Brewcommune

It's been brough to my attention that instead of making my insane starter, I could have just grabbed a couple of packs of dry yeast and used them. I know a lot of positives, more cells, no starter, more are alive, etc. So why aren't more people using them? What are the positives, and more importantl...

Well, if im going to give the honest truth, the vials were a tad old. I had bought them for other purposes that never ended up happening. The viability according to MrMalty equals about 1.5 fresh vials. I know I could have been more value conscious, but such is life, I'll build a nice huge starter a...

Nice, didn't know you did one, will be sure to read through your post. How was the blowoff situation with your ferment?

Yea, I assumed a low eff, i used 60% , and i will sparge and boil longer if need be. I could have been more specific, but i used 3 vials to start my starter on sunday and will step up two more times, and i hope to have 2L of thick slurry volume, not overall volume. 21 days was a number thrown out by...

In college my roommates and I would spend 5 hours ouside in the NorthEast cold for this beer. Big, thick, super rare and highly unavailable unless you stand in line or give up your first born. But I figured I would go huge on my first try or going all-grain wasn't worth it. The guys at the brewery a...

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I tried the non-controller route with moderate success. I was able to get it to hit 40 or never be on (I got one of the GE 7cu. ft they talk about at the end of the thread) I wanted it at 50, so I ended up getting a Ranco, but I think it's worth it to take about a week and see if you can do it on th...

well, my first planned all grain brew is gonna be shooting for 1.109 MWAHAHAHAHA. Anyway, I am going to buy Scott K's old cooler and go for it

The girlfriend got me a nice propane burner for xmas, and after my last batch, it has inspired me to go AG. I have an 8 gal kettle, so all I really need is a mash tun. I'm wondering what you all think of the big round coolers like the MoreBeer ones. How long do they last? How much grain do they hold...

I believe it is in-store at the Riverside location. You can't get the discount online.

Hey all, so i grabbed a 7cu ft chest freezer and a ranco controller, and now my kegerator is going great. The only problem now is that i only have one regulator for my co2 tank. The fridge can fit 4 cornies, so this would be an issue. I'm wondering what people think is a good setup given that i will...

I got all the stuff about diastatic power, I just didn't know it was the difference between mashing and steeping. Little bit of an OT question, but why would you steep?

Could you point me to a good definition of steeped vs mashed? I think I may have made this problem with my stout as well.

Send me a pm when you get rid of that burner, I am quite highly interested, cause if not, still not sure what solution I am looking at.

Chris read my mind. My girlfriend got the B3 certificate with just that Camp Chef burner in mind. I have their 8gal kettle, and would like to have it off the ground. I dont want to spend more money on pumps and all to drain right to my carboy. I know there are a ton of options and maybe the Bayou Cl...