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Gents/Ladies, First all grain this weekend. I have been doing PMs for a bit now. Please let me know if my steps are on/off etc. I apologize for my format. I feel like a newbie again! Worried about everything! I have a 10g MLT cooler setup: 1- Heat strike water to beersmith calcs 2-...

This might get moved. I am de-winterizing my trailer today at the same time I am sanitizing kegs. I was thinking starsan would be perfect for the water lines in my trailer. I typically use bleach/water then flush a bunch of times. Does anyone see an issue with this? thx...May long is...

I am an extract/PM guy and here is the scoop. I have a buddy who I met when travelling europe back 19 years ago and he is relocating to Oz. He let me know the other day he is coming over for an extended stay at my place...no issues, BUT I need a few English ale recipes that can finish (boil...

Is it okay to ferment a 2.5g batch in a 5g carboy? Or doe head space become a concern?

I am a big red meat fan. Tonight we had a nice roast with potatos, yams, carrots, bread and polished it off with a nice ipa. Now, my kids love this (5 and 7 are their ages). I fear I am raising politically incorrect kids. Howver after a nice red meat meal i feel great. More energy, more stamina...

I brew partial mashes....do you stir consistently through the boil, or just when adding the extract? What is best? Does it matter if you have a rolling boil?

...defined as emptying the last of a keg of your best brew to date. The sputtering, the sound of air....how depressing. RIP - Slow Elk Clone Nov 15, 2011 - Dec 15, 2011. You will be sorely missed (until brewed again) Only lasted a week....:(

Heres a lesson...dont start brewing when you are half asleep... So I am an extract brewer and when i put in my steeping grains I dumped in 1/4lb of biscuit thinking it was carafoam. Biscuit malt, according to my limited knowledge and crappy search abilities, needs conversion. It was...

I require help, seems to be a consistent topic for me here. I read about this taste, that taste - sour, DMS etc. How can I learn what these tastes are? I read the descriptions and I think "Butterscotch" - like worthers candies? I just cant put the words into my palate. For instance...

Alright, Do you steep or boil the oatmeal? I plan on brewing up the recipe for Big Sky Slow Elk Oatmeal Stout. I am betting steep...but you never know. Same temps 155ish? Thanks in advance...

Alright, that sounds odd... My glorious SWMBO bought me an extract (read coopers can kit) brew starter kit one year ago. Now, I have been into steeping grains, bought some carboys, a wort chiller, 7 gallon pot, kegging system.....etc. I am thinking about asking for a combined b-day and...

Hey there, 3lbs pilsen DME 3lbs Amber DME 1lb crystal 45l - steep 1lb pale malt - steep 1oz galena 13.8% alpha 60mins 1oz Centennial 8% alpha 30mins 1oz mt hood 5.5% alpha at 5mins SA-05 yeast I would like some thoughts on the Mt Hood. I have really never used this, nor tasted it. I...

I have a few brews under my belt. I am an extract/PM guy. I would like to know things that have made your brewing exponentially better. For me it was: - Full 5g boil - Partial mash - wort chiller - fermenting at a lower temp even though it is slower to finish sometimes - Patience on...

I am out to the Oregon Coast in mid July this year. I was wondering if there are any hop heads heading out that way. I will be in Beverly State Park, and yes I will tour the Rogue Brewery in Newport, for July 18th'ish

Is there such a program where you enter your inventory and out pops possible recipes? I am having some issues combining my "stock" with recipes as I am always missing some ingredient and I am not at the level where I am comfortable switching out ingredients. Although I am great at run on...

Ladies/Gents, I found the following recipe on "How to Brew" by John Palmer: Victory and Chaos India Pale Ale Malts Gravity Contribution 8 lbs. of Pale Malt Extract (syrup) 1/2 lb. of Crystal 120L Malt 96 4 BG for 3 Gallons 1.100 OG for 5 Gallons 1.062 Hops IBU Contribution 2 oz...

Hi all, I have completed a few canned extract batches. Two were pitiful, the third when i used all malt instead of adding a ton of sugar was tasty. Sooo.....I want to buy a 6 gallon kettle and start partial boils. Any idea on where to source a stainless steel kettle of this size in...