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Yeah, I have a totally separate process for chilling, where I would not be using my paddle or spoon. So, the paddle would only be for mash in and boil. As for the whisk - I like the sound of it, but not the length. 24 inches is how long my spoon is... and I need to get further away from the heat.

Thanks - I couldn't think of anything too wrong with using it with both, but you never know with this crazy hobby! As for using FermCap, I used that a lot while I was still extract brewing, but once I moved to all-grain, I got a 16g kettle and haven't had a boilover... until Tuesday evening...

Got a cool, long wooden paddle I had intended on using for mash-in, but after last nights "Battle of the Boilover" with my shorter stainless spoon, I got to wondering if anyone uses their paddle as a stirrer in the boil kettle. I figure a quick rinse ought to do it. Thoughts?

According to the Inkbird site, here's the temp probe dimensions: What’s the diameter of the sensor? The tip part of the sensor (metal): Diameter: 6mm, Length: 50mm; The rest part (plastic): Diameter: 3.2mm, Length: 2m;

This could be my first foray into thermowells. Do you know if it would it accommodate the temperature probe of an Inkbird ITC 308? (Right now I bungee cord it to the side of my Speidel with a hunk of foam rubber...meh, it works.)

Color me interested!

There ya go... thought my links were working...

I recently got a new aeration wand and was looking to get the most out of it. The hardest part would be to boil it to sterilize, then reassemble it (including the nylon washer) and not touch it with your hands, lest the oils clog the stone. So, I thought there had to be a better way than to...

Thanks all for the suggestions/advice ! Yeah, I'm done with the Oxyclean I have on hand and have moved to 100% PBW from now on! I did a 2-day PBW soak, and am now doing a 2 day vinegar/water soak. I may do another round of PBW, too. At this point, it's cheaper than 4-5 batches of perfumed beer!

I've got the 30L / 7.9 G fermenters, that I thought I was cleaning with unscented Oxyclean... apparently not. Now, by beers are tasting like they should, but I get a candy-like bouquet from them. Soaking now in good ol' hot PBW. Will that work or do I need to do more afterwards?

I'm in!

Great feedback! Yeah this event has several 'flights' of categories... like a flight could be "Lager, Hybrids, English Pale Ale, American Ales" And yeah, with 2 or 3 "safe" beers a creative one might give a memorable experience ! Any other things to consider?

Yeah, this is open to the general public, so some beer noobs, beer nerds and beer ninjas could all be there... The Kolsch is an interesting idea, but I'm already doing my Cream Ale, which is a lighter, yellow fizzy...

Prepping for an early spring "people's choice" competition, and I would like to take 3 or 4 brews. I've decided on my Irish Red, and my pretty fantastic Cream Ale (imho), BUT, I need 2 more... A couple of my leading contenders are a dunkel, or a dubbel, a pale ale or to hang on to my really...

Got home tonight - took a light to the fermentor and we are no longer green, but rather a nice, pleasant golden color. Chalk another one up to RDWHAHB ! Vbb

Ok, I did my second batch of a great, all grain cream ale. In preparation for a more 'fall' version, I chucked in 0.75 oz dried, sweet orange peel from the LHBS, and 1.25 oz hand crushed coriander in the last 10 mins of a 90 min boil. I transferred to the fermenter, and I noticed it looked...

Nice read! I'm gonna have to look through my spreadsheet of brews and see if S-04 is making a trend in my beer. And I too like the sharing of responsibilities on brew day.

I did a Russian Imperial Stout that fermented for like 2 months. Fearing that the yeast was on it's last legs, I used the CBC for bottling. It fermented a tad warm, so it has some fusel alcohol I'm trying to tame by letting it sit for several months. All that to say, that I've not had any...

Just did my first AG batch yesterday. It was great, I'm excited, but it wasn't easy...and I thought through a lot of stuff beforehand, too (unlike my first batch ever!). That being said, Yes, we have great technology, tools and information that we've never had before. I can't imagine brewing...

THANKS EVERYBODY ! Wow, what a community! Love the comments, and yes, there are other types of brewers out there. My group of friends, drinkers and brewers comprise mostly of what I wrote about, so I'm so pleased to see that there are EVEN MORE reasons to make beer and all that goes with it...