Why all grain?

[TravisT]

I use them as suppositories! Makes it smell oooh sooo fresh when I use the bathroom

Rev.

I can tell you where your off flavors are coming from

 

[jakesz28]

I'd second that and add that even if you want to fly sparge, a wide ID silicone tube sitting on the top of the grain bed works very well. I've wasted many an hour trying to get various drip sparge devices to work, and come up with the conclusion that all they do is create worry and rapid temperature drop.

Seen that a couple times now. Thinking I'm going to skip the Sparge arm now. Going to cut up one of my new 10 gal coolers and put a ss pot in it. Going electric too. This is a good forum to find a way to spend money, I mean brew beer.

 

[Hulud]

There’s a reason Grandma’s made-from-scratch chocolate chip cookies tasted better than the slice-and-bake from the mega grocery store.

Plus there’s something more, I don’t know…brewery-authentic, about customizing a recipe then measuring, crushing and mashing malted barley in the same fashion the breweries do, instead of opening a can of syrup or bag of powder.

could not agree more

 

[blitzcreeg]

its also the satisfaction you get when you know that u actually made the beer from scratch and can contol every step. im going on 3rd ag and will never look back.

 

[jholen]

2nd AG and will not go back to pure extract.

 

[Zalf]

Even if you can't go AG, even Partial Mash can improve your beer without making a major change in your procedures or equipment. With a grain bag and any pot already in your kitchen for sparge water you are set for partial mash.

This small change has really brought my FGs onto target where all extract or extract +steeping grains would get to a certain point and refuse to go lower. I have yet to have a partial mash not hit the target FG.

So same OG efficiency with greater FG efficiency with a good grain bag and my trusty noodle pot.