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Okay, I just racked from my Ale Pail (plastic bucket primary) to my carboy... ...then I rinsed the Ale Pail with hot water and used a washcloth to wipe it down. I then cleaned it with One-Step over and over and let it soak in the One-Step for a while. So I am asuming it is sanitary...

Janx, Do you consider the 5-gallon-bucket-with-holes-at-the-bottom deal (like the one in Bjorn Borg's gallery) to be a "proper sparge"? I just threw the grain bag-in-pot idea out there to see what folks thought... ------------------------------------------------ You are right -- they're all...

I'll be damned. So how does your new lauter tun stack up? That is, what efficiency is it running at?

How does one measure the efficiency of a sparge?

So how many homebrews did you consume during the construction of said lauter? I'm guessing A LOT!!! :cross: That's a bunch of holes! --------------------- I was planning on doing the same thing, actually and was just poking around my garage. Here's a thought though: What if I had a...

Cool! :mug:

168°? A little better rinse, I guess?

Awesome -- Thank you. And for the sparge -- my recipe calls for 1/2 gallon of 150°F water -- any advantage/disadvantage to using more or less?

Quick and Easy?!? What's wrong with doing it the way Charlie Papazian does it in the Complete Joy of Homebrewing? A strainer, 150°F water, and a homebrew in the other hand. That seemed quick and easy to me! I'll be sparging for the first time on Saturday and planned on using...

2 lbs. of Pale Ale Malt 12 oz. of Crystal 80°L Malt 4 oz. of Crystal 40°L Malt ------------------------------------ 3 lbs. grain TOTAL I have a 22 quart (5.5 gallon) stainless steel stockpot that I use as my brewkettle. How do I compute the amount of water to use for the mash part?

I wrote "about half" because it says to subtract 1.75 lbs. LME. The standard malt extract method calls for 4 lbs. LME. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They don't specify how much to use during the mash but they do say to...

I plan on brewing Anderson Valley's Boont Amber recipe from the book Beer Captured. I would like to use the Mini-Mash method since I have only been extract brewing thus far. In the book it says to mash the malt & specialty grains for 90 minutes then follow the extract recipe using about half...

I found the recipe for their Oatmeal Stout in "North American Clone Brews" but I'll check out "Beer Captured" for the Boont Amber.

Anyone know the recipe (extract or mini-mash) for Anderson Valley's Boont Amber? This is one of my favorite beers of all time and I would love to brew some myself! :mug:

How do I set up a tube for blow off from my Ale Pail? Right now I have an airlock installed and it bubles constantly.

From the bathroom wall: "In days of old when knights were bold but toilets were not yet invented, They laid their load upon the road and walked away contented." Here's to beer mud! :mug:

Stuck in the land of the ice and snow, with no ocean for miles and miles. What the hell am I to do? Brew beer, of course!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest hooked me up with my first brew kit and I am...