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First off, am I correct in believing Pilsner and Lager malts are the same thing? If so, can I do a single infusion batch sparge using 100% of either of those grains?

Brewed 2 batches yesterday, used SafeAle US-05 in the pale ale and Notty in the Amber. The pale is bubbling away in the primary and has been since early this afternoon (about 18 hours after pitching). The amber has yet to show any movement in the airlock (I know this isn't the best measure of...

Using myriad calculators to determine strike and sparge temps, we've found they all come up with basically the same numbers: for grain that is room temp (68) in a preheated mashtun (converted cooler), seeking a mash temp of 154, we get a strike temp of 165 and a sparge temp of 177. We've use the...

...via Bellingham, WA and Denver, CO. Just started AG brewing (batch sparge) and kegging- it's been great! Wondering if anyone knows where I can by SafeAle dry yeast in bulk??

I only recently started using White Labs yeast instead of Wyeast. In the last month, I used WL California Ale in 2 of my batches (1 all grain, 1 partial mash). For the partial mash batch, there was decent airlock action on the first day, minimal movement on the second day, and pretty much no...

So, I've been homebrewing for some time, mostly extract though I've recently built and plan to soon use a cooler-mashtun (batch sparge). My buddy and I are also planning on going in together on a kegerator build. My wife, who isn't a consumer of alcoholic beverages, made a comment recently that...