Yeh i screwed up. Totally thought i specified full coupling but i didn't i ordered a half.. I substituted a brass 1/2 inch full coupling from lowes. Not as sexy but it works. Still red in the cheeks over my screwup,,,
Oatmeal stouts are perfect for partial mash. This is a good step towards all grain, if you go straight extract you'll get close but might miss some of the mouthfeel a partial mash would offer
It seems to me that the yeast used is as important of more important than how long to primary or whether to use a secondary. As a noob I once fermented an Irish red at 72 which was way too hot for 1084 and it ended up tasting like juicy fruit. Fermenting at a warmer temperature would make the...
This is why we can't have nice things OP... Return the money and act like "doing the right thing" has value unto itself (says the man who returned a quart of oil (synthetic) I accidentally was not charged for)