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Can anyone give me their opinion batch sparging relating to number of steps. I'm debating doing 1 sparge for second runnings with a large volume vs 2 sparge runs with 2 equal lower volumes. Wondering about the effect on efficiency.

So the misses is one of the few people that don't agree that brew day smells like heaven, and so instead of having her sit outside while the house airs out (for 4 hours) I just invested in a pretty decent outdoor propane burner. Before my first brew day with it, I was hoping to get some...

Anyone know of a decent LHBS in or near nassau county, NY? Can't find one anywhere. Driving to Brooklyn is far too much of a hastle.

Hey guys, I was a little less than prudent drying off my brew kettle which is stainless and it now has some pretty serious spotting. The cosmetic issue doesn't bother me at all but I wanted to know if this spotting damages the kettle in any way.

When you guys boil, is it at full blast the entire time or do you turn it down after a bit. I'm wondering what's advised. I'm using an electric stovetop.

Would anyone know if it would be ok to use storebought pumpkin puree in a mash for pumpkin ale? As fond as I am of homemade everything, I'm not able to roast and mash a pumpkin at home for various reasons.

Can anyone share a recipe for a very sweet traditional mead plz? If possible, include type and quantity of yeast and nutrient (as well as water volume) and procedure. Want to do my first batch and do it right to get a syrupy, super sweet elixir of norse gods type booze.

I'm trying to figure out how much water I need for mashing and batch sparging but beersmith is missing malts from a few of my ingredients. Any advice? (Already tried adding grain profiles but its difficult to get a lot of the info required). I'm using my newly made cooler mlt.

So yesterday was my first all grain 5 gal. To summerize, my thermometer was innacurate (reading 110 @ 70 f), chances are I mashed way too high, my auto siphon broke, suctioned by mouth like an idiot, got an og of 1.035 when I was looking for 1.045, and only ended up with 4 gal, added 1 gal or so...

I'm going to be brewing a 5 gal batch next tues but only have a 5 gal stockpot. I won't have enough room for sparging and room to prevent boil over. Any tips? I was thinking about brewing a small 4 gal total (sparge included) concentrated mash and then adding water to the fermentor to dilute to...