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I have done several AG batches and have never really had much of an issue with this . So either I had a MAJOR brain cramp or I lost more during the boil than I had expected. I ended up with around 4 Gal after my 60 minute boil. The temp was around 20° F. I swore I had around 6-6.5 Gallons...

5 Gallon batch ================= 8.5 Lbs 2-row 12oz Flaked Oats 10oz Crystal Malt 40°L 6 oz Crystal Malt 60°L 5 oz Simpsons Chocolate Malt 4 oz Simpsons Black Malt 1.8 oz Kent Goldings 60min Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale I got this recipe out of a B.Y.O. magazine and the listed SRM is 40 but...

And I DON'T have a mill. Any other suggestions other than using a rolling pin and a cutting board?

For the Honey Wheat AG that I'll be brewing at Bird's house in a couple of weeks, I have seen on the Net where some people do the following: 1. Dough in at 104° for 20 minutes. 2. Protein rest at 122° for 20 minutes. 3. Sacc. rest at 154° for 60 minutes. 4. Mash out at 168° for 15 minutes...

This will be my first AG and I have set thing up in Beertools Pro. I think I'm all set in the software and receipe. Does all this look correct to you? Any suggestions? Tadcaster Ordinary Bitter (All Grain) 8-A Standard/Ordinary Bitter Size: 5.04 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation...

I am building a MLT out of a cooler which I had laying around the house. I have built the copper manifold and am having difficulty connecting it to the bulkhead. I was thinking of using a small piece of clear 1/2" vinyl tubing to connect it. My question is: Do you think that it will hold up...

I just bought a turkey fryer and it came with a 30qt aluminum pot. Will it be OK to use or will I get a metal taste in my beer?

My first batch was an extract kit; Burche's Nut Brown Ale using dried Nottingham yeast. All the gravities seemed to be in range OG - FG. I followed the 1-2-3 method, one week in primary (bubbling was done after 3 days) two weeks in secondary (everything seemed pretty calm, no extra bubbling)...

I ordered a Sweet Stout extract kit from Northern Brewer along with an ESB extract kit. When I received the delivery the smack pack for the Stout was kind of crunchy, there still was some liquid but some of it was crunchy. The other smack pack for the ESB was fine. I called NB and told them the...

I've posted several times but never did a formal introduction. My wife and I started brewing a month or two ago. We have a Nut Brown Ale in bottles, Honey Amber Bitter in secondary and Bass Ale Clone in primary. I'm originally from Cleveland, OH and my wife and I met in the Army while we...

I have a American Honey Bitter ale that has been in secondary for two weeks. There are no bubbles in the airlock, however you can see a flurry of activity going on. If you stare at it (this seems to be a favorite pastime for myself and many people in here) you can see like a swirling of 'stuff'...

I was a knuckle head when I bought my brew pot and only got a 5 gallon size:drunk: It has been working out fine doing partial boils @ around 3 gallons then toping off to 5 gallons prior to pitching. My question is can I just increase the amount of wort to boil to 4 gallons and follow the...

I am new to home brewing and noticed that the closest brewing supply store is in Northampton, MA. I live in Berkshire County and traveling an hour away for supplies is not exactly the easiest thing, especially with small kids to cart around. So what I'm wondering is what kind of demand is...

OK, I currently have a batch in the primary and a batch in the secondary but I still have a question on why cool the wort to 80 or so degrees as fast as possible when you are going to be pouring the wort into the primary which has cool water in it? Won't the cool water cool things down? Do I...

I know this may sound stupid to some of you more experienced brewers but do you HAVE to have a grain bag for steeping your grains? I'm sure it may depend on the recipe but do you always have to have one? We made our first brew the other day (Nut Brown Ale) and we used a strainer w/ cheese...

I know this sounds stupid but I have an electric stove. 2 gallons of wort in a 5 gallon pot and I am unable to get the frecking thing to boil. I get a slow rolling in the water but no real boil. Am I screwed with this batch (my first) or is there something I can do?? Will putting the lid...

I'm sorry if this sounds like a stupid question. But... My wife and I are getting ready to get into brewing our own beer. We have not started yet (our kit and stuff has been ordered) and we are in the process of getting bottles together for when we are ready to bottle our first brew. Now my...