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How about a Kolsch?

Pro: You become a man. Con: You inherit manly responsibilities. :mug: Joking aside, I've found that the art of manipulating a mash has had a profound impact on the outcome of my beer. Plus, my all-grain batches simply taste better. Make the switch. You'll love it.

Ya, I see your point with magnum and double 60 minute. Good suggestion. As for steeping the cascade hops after flame out for 30 minutes, I was always under the impression that you want to chill the wort as fast as possible after flameout in order to encourage cold break and to minimize risk of...

Ok, this will be my first attempt at an IPA and after reading through a number of recipes I tried to combine concepts to create my own recipe. I'm really hoping I can get some feedback on this before heading to the brew shop this weekend. NOTE: The Alpha% on the Magnum at my local brew shop is...

I with you on that 100%. And maybe I gave the wrong impression in my previous post. I didn't start making beer because I simply wanted to get drunk. I'm truly interested in the process and the ability to tweak recipes and understand how the final product responds. That being said, for...

Don't mean to sound ignorant or condescending, but why would you want to have your beer less than 4% ABV? I'm relatively new to the world of beer and genuinely curious.

I'd be interested to hear the outcome of this experiment....

I also started with a 5 gal cooler of the same kind and converted it to a mash tun. Did a few batches with it and it worked fine. The one down-side is that there wasn't enough room to do a mash out, so I ended up buying the same 52 quart Coleman Extreme that Malticulous referred to. The 52...