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Well I switched to all grain. I got a pot that's big enough, but I cannot boil my wort vigorously enough. Here is what I face: 1) My stove will bet the worth boiling.........BARELY, and it's surely having an effect on my quality. 2) I live in an 2nd level apartment, and CANNOT...

OK I am just checking to see if I am doing this correctly (or at least in a way that will work). I am making (and planning ingredients for) six gallon batches with the hope of getting like 5.5 gallons into the primary and giving up .5 gallons to the bottom the brew pot for "things we do not...

Oh and I use a two ten ten gallon round cooler set up with a bazooka screen for mashing/lautering.

My efficiency is set to 72%. Temperature at reading was 70 degrees F. I always did believe that the higher the OG (thus higher amount of sugars for the yeast to consume), the more Krausen would form and the greater chance of blow off. The only other beer I've ever had blow off was at...

Well I still have to remain curious because after pitching yeast into a 5 gallon batch (6 gallon carboy) at around 10 PM, I woke up to a clogged air lock. Blow off tube is now attached. I remain curious because this batch "measured" 1.050 OG when I tested it via the method I mentioned above...

OK I made the jump from extract to all-grain. When I did extract I had no issues with OG readings. Everything seemed to match the software. However now I went to all-grain and my OG levels are not near what beer smith says they should be. I am not sure why, but it is either a measuring...

bigirishape, I am going to naturally carnonate the beer in the keg rather than force carbonate it. The only reason I am adding a small amount of CO2 is to take any air (oxygen) out of the air space (above the beer) in the keg and replace it with CO2 thus reducing the chance of oxidation. I...

Thanks jsweet Actually page 321 of the 3rd edition says to use 1/3 cup per every 5 gallons. It's then reiterated on page 326. They do recommend 3/4 cup when bottling, but they that excessive foaming will occur with that amount in a 5 gallon keg. Perhaps there is more (or less) head room in a...

Thanks for your responses. One more thing..... The "complete" joy of home brewing says to add 1/3 cup primimg sugar to a 5 gallon keg (batch). I thnk this makes sense. I'm just wondering of you add the priming sugar directly to the beer or if you boil it in a certain amount of water...

OK I am new to here and home brewing. I have done (all extract) some small test batches (bottle conditioned) and a few 5 gallon batches (corny and forced carbonated). I will start off by saying I love doing this. But I do have some questions. I understand that all true fermentation happens...