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I'm in the process of upgrading from a 5 gal rubbermaid bev cooler MLT with a ss braid to a square 10 gallon igloo cooler and I've been thinking of going to a false bottom but hopefully on the cheap. Has anyone ever tried to make a false bottom using a metal screen? I currently have some...

Now that I've got several AG batches under my belt, I am thinking about trying to max out the mash size I can squeeze out of my 5G water cooler. Looking at a few of the previous batches I think I might be able to cram at least 14 or maybe even 15 pounds of grain into a mash if I get down around...

The attached pic is of several buds (each several inches long) that have been growing off the bottom of my single cascade bine over the last couple weeks. Should I do anything about these buds if they start getting longer? Cut the bine back and plant the part that has the buds? I harvested...

A few weeks ago I bought two bombers of Stone AB from my local Pavillions (Spring/Woodruff). They tasted stale (and/or I just don't remember what AB is supposed to taste like). I got a few bombers from Bevmo (PCH/2nd), and they tasted better, but still not quite what I remember (a little low...

Can bronze cause off flavors if used in a MT? I've put together a water cooler MLT, and the first three batches since going AG have an awful off-flavor (harsh smell and flavor, bordering on rancid and/or chemically-ish). I used the same exact parts shown in the sticky on HBT except I couldn't...

This was my first year of growing hops, and I just picked my single cascade bine clean (about 5 oz wet) along with a few stragglers from my columbus bine (about 1.5 oz wet). Does anyone have an idea how important vacuum packing is? I've got some small ball jars that I think would be a perfect...

Can anyone recommend an AG recipe that can have a quick turnaround? I'm not too woried about style, just want something I can make to try to see if my proccess is good. I've got a couple of brews kegged/secondarying that might be a little green, and I'd like to try to make something to see if...

Grew up on the EC, now live in Long Beach. My teams are the Gators and the Orioles, and sometimes the Ravens. I've been brewing for about four years now, and have just started to get into AG after trying a partial mash Dale's Pale Ale clone. I've been getting more into slapping together...