Recent content by PhilosophicAle

I made this tutorial of my wort chiller build, and thought it may be helpful to some folks. I brewed my first all grain batch tonight (thanks to you guys helping me decide to get a heat stick), and I got the wort down do 70°F in 12 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S94Lhp-bv8M Hope...

Hey guys, I know it's been awhile since I started this, but I just wanted to check in for those who helped me out. I got my heat stick, and brewed my first all grain batch just now. The heat stick worked wonderfully, I was able to turn my burners down a lot and still have a full rolling...

Thank you for this. I'm either going to do this or a heat stick.. seems like they will each cost a similar amount, but heat sticks look cooler and they don't attach to my kettle.

Did you follow a tutorial?

Well I know topping off is standard for extract, but that's a concentrated wort. I didn't know if it was a good idea for all-grain. What's the best way to insulate?

I know not to boil with the lid on because the DMS needs to boil off and the lid will just let it drop back in. So it appears my options are: heatstick, insulate, or top it off after the boil. I don't really want to do any smaller batches then 5 gal.. How would I insulate this if that's...

Thank you for all of the replies. I just ran another test with a slightly lower volume (6.25 gal). I could easily get it to a vigorous rolling boil with the lid on, but once it's off I'm back to about 209° and a slight boil. Having the lid 75% off or all the way off doesn't really effect the...

I'm at just below 800 feet.. Thanks for the responses! EDIT: The "more intense bubbles" on the edge were more like a rolling boil, but confined to within like 2-3" of the edge.

Hi all, I've recently finished building and acquiring all my equipment to start All Grain brewing. I've done 7 extract batches and want to move on. I was testing my boil temp and time for 6.5 gallons of water to help efficiently allocate time for my first AG brew day. I was able to get a...