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I also ferment in a basement room that I can hold right at ~68 year round... I thought this was pretty good but during the exothermic log phase of fermentation, I can see the thermometer strip climb to 72 or 74. That's just too hot, according to Chris White of White Labs (thank you for the tips...

It works for me to use my own simple formula. i do 11-gal BIAB batches in a 20-gal kettle... I started wtih using 3/40 extra gallons per pound of grain, plus 1.5 gal for boil loss, and an extra 1/4 gal when there's a big hop bill. So, if I had a 25 pound grain bill, I'd use 11 gal plus 75/40...

Clear bottles enable you to see the yeast layer from bottle carbonating, and for you and friends to practice good pour technique. Try it, I was surprised.

Thanks, That all makes good sense and sounds kinda fun. Now, do I want more stuff to get out, set up and clean? Hmmmm... In general, does beer from wort chilled in 6 mins REALLY taste better than chilled in 15 mins? More important for lagers perhaps? (which I'm not really getting into...

Thanks, I'll check that out sometime... my first thought is that, with current cooling in 15 minutes with no opening of my kettle, & no chiller to sanitize... Does the benefit of 6-min v. 15-min cooling outweigh the risk of contamination and extra sanitizing?

I received a "deluxe" starter kit as a Christmas gift... with a "handy accessories kit" (thermometer, spoon, aerating paddle, hydrometer, racking cane, etc.) from my son, who is a home brewer. Along with a couple extract kits. It was so fun to have everything I needed to get started. We have...

I think that sounds like an idea worth trying. You can buy the 'pills' that have pre-measured corn sugar to add directly to bottles. I am going to dose each bottle with the liquid corn sugar/water mix directly to bottles using an eye dropper or the like (need to shop a bit). I have been...