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yes batch sparging. thanks for the feedback. i think maybe until i get a manifold built i will try the 90 min and maybe splitting the sparge thanks for the feedback

I am currently mashing in a 100qt igloo cooler and i am using a ordinary round igloo false bottom. this only covers a little less than half of the area of the bottom of the tun. it seems to be working ok, but I'm finding i keep getting low efficiency when i make high gravity beers. I'm...

not too sure i guess i should have. i was little worried about the bittering hops being in there too long i guess. plus after the spillage the flame was getting hard to control and the arm of the burner kept catching fire so i was trying to speed things up i guess.

i just made an IPA on new years day in the freezing 22 degree weather. and when i did my first hop addition at 60 min. i had a little bit of boil over and lost some heat. since i had to shut it down in an attempt not to catch everything on fire. it took me about 20 mins to get back up to...

thanks for all the suggestions. I'm lucky enough to have a basement door in the driveway, and the basement is 1/2 below and 1/2 above ground and set up the mash tun right inside, with a run off hose from the kettle gravity fed right inside to the MT. so my biggest hurdle will be getting that...

anyone have a hard time brewing outside in cold weather with propane? planning on doing a 13 gallon boil on sunday, and it supposed to be a high of 22 here in Boston. i do have a wind shield i made out of aluminum flashing, just worried about bringing that much fluid up to a boil

1056 yeast. started out around 66-68. but due to a cold spell my basement dropped to about 58 degrees. bringing the beer down to about 60. I've had it wrapped in a heating blanket for a couple days and brought it back up to 66. seems like that is kickstarting it back and working

so i just upgraded to 10 gallon system with a keggle and a bigger mash tun. my first 10 gallon batch I made a black IPA. my OG was 1.060. i had a few problems with the new system. my boil overflowed and i had trouble getting back up to a full rolling boil. I also think my starter was a little...

What size is the refridgerator?

I am currently doing a choc stout and used cocoa nibs in the secondary

how did this come out i am making a white ale tomorow with some sage and im curious

ya what are those containers? and how big are they? cant tell by the photo

got my gas set up, put the pressure up to 30psi... instant fix. the leak is in the release valve oif the keg. this plug looks pretty beat up is there a way to fix these. i havent even used it yet i feel like midwest should maybe replace the valve

cool thanks guys, ya its at a stable temp of 34 degrees.

i am new to the kegging thing and i finally got my keezer up and runnin but i keep running into gas troubles. through trial and error i think i keep finding problem and fixing it. well i woke up monday morning and i was outta gas. i presently only have 1 keg hooked up and it has zero pressure so...

Well i have been spending what spare time i have in the last few months building and setting up my first keezer, i put together my own gas manifold and i have had to deal with a few hiccups. i keep running into gas leaks after checking all my connections and re-taping all my threads, and...