blankets I had laying around. Lose a degree or maybe two if its really freezing out. I got this cooler n particular for its versatility. I...

Mine tasted just like Dr. Pepper for about a week. Next time I'll be making 10 gallons!

Try Ninkasi's Sleigh'r. It's a dark double alt that is delicious. Oh, and Anti-hero is the sheeyot!

When I did mine I used 12 ga wire as well and it almost happened to me. Cramming all those stiff wires into the box along with an outlet was a bee-otch. I feel like I would have been better off finding an old extension cord and hacking it up for the sake of beer.

Denny, are you attempting to get equal 1st and second runnings when you mash in at 1.66qt/lb? I've read that it will give the best efficiency to do it this way but wasn't sure how much people worry about it.

I have a bottle of Pliny for trade if you would like. I brewed a Darkness clone this fall and have been wanting to try the real thing. My Pliny is probably three weeks old from the brewery.

I love this post. It is a work of art.

So is it more like a fart in a car?

Some good info here...

Thanks, I will make a starter. Not sure what I'm going to brew with it yet but hopefully it takes off.

I had a package of Brux on the top shelf of my fridge and it froze. Is it still useable?

Ah yes. Thanks I'll try that.

I got some good info from this thread about high finishing gravity. I pretty much used what they were using for grains and changed some amounts to what I thought I would like. I was actually hoping that it would have finished even a little higher than it did. It's 12%...

When I put the grains into BS I get 1.040 not 1.048. Am I missing something?

Brewed this last weekend. Used Safale s-04. Started at 1.120 and am now at 1.030. I hope it's done. I racked it to secondary tonight and it's got a lot of hot alcohol as I expected. I'll let it sit and probably bottle around Christmas time. Boil Size: 9.54 gal Post Boil Volume: 7.28 gal...

I believe I remember reading that Denny actually says to start the vorlauf very slowly at first; like it should take a couple minutes to get that first quart or so. After that, you can slowly open the valve until you reach full bore. I think that this helps prevent a stuck sparge by setting...

Thanks for posting this recipe. I just brewed a Surly Darkness clone that I'll be saving mostly for next winter. This Yeti looks like it may be one that will be ready for this winter. I think splitting a 10 gal batch with 001 and a Belgian yeast is a good idea. I'm not familiar with what the...

That sounds awesome. I'm seeing banana split beer, with some vanilla in secondary and maybe some lactose thrown in. Hmmmmm...

check out http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/. all the info you need is right there. as for free apps, Brewpal and Spargepal are both free I believe and work well for what they are intended for. maybe someone else will chime in with a couple others as I use Beersmith mostly.