Brewcommune

It does not have a drain spout. I am forced to siphon for now until my lottery ticket hits. I am unable to view the link. I believe because I have not paid my dues.

I would like to get some help in another sticky area for me :), that is after I get the wort cooled down with my IC, how do you get the maximum amount of wort out without taking the hops and trub? I have read that pumps are used somehow, not sure how and can't grasp or find info on doing that if you...

Thanks for al the input and advice guys. I am getting a better picture of what needs to be done now and the proper way to do it. I have never joined a brew club as there is none close enough to me to go after work, especially with 2 small younglings around. I guess I just was never around other brew...

So you never actually disassemble the keg every time to clean. You trust the PBW cleans all nooks and crannies inside? Also if I follow your logic, and I hope I do, because a couple more pieces of the puzzle just fit. You pour the cooled wort in the primary corny with the shortened out tube for prim...

I have the LHBS mill it and I use it within a week or 2, I don't have a mill - Yet. Thanks for the tip though. So you don't sanitize the brew pot, tun or liquor pot before boiling, just rinse the dust off and brew? The boil kills whatever you pick up along the way? Is this standard practice? Do you ...

After recooperating from a bad batch of porter I had to dump I finally got smart after 2 years and did some research on sanitation on brew day. There is a ton of information on the topic, but what works best for brewers? I realized some things I was not taking into account during sanitation like: ju...

Well I have succeeded at bottling the Ebola virus. Last night I used a sanitized turkey baster to remove the newly formed milky white layer of gelatinous mass and then proceeded to remove approximately 2 of 3 gallons from the 3 gallon carboy. I tried to get the center wort and stay away from the top...

Could you tell me where to look for the recipe for the Hazelnut chocolate porter? That sounds very yummy

Most days I hail from Milwaukee, WI - Others I can't keep track. I found this place thru the article in the new BYO magazine and am very glad to have a reliable reading material to get me over the novice brewer hump. Lots of good posts and topics here. Thanks again all. Wish I lived closer to CA so ...

It was a pretty mellow ferment with wyeast british ale yeast. It did appear globular in form before I scooped it out best I could and very distinctly seperated from the beer as it is a black porter and this was milky white. I was going to wait a couple days more and check it out again. This is the f...

I have a question and I have just found and joined in the fun here. I recently took the leap with my first batch of all grain - a delicious chocalate porter. I almost drank it before I pitched the yeast. I have been brewing for several years now (at least 10 batches and have never had a problem with...