Recent content by gashmoney

I'm looking to get a new kettle and have been looking at Mega Pots and the More Beer kettles. Anybody have a More Beer kettle that could confirm wether it has internal measurement markings like the Mega Pot? Also was wondering about ball valves on boil kettles. Doesn't the heat from the boil...

Thanks for the replies. I didn't have any lactose so I opted to not use the cocoa this time. Seems like too many folks have had bad experiences. Maybe after I'm a little more seasoned I'll go for it. I did add 1/4 pound of oats to my mash. Pretty interested to see how it turns out. Getting...

I'm doing my first porter (All Grain). I'm using a small amount of oats to hopefully aide in mouthfeel and have been reading about adding cocoa powder with 10 minutes left in the boil. This is my sixth batch overall and I've never used oats or cocoa powder. I guess my question is, should I...

Thanks for the reassurance. I did put another stopper in. I tend to over prepare for things so I had a couple more stoppers on hand. Bottled the first batch just before I brewed number two so I'm not sure yet. I started with a one gallon batch of pale ale from Beer Craft (pretty great little...

Hey all, been lurking for a while but first time posting. I'm new to brewing and started doing AG right off the bat (probably not smart). Just brewed my second batch Saturday night and had my first real obvious mistake. Had just transferred my wort to the carboy and was getting ready to...