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I'm prepping for my first BIAB batch in a few weeks. I'm considering buying a grill cooking grate to use in lieu of a pulley for the grain bag. I would lift the bag, slide the grate onto the kettle, and rest the bag on it to let it drain. Does anyone foresee a potential problem with this? I'm...

I'm about 30 pages into "Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers" by John Palmer and Colin Kaminski. I feel like I walked into a chemistry class in the middle of the semester and everyone is speaking Latin. I was just wondering if those who have read the whole thing found it useful. Should I...

I really wanted to have a batch in the fermenter by last weekend, but sick kids and a busy schedule have kept that from happening. It is now 7 degrees outside. Does anyone have advice on brewing outside in extreme cold? I am using a Blichman Top Tier propane burner. My garage is off limits...

I am currently soaking all of my bottles and bottling equipment in pbw. Can I go straight from pbw to a sanitizer like One Step without rinsing? I'm trying to streamiline my prep process for bottling, ,and I would like to minimize the amount of waste water.

After 90% of my Google searches ended up here, I decided that it was time to join. I'm currently on my 6th batch of beer, and I seem to be improving a little each time. Most of my batches have been partial mash, but I intend to upgrade to an all-grain system in the next year or two, so I'm...