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I did some stirring, but not constantly. Do I need to recirculate if I'm going to heat the mash in the MLT or will constant stirring do the trick?

Last session I tried a step mash with my direct fire MLT for the first time. My "false" bottom is a frying pan splatter screen with some copper fittings drilled into the center and connected to the outlet valve. MLT is a converted keg. When trying to heat the mash from one temp to the next I...

I made a starter yesterday from some washed yeast I had and kept it in a growler overnight, shaking it wheneve I walked past. I had some equioment manfunci0ns today and never got around to using it. Can I save this yeast for another day somehow or should I just throw it out? I'd like to save...

So assuming a sight glass is out, I'm on the right track. I just need to find a more suitable vessel to transfer the hot H2O from the HLT to the MLT. Graduations on my spoon/paddle is a great idea also. What are people's thoughts on using plastic containers when your liquids are hot (150 to...

So I finally took the plunge this weekend and did my first AG batch. It mostly went well, I made all of the gravities I expected to, was a few degrees low on my mash temp by the end of the rest, but overall everything went well. My biggest dilema was how to measure my strike water and sparge...

I have been having the exact same problem. I steep my specialty grains in about 3 gal of water for 45 min at 150 deg. then add DME for boil. Once chilled I top off with preboiled water. My thought are: 1) I should start using crushed grains for the steeping, in effect doing an oddball...

Thanks for the input. I would be using it for my 10 gal round cooler MLT. So it would probably need to be a little more sturdy than if it was in my boil kettle. I'm trying to figure out if others use the braided SS set up becuse of cost or durability or effectivness. Just dipping my toes...

Does anyone have any experience using the NB mash/boil screen instead of the SS braid setup? NORTHERN BREWER: Weldless Fittings I realize I could build one myself for less $$ but this seems like a really slick combination and looks like it would be easy to keep clean. Wondering if they would...

Great thread, thanks for all the info. I washed the yeast from a pale ale last week end, followed the steps and what do you know...it turned out just as described. Now I have four batches of yeast begging to be used. Really excited about the $$ savings and wishing I had more capacity now...

Sorry if this has been answerd earlier, but I couldn't find it... so here it goes. Is is better to wash the yeast left over from my primary fermentor, or from my cold conditioned secondary? Or does it make much of a difference, as long as I follow the process? Thanks for any insight.

Quick question for people kegging their brews. When I've bottled my beer in the past I've added a small amount of primer to the bottling bucket, I believe to create the carbination inside the bottles. Now that I'm Kegging, I don't add this primer. I've noticed in some recipes, you are...

Hey everone, just a quick question. I've never used Irish moss before but am trying it this time. The question is...after I add it w/ 15 min left in the boil, do I need to strain it back out before the wort goes into the fermenter, or do I just leave it in there w/ the hops and let it all...