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Hey all, I'm planning on making my first Bock (Angel Wings from Brewing Classic Styles). I made a 3-step lager starter (1.75L per step) using WLP833. After the 3rd step, the flask went into the fridge on 3/1. Due to finishing my PhD, brewing got put on hold. Now that the dissertation is...

So I have agreed to brew gift beers for out–of–town guests attending our wedding this fall. So far I've brewed 2 of 4, 5gal batches of a pumpkin ale (OG = 1.055). The rate limiting factor in production is that my fermentation chamber only fit two carboys in at a time. In order to have enough...

Hey All! I just picked up a Frigidaire "Commercial" (model ffc0723dw5) chest freezer from craigslist and am about to order a 2-stage Ranco controller. The freezer was a steal but the inside dimensions are little wonky. It has a 7 ft^3 capacity as far as I can tell, but as is, it will only fit...

After dealing with variable crush quality from various suppliers, I finally bit the bullet and went in on a MM2. I just ran ~4lbs of 2-row through it to get the burrs off and play with the gap setting. I don't have much experience on this front, so I was wondering if y'all would be willing to...

I've got 7 AG batches under my belt at this point and I'm getting my efficency pretty well dialed in (just bought a grain mill to improve consistency, retailer crush has been all over the place). At this point I'm trying to improve my process and I've got the following question about water...

At this point I've completed about 6 AG batches using fly-sparging with out too much drama. At this point my most memorable "learning experiences" have been about the effects of flow rate and stirring thicker mashes on efficiency. But as always I'm trying to improve my process and this part has...

My ingredients to make Denny Conn's rye IPA recipe (AG) arrived today, which has turned out to be the coldest day of the winter in RI thus far. The Wyeast smack pack (Denny's Fav. 50) was pretty much solid out of the box and the mfg. date is 12/10/12. I should say that this is my first lick at a...

My father in law got me a refurb keg kit from Cornykeg.com for Christmas (who says in laws are bad!?) and I've got a batch that's just about ready for legging this weekend. Its a ball-lock keg with no relief valve and came with barb fittings. So a few questions: Is it worth replacing the lid...

So this is my second AG batch. The first was NB's Smashing Pumpkin Ale which was a great success. This time around I adjusted my process a bit to get closer to the strike temps (pre-heated the mash tun). For my second AG, I went for the Rebel Rye. I hit the mash temp of 151 dead on. I missed...

I finally made the leap into AG brewing with NB's Smashing Pumpkin Ale. I went for extra credit and added pureed pumpkin that I roasted the day before. I almost can't believe the whole thing didn't blow up in my face but I guess I had put AG brewing on some kind of mental pedestal that only the...

So I'm about to jump into my first AG batch. I built bulkheads based on Bobby_M's "No Leak" design posted here but I couldn't find silicone o-rings at any near-by hardware stores. Instead I bought similarly sized black rubber o-rings from the faucet hardware section at Lowes. I'm leak-testing as...