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@Sarsnavy05, that's good to hear. I am fortunate to work in a job shop, currently training on out Laser. My employer has been pretty supportive and allowed me to use our accounts to purchase steel and welding supplies from our vendors. The Mig tank cost me around $190 alone. I have been...

Just got my welder from Amazon Friday. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009X43F38/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Went to a local weld shop and picked up assist gas. It is a Mig, Flux Core but I am figured worth the investment in gas for a cleaner weld. Also ordered 60lf feet of 1.5" Square...

Welcome aboard. I am pretty new to this too. Did my first Extract in May and moved on to AG 4 brews later. If you are looking for some local help I highly recommend looking up I.B.U. (Inland Brewers Unite) in the Spokane area. A great group of homebrewers that get together regularly for Brew...

Well I was looking for a good fall beer to brew tomorrow. After reading two threads about this recipe I am going to brew it. Adding 1.5lbs of oats instead and I might toss some anise seed into the boil to give a bit of a festive flavor

Thanks. I know the krausen has dropped it just lined the carboy with a brown stained surface. I will swap the blow off tube.

Did my first AG brew and the gravity was MUCH higher then the recipe called for. Recipe was 1.042-.046 Actual OG was 1.056-.058 I got an awesome fermentation for about 2-3 days with a GIANT Krausen. Filled the carboy, through the blow off tube and out of my Grunt filled with star-san...

Noticed this same issue after I did my first AG When cleaning out my MLT I noticed a large quantity of grain. Did not have any stuck sparge but thought I had disturbed the grain bed on 2 occasions and did my Vorlof 3 times. After thinking on it I decided it was either me disturbing the...

5 gallons English Bitter 5.5 Gallons IPA 5.5 Gallons Oatmeal Stout 5.25 Gallons Honey Orange Wheat 21.25 Gallons, lets just say 21 to account for losses, and I don't want to be the dude adding fractions to the total. 21790 + 21 = 21,811 21,811

Good score for me. Picking up an immersion chiller Tomorrow for $30. One of the local home brewers in my area recently picked up a counter flow so he doesn't need it. Pretty good score for me since I really did not want to build one and the model he is selling runs between $60-$75 at the...

I am glad I remembered you saying this. I popped one open after two weeks. DON'T JUDGE ME!!! Flat but delicious. Pretty much convinced me to stash them in the basement and pretend they don't exist. Thank you for the words of wisdom :mug:

I agree it is probably a good idea. Just the way I tick I rather jump in all the way. I knew after my first extract that I was hooked and that extract was not what I wanted to do. I looked into BIAB but it seemed like a "Poor Mans" All grain. Which.... I am poor.... BUT.... again.... all...

Wow! Thanks for the pointer. Looked it up and may be just what I need. The fridge is getting delivered Thursday/Friday After I check it out and make sure it is in working order I am going to have a friend who is MUCH SMARTTER than I come over and help wire it up for the Fermentation side...

I am not sure! I know when I went on a brew tour here locally the owner was talking about how our area switches wells. Usually water is hard in winter soft in summer. Or something like that

@Andy6026 thank you for the insight. A grain mill is indeed on my list. Luckily though my LHBS is run by Avid AG Brewers. They host a lot of "Brew Days" out of the back of their shop. So until I get that motorized Mill I will depend on their kindness and expertise. As for temp control, in...

Howdy all, I love this forum. When ever I have a brew question I type it in my search engine than scroll until I see one from "HomeBrewTalk". Almost always this place pops up. So, I am four extract brews in and I decided to leap and move on to All Grain. As far as I see it, for my goals...

I was thinking this. I think I will pop one open at 3-4 weeks just to see how she taste. My first beer I did was an English Bitter from Brewers Best, after a week in bottle it was already. Only a 3% ABV and nothing special. My second beer was an IPA suggested to me from my LHBS. I...

Thanks. I was thinking of leaving in Secondary for a week to clear out. Bottle and let condition for about 3 weeks before popping one open

Howdy all. New to Home brewing but has been a burning interest for the past few years. My wife surprised me with a Kit in April and since I have brewed 3 beers. My third beer was a Great Divide, Yeti Oatmeal Stout Clone. Here is the recipe below. Fermentables Amount...