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It's not our first choice for a chiller, but it was at the right price - free :-) I'm also very happy with boiling to pitched in less than 15 minutes.

Hey all - I'm the guy in the picture holding the transmission cooler. It's actually a stacked aluminum plate chiller and is cleaned thoroughly before and after each use. It is a small area of concern for us and will be the first culprit if we ever get an infection. We run PBW through it both...

+30 - E11even IPA, Alaskan Amber Clone, Blonde Logger - 10 gal of each 4043

Hey man - I split batches all of the time. I make a big porter and then split it and make a Vanilla Bourbon Porter and a Toasted Coconut Porter. Also made a wheat and split like you did. However, I've only done 10 gallon batches and split them into 2-5 gallon batches. I think there would be...

Thanks Yooper - That was my thought as well.

Hey all. My friend and I brewed an Alaskan Amber clone this past Saturday. My friend was reading that you can cold crash it after 5 days to really get it clear, but most of what I've read says to have it in the primary for at least 2-3 weeks before cold crashing. So is there a right or wrong...

Thanks for all of the replies - It looks like I'll keep using foil...

Hey all - I just did my first yeast starter last night - been just dumping the vial from my LHBS into the fermenter with decent results until now. I've read many posts about Yeast starters and the main question is should I use an airlock or sanitized foil? I used foil on the one last night..

If you have extra kegs then it's always nice having that extra 5 gallons ready to go. It also helps me figure out which beers get better with age. I also have a friend that splits the cost of brewing a 10 gal batch and we'll each take a keg home sometimes - just a thought.

I've gotta tell you - Beersmith is just awesome. It would have been a ton of guessing to get all of the temps correct. Overall we were extremely happy with the results. Next up, and Alaskan Amber clone this weekend :-)

Hey all - I wanted to give an update on the brew. Overall it went very well. We hit a mash temp of 155 to start and it fell to 154 by the end of the hour. The recipe called for 154 so I was happy with this. Mash out hit 169 so darn close there as well. Our OG was 1.078 which gave us a 70%...

It sounded like a ton of grain to me as well, but here is the recipe I was planning on using. This is a 5.5 gallon batch so I just doubled it.. All Grain Recipe - Stone Ruination IIPA::: 1.078/1.017 (5.5 Gal) Grain Bill 14 lbs. - 2 Row Pale Malt 1 lb. - Crystal Malt (40L) 1 lb. - Munich...

Great idea - I will do that tomorrow (brew day is Saturday). Next question - I've been reading about pre-heating the mash tun and then draining that water before adding the strike water - any reason you can't use the same water to preheat the tun, wait for it to hit temp and then add the grains?

We're using Brewsmith - I'll put in the recipe tomorrow so that hopefully wont be a problem. We built a mash tun from a 120qt cooler, so 10 gallons is nothing for it. Is there a potential problem using that large of a cooler?

Hey all - I'm new to the board and wanted to let everyone know that I'm attempting my first all-grain brew on Saturday. Of course i've been searching, reading, and taking notes on everything so hopefully it'll go rather smooth. We're doing a 10-gallon Stone Ruination IPA clone. Does anyone...