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I have a batch going in my kitchen right now where I suspect ambient is probably in the 65 degree range. I know this is a little below the optimal temperature and I'm seeing significantly less flocculation than I did in the summer when the average temp was closer to 70-75. Anyone run this strain...

This weekend's brew session was my first time using my new Monster Mill. I was brewing eschatz's Two-Hearted clone. The crush looked great, the temperature hit right on the money, no stuck sparge, and the preboil gravity hit just a little high at 1.060 (chalk it up to improved efficiency?). My...

Holy hell, I just reversed my mashing order of operations by adding my grain into the water and I am CONVERTED. I let the temperature settle to what was needed to get the grain to the right temp, doughed in and hit the temp RIGHT ON THE MONEY. Never again will I worry about tun mass in all...

Anyone ever tried something like this out? Does it exist? I modified EdWort's apfelwein recipe and tried pitching 2 cups of sugar and some montrachet into 3 quarts of POM. It's been bubbling away happily for about a week now. Am I insane or could this be decent?

I've finally got around to building a mount for my MM-3 and am having some serious jamming problems. The mill is mounted under a piece of plywood with a hole cut above the rollers as per the specs that were included with the mill (1" x 5-6" iirc). The adjustment screws had come loose in shipment...

My Monster Mill should be here by the end of the week and I'm thinking about going to the LHBS this weekend to stock up my grain cabinet. For those who mill at home, what specialty grains have you found particularly useful to have on-hand at all times?

Lots of talk of gear but not a whole lot of talk about where to put it all. As I'm collecting more stuff my brewing drawer is turning out to be way too tiny! Wanted to take a poll to see where you guys are all stashing your stuff. FYI I'm in a rented apartment with no garage and an incredibly...

Okay so my mash tun is almost done but I had a little bit of Light LME left over that I needed to get rid of. I decided to jazz a recipe a little and so far I can't really decide what it's going to turn out like. Added 8 oz. Medium Crystal Malt to 6 gallons water at 160º, steeped 30...

So my lady friend and I moved in together a couple of months back and I thought it would be cool to make a brew for our housewarming party. Decided to do a pretty simple hopped up pale ale - crystal malt, light LME, Amarillo and Cascade, and WLP001. First run of the DIY wort chiller on this...

I was taking a gravity measurement on my third batch today and decided to have a sample to see what's happening. It had a very distinct unpleasant taste to it, kind of a sourness / bitterness that's definitely not hop bitterness. It's something I haven't tasted in any beer before and I'm trying...