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Oh, you want an Oktoberfest that will be ready in 5 weeks do ya? IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jk. I have this fermenting right now and all signs are pointing towards being 4 or 5 weeks until ready. Shout out to Brulosophy for all they do! I've done this once with the WLP029 Kolsch, was...

Hey guys! So I finally found a chest freezer that was big enough for my two fermenters and also has room in case I decide to brew bigger batches. I used my Ink-Bird temp controller on my kegerator for the last batch of beer I brewed so I have a decent idea of how it works. For the kegerator, I...

Dude! Thank you so much. Just got done doing everything above and increased my Mash efficiency to 76.4% which is way up from last time!! Thank you guys for all your help!

This is exactly what I do. At 18-24 hours I have a nice milky colored starter. Then right in the fridge until I'm ready to pitch!

That makes me feel better. I definitely did not replace the seals when I picked them up, but I did check each one for cracks. Found 2 with cracks and replaced them with ones from other bottles. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what happens. If a few don't carbonate properly, is there a...

Your right. I was just being overly cautious. I checked with a toothpick. No air getting in these bottles. Phew.

I have read all over the place that flip-tops are an awesome and convenient way to bottle your beer. I went out today and picked up a case and have been filling up my latest Pale Ale's. I noticed as I was filling that the flipping mechanism goes into a couple holes on the side of the neck(you...

Does it matter what temp the dunk sparge water is?

Ok so I gave up on the last one, size wasn't right. I've decided since I'm young and my back can handle it to go with a chest freezer. It will fit much better in the space I have. I found this unit for free on craigslist. Talked to the guy and he says it works fine. He upgraded to a standup...

What is your batch size? This recipe is for 5.5 gallons, 0.5 gallons loss to chill and the fermenter. What is your expected efficiency? I could definitely use some advice on how to properly calculate this. This will be my 11th batch and I started using beersmith about 2 batches ago. Is there...

Great to hear! Thanks for your response!

According to beersmith, for the 13.81 Lbs of grain I need for my recipe, I would need 10.13 gallons of available space in my Kettle/Mashtun. I'm currently brewing with a 10-gallon kettle so I know that something needs to be adjusted. Also should mention that this is the first recipe I'm doing...

I love advice like this! For some reason I'm always overlooking simple solutions. The other day I was thinking up ways to be able to tell when my kegs were about to kick. I must have thought of 15 different ways, all of which were a pain in the butt. Then someone on this forum was like, "Dude...

It's actually a stand up frostless Kenmore Freezer. Is this not what I should be looking for? Also, you don't think I'll be able to fit two six-gallon carboys in it if I Build a shelf and remove the door panels? Thanks for your input daytripper!

So I'm still scouring the for sales looking for a decent fridge or freezer. Came across this one today for a decent price. What do you think?

According to beersmith, for the 13.81 Lbs of grain I need for my recipe, I would need 10.13 gallons of available space in my Kettle/Mashtun. I'm currently brewing with a 10-gallon kettle so I know that something needs to be adjusted. Also should mention that this is the first recipe I'm doing...

The idea is that you want the complete the circuit inside the box that the timer is in. I'm pretty sure whats going on is that when you turn the timer on, it completes the circuit and once it's done, it closes the circuit. Inside the box, you'll see two wires coming down into the timer...

That good to hear. I have the same model. I was just so happy to toss that turkey fryer that I didn't even think about the difference in flame intensity. That blue flame is no joke! Thanks for your input!