Recent content by trimpy

Came here to say food saver as well. I have the mason jar vacuum attachment as well. It works great.

I use ratebeer/beer advocate to make sure it isn't terrible. I can't get singles here in WV so I try pretty hard to not get stuck with a 6 pack 'o crap.

Batch sparge? When I do 10-15 gal batches on my larger system it takes a few minutes per batch and I let it recirculate 10 minutes in between. I also clean during the boil, so all that is left afterwords is to clean the kettle and the IM chiller. When i chill, i recirculate the wort and once i...

I like to have a lot of variety w/o a ton of work so I do 2.5 gallon batches, BIAB, no-chill. 10 minutes to mill and get water up to temp, 60 minute mash.. slap pot into 150F oven to minimize heat loss for smaller volume and metal pot 5 minutes to rinse and squeeze with hot tap water 5 to...

Sorachi Ace Smash +2.5 37,439.5

Wine kit for the wife, flaked wheat, 5 gal hdpe jug, big nylon bag, dry yeast packets, and some bitter orange peel.

5 gal saison 2.5 gal pale ale 37,367.5

I hate science reporting. Its all about the headline and not about the facts, of which there are zero in this case. I bet you could "link" dog ownership, affinity to the color yellow, and breathing to Alzheimers if you tried hard enough.

I have both BS2 and the mobile versions, neither of which have I seen any bugs or stability issues. BS2 is a considerable improvement over BS1 and I love the mobile app on my tablet during brew day. I have no idea what grathan is talking about.

I can't wait for mine to come in the mail... only 2 more days and its saison time.

I cut out a big rectangle the fits measurements of my pot. Fold it over and sew up the edges with standard thread making sure to use the little reverse button a few times at the beginning and the end of a run to make sure it wont come apart. I flip it inside out and just tie it shut with...

My walmart sells nylon curtain panels for $8. Its a fine white mesh and there is enough to make 6-8 big BIAB bags and several small hop bags.

I made hop bags out of the same nylon material and have had zero problems boiling them. I also direct heat with the bag on the bottom, again with no problems. My pot is pretty cheap, but I don't know if my electric range would be more even than a gas flame.

I stir while heating to make the grain heating more even. Stirring will do no harm to your brew.

My usual process for a 2.5 gal batch is to mash with all the water I need minus 2 quarts. Bring up to temp and toss on a lid and put it in a 150F oven to help hold temp. After an hour I put it back on the stove and heat everything above 165. I pull bag out, squeeze, and let sit on the rack while...