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Well, just finished brewing a few hours ago. Thought I'd update to keep this thread going a bit. This was my second all grain brew. The yeast: I ended up using WLP051 California Ale V Yeast (I thought I was buying WLP001). Hopefully this doesn't change the flavor profile too much. One of the...

+1 on brewing this ale this weekend.

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I would love to see pictures of your final product. Sounds like a great step towards better beer! Good advice about the heat sink. I actually still need to order one of those. I'm definitely going to include a GFCI socket/outlet in my final build to connect the heater (and potentially for...

Not a bad idea at all. The only problem I anticipate with that is the pump that i'm using. It's a cheapo ebay buy and while it says 79 GPH, it will actually only pump about 3.5 gallons in 8 minutes (~20GPH). I really don't want to buy any other materials for this project. What's the benefit of...

Before I built my mash tun, I had bought all the materials to build this DIY sous vide machine: link here. Now, I'm thinking that I might as well find a way to separate the PID, SSR, and other electrical components from the heating coils. This way, I could mount the heaters inside the mash...

All good advice that i will implement for my next batch. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Do you think I should take a gravity reading? Fermentation started about 60 hrs ago, and the bubbler is only popping about two or three times per minute. I suspect I might have to pitch more yeast..

Thanks flars, I'll do that. I've just gotta stop moving around. I'm leaving it the basement I think, on the floor. It's registering around 70 now, so I think that I'll try a water bath and hopefully that will help lower the temp a little bit.

Well, I let it sit overnight by the window and had the temp brought down a little below 65. Checked on it this morning and my bubbler is barely active at all, maybe 3-4 bubbles per minute. Yesterday I had a lot more activity (it was also much warmer, of course). It's sitting at about 64 now...

@adiochiro3 Thanks you set mind at ease. I'm definitely going to try to be more vigilant about monitoring fermenting temps in future batches (I just have to research how to do it effectively). @labratbrewer I actually read somewhere that esters could be favorable in brown ales... but took that...

Thanks for getting back to me so fast. I took your advice. I then set the ice tub in front of a window because it's 53 degrees here. The fermentor temp has already dropped to 71. I'm only 34 hrs into fermenting... do you think it will make a difference in the final product? I'm trying not...

Brewed my first all grain beer yesterday. It's John Palmer's brown ale in his "brewing your first ABG" chapter in How to Brew. The yeast I chose is WLP002: White Labs English Ale yeast. This strain attenuates best between 63-70 degrees. See info here. I pitched at about 68-72 degrees...

Thanks everyone for the advice. I chose to solder the three end pieces and leave the slotted tubes for dry fit. This way the whole thing can be taken apart and soaked/snaked if need be. Here are some photos of the finished product: Here is the connection inside the cooler. I didn't...

Hello everyone. I'm new to all grain brewing and have built a mash tun manifold following some of the sage advice on this community. I've read a lot of threads where seasoned brewers advise not to solder the whole manifold so that it can be taken apart and be cleaned. My question is this...