Took advantage of the great weather last night and brewed this up on the porch. LHBS was out of belgian pils and biscuit, so I substituted german pils and cara-belge. Couldn't find pink peppercorns so I subbed a blend that had white, green, pink and black. Also used 3724 instead of 3711.
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I went with the Victoria (Corona knockoff) for $23 to save some money. After some minor tweaking I'm getting mid 80's efficiency. If you are on a budget and like to DIY, save yourself the money and do what I did. It ain't pretty, but it gets the job done...
Ordered all of the parts for this build on 6/15, everything arrived except for the freezer which was scheduled to be delivered today. Got a call from Lowe's this morning stating the freezer was "destroyed" during shipment. He said he would normally offer a discount if it was just dented but...
I've been lurking long enough...googling how-to questions and recipes led me to HBT. I'm 6 batches in, recently switched to all-grain (brew in a bag - Death Brewer's tutorial) and just purchased the parts for a DIY mash tun. Judging by the amount of time I spend on this site and the fun I'm...