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I have about 4 lbs propane left in tank Is this enough for all grain BIAB on dark star burner? Any help would be appreciated

About to venture into my second all grain BIAB batch. I have well water and without a true water report I do not know how to adjust my water chemistry. My first batch I made an irish red and did about 8 gallon mash no sparge. I used 5 gallons DI water and 3 gallons well water. Beer tasted...

Hello, I a just did my first batch of BIAB last week. I am new to all grain, and still anxiously awaiting the results of my first batch of Irish Red Ale I made. I have well water that is very hard, but I do not have a reliable water report. I do have gH and kH test kit that I use for fish...

Going to make my first BIAB batch tomorrow. Going to do an Irish Red Ale with the following : 10lbs 2 row 8oz Crystal 40L 4oz Roasted Barley(500 SRM) 0.5oz EKG 60 mins 1oz EKG 30 mins Yeast: WLP004 - Irish Ale. I am trying to get my approach down before I brew tomorrow but I have a...

About to go to All grain starting with BIAB from extract. Debating about buying the following: (good investment?)? My plan is to buy the following: 10 gallon Megapot 1.2, DarkStar burner and I'll get a Draft Brewer Single Keg system for 100$ for spending over 200$. Seem like a good...

Hello all, Just about to purchase 10 gallon kettle and burner to get into all grain. Not having money for a separate mash tun I figured I'd start by using BIAB method. My question is this, Can I use an all grain recipe kit from NB etc. and do it BIAB method or will this change grain...

Hello all, About a month ago I brewed NB's BB Porter kit. About 2 weeks ago I transferred to secondary and noticed SG is still at 1.030. I used the Windsor Ale Yeast. While transferring I picked up a lot of the yeast from the primary in hopes this plus some gentle swirling would kick...

I made a Belgian Blonde on Saturday with an OG of ~1.062 and by Thursday the SG was 1.012. I tasted the beer and it tasted great. No hot alcohol and seemed pretty balanced. My question is should I leave it in the fermentor if the FG stabilizes or is there a real benefit to letting it age in...

Hello all, Just bottled a Scotch ale tonight. The beer was my second batch and a Brewcraft beer. The beer is now 2 months old and as I took a gravity reading I tasted it and spit it out. It tasted gross. Almost like vinegar. I did not have a temperature controller as I do now and perhaps...

Hi all looking to start making an Oktoberfest for the coming fall. Looking for opinions on if I should get a kit or is there a really awesome recipe I should follow. I also wanted to know if I need to make a yeast starter. I do not currently have what I need for a yeast starter, but I do...

I want to make a hefeweizen and I'm still pretty new to brewing. I have made 4 extract beers so far using kits, and this time I would like to try my hand without a kit and purchasing individual ingredients myself. I have put together a simple recipe: Let me know how it looks and if I should...

Just getting into brewing. I have an empty freezer in my garage that was here when I moved in. Thinking about buying dig temp controller from northern brewer (A419). Is it as easy as plugging the fridge into the controller and setting the temp??? If so this would be great for me. I brewed a...