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Thanks all. Currently I’m leaning Kolsch for the short turn around. Also, my wife has been begging for a chai porter. Maybe this is the time?

That’s a good suggestion. Thank you mongoose33

I’m not sure if this is the right forum for this, but as good of place as any. I currently work overseas for 9-10 weeks at a time and back home for 3 weeks. I want to brew two beers on my next trip home. I would like to do one that I can brew, ferment and get on tap in my kegerator in 10-14...

Un1br0ue, That is a great question. These are actual tap handles from Oskar Blues Brewery. Well their distribution service anyway. A buddy of mine owns a restaurant and bar here in town and they get new tap handles regularly with distribution to his place. He didn't know what to do with some of...

I built this baby about a year ago now. It is a 1950 Kelvinator.

One more question, I mentioned that I did add a whirlfloc tablet into my boil process. I did this with 15 minutes remaining in the boil. Is this the correct spot or are there suggestions to add it at other points in the boil?

Great to know. Thanks!

Thanks for the responses. I’ll try to answer questions. -Whirlfloc? I did use a whirlfloc tab in this one but did neither whirlpool nor cold crash. -Mash temp? I started my mash at 152 degrees and after an hour I was just over 150. -Fernentation temp control? I fermented at 68 degrees +/- 3...

Hey guys, another update. Last Sunday I kegged my Pale Ale after being in the primary for 2 weeks and then one week in the secondary on one ounce of Cascade Hops. I have run into a couple of interesting things. 1) By my recipe the FG was supposed to be 1.015 and mine came out at 1.010. So I...

Just an update guys, I brewed that Pale Ale recipe over the weekend and it went pretty smooth. My recipe OG was 1.057 and my tested OG was 1.058. I used Brewer's Friend efficiency calculator and calculated it out to just over 68% for brewhouse efficiency. I know some areas I need to improve on...

At this point I intend to batch sparge. I will likely try fly sparging at some point just to have the experience and see what it potentially changes with the process. I tend to research the hell out of things so when I was building my mash tun and hot liquor tank I probably put in 50 hours of...

I’m no expert at this and have a thread up about designing my first brew an APA. I did hours of research and thinking when it came to hops and I think I’m going to bitter with Amarillo at 60 minutes, add cascade at 10 minutes, and dry hop with cascade in the secondary. I’m excited to brew this...

I have taken a bit of advice from all and will impart my own experiences. I will have to do a bit of trial and error and come up with what works best for my setup and my area. I appreciate the critique and feedback on this recipe and look forward to being more active on these forums. Like I said...

Thanks Morrey, I haven't really worried about brewing water to date. I've had some really good kit beers with our tap water here in Colorado. I definitely want to start geeking out on water chemistry after I get an all grain batch or two on my scoreboard. Thanks for the information.

Thanks Mizzou and JKaranka. I really appreciate the help. I think I have settled in on a recipe to brew. I am going to switch out biscuit malt and add 10% Munich Malt. I'm also going to take the 1.0 oz of Cascade hops that I had at Flameout and put that in as a dry hop addition to see how that...

What would you guys do for a hop schedule to make bring out the bitter/hop flavor profile for a pale ale but not make it a hop bomb?

Thank you for the advice here. I will go back to the drawing board a bit on the Biscuit Malt. Would a Munich or Vienna malt serve me better or just go with the 2-Row and Crystal? I want to have a good crisp pale and looked at Simcoe hops as well. For hops I found this website that has given the...

I am embarking on building my own recipes and doing my first all grain batch after almost 2 years of brewing extract and partial mash recipe kits. I chose to do a Pale Ale because the recipes seem fairly simple. My first stab at it is below. Please provide constructive feedback specifically on...

Thanks All. I think I will skip the Kegco stuff right now. I really like the look and interchangeable aspects of the Intertap faucets. I wish I could get the conversions kits with Intertap as an option. From the sites I have looked at, I can eith go cheap or upgrade to Perlick which I know are...

Thanks for the insight guys. I'm going to refresh a 1950's Kelvinator and while I do have some money to play with I tend to be cheap and look for the best deals. I do also read and respect reviews and experiences from others, so this will really help. I'd hate to throw money at this project just...