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Sure enough, brewed today and ended up with a 72% efficiency. Had the OG come in right where it needed to be. I guess the crush is the reason I have higher efficiency.

I figure with the 10% hit i should come in right on the high end of their gravity and probably be ok. We'll see on Monday.

It didn't even occur to me that they account for lower efficiency in the kits until I received the order. I'll try increasing the water as planned and hope for the best. Who knows, maybe I'll get enough extra to make a gallon with some other hops I have laying around. Thanks!

I have been brewing for awhile and have my AG system dialed in to stay in the high 80's for efficiency most of the time. I just got an Oktoberfest Lager AG kit that has all the grain mixed and crushed. When I punched the recipe into my Beersmith I'm going to end up around 1.076 for my O.G. but...

I use an old rectangular cooler with a CPVC manifold that is slotted on the bottom. I would get between 70-80% efficiency depending on who crushed my grains. Last summer I bought a Barley Crusher from another brewer and he had the gap set at .025". I've never had any trouble sparging on the...

I've made a few starters using yeast I've harvested and every single one has been really aggressive. I used to be able to make a 2L starter in my 2L flask but all of the starters I've made with the harvested yeast have blown my foil lid off and made a nice little mess on the counter. I'm...

I've made a few starters using yeast I've harvested and every single one has been really aggressive. I used to be able to make a 2L starter in my 2L flask but all of the starters I've made with the harvested yeast have blown my foil lid off and made a nice little mess on the counter. I'm...

Good idea, then the wort would last almost indefinitely. What do you use to store it in?

I took the wort before I started my boil and added any hops to it.

I am, that's why I didn't go too crazy and collect several gallons. I was hoping for around two gallons which should make around four 2L starters, with my current brewing plans they shouldn't last too long. I figured if it worked well every few weeks I would just plan a mash that I could get...

I know it's not saving much, but I figured I was brewing anyways so why not. Also I really don't messing with DME so it made making the starter a lot cleaner.

A few weeks ago I was making a starter for an upcoming brew and I began to think, wouldn't it be cheaper to make starters with wort from grain than from DME? Just for grins I built a SMaSH recipe to use up some cascade that's been sitting in the freezer, but instead of a 5.5 gallon batch I put...

I haven't, I still use my rectangular igloo cooler I built when I went AG. It works great and I always get 85% or better efficiency so I've never been able to justify to myself upgrading my mash tun. Plus I can already see the look in SWMBO's eye if I told her I was going to spend more money...

I use the SQ14 burner mounted on my own rig for 10 gallon batches and it works great, and it is a lot quieter than the brinkman burner I have up top for my HLT.

That's what I figured, I've got it carbing in the keg now, but I don't hold out much hope for it. School of hard knocks is in session :(

A few weeks ago I set out to brew another batch of Edworts Bee Cave Kolsch, since the first 10 gallons I made disappeared so quickly. Ordered my stuff from Midwest but couldn't find the option to send an ice pack with my yeast. When it arrived the yeast was super warm. I made a starter to see...

My LHBS only had the whole disconnect, said thy couldn't get individual parts. Now that I know you have them I'll make sire I swing by your shop next time I'm in the area, maybe get some more pin locks too!

I looked for an o-ring but couldn't find one thin enough, it's more of a gasket than an o-ring really. However, when I went to my LHBS to get supplies for Ed's Bee Cave Kölsch (which was awesome btw) they had a broken disconnect laying around and gave me all the parts from it, which included...