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I've always been told you get less evaporation if your kettle is taller than it is wide because there is less surface area. Not sure how true it is, but that's how most things in home brewing go :lol:

I made pumpkin beer last year as I was missing it from home. It was alright, but I overdid it on the spice a bit. After the first taste out of the keg I thought there wasn't enough and when I went to add more it poured a lot faster than expected :( Was still lovely after I gave it some time to...

I've used old Grolsch bottles with no problems before, just make sure to keep any green bottles of sunlight as they apparently do not prevent the UV from going through and skunking your beer. I haven't experienced this first hand, but I was also absolutely paranoid about letting them see...

I used to do a 60 minute mash, but my past few brews have been 90 minute mashes simply because I know my equipment will hold the temp for the extra 30 minutes, and it helps with my efficiency (not quite as much as I thought it would tho :( ). Might think about giving that a shot and see if it...

You mentioned looking to start BIAB in your kitchen. This is entirely doable, and is how I started as well. The boiler I used was just a giant stock pot I found at Makro, but I have since turned one of the big blue chutney barrels into a boiler by adding tesco elements inside. Either of these...

Have you tested your hydro in water by any chance? It should read 1.0 in water IIRC.

I can appreciate doing work like this as something to do that makes you think, but I also realize that most people won't be all that interested in the outcome. Most people use calculators or spreadsheets or tools written by others because they don't care about the math behind it so long as it's...

Done. Good luck, and let us know the results!

1020 is a bit high. What kit was it? I generally leave my beers alone for 10-12 days and then check the SG.

I always take my OG before the yeast is added as I like to drink the sample and it's much better without a bunch of yeast in it. Plus, it means ALL the yeast goes into the brew and none into the sample which I don't add back.

Yea, make sure it's stirred up really well as the sugar should be dispersed evenly to allow for a proper OG reading. You'll also want to make sure it's well stirred as that's the primary way of getting enough oxygen for your yeast into the FV :) Worst case is that it's actually at 1.032 and you...

Oh man, I'll be following this one. Can't WAIT for the pictures and horror stories :sick: :sick:

My note take has been SO bad for brewing lately... I can't find the sheet on this, but am about to keg it and it's at 1.008 :shock: Just kegged it :) Tastes lovely!

This look about right? Recipe: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout Clone (23L) TYPE: All Grain Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l Estimated OG: 1.086 SG Estimated Color: 92.7 EBC Estimated IBU: 48.1 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %...

You probably have an infection in there. What tastes bad about it? If you know the off-flavors you can generally tell what may have gone wrong in the process.

Def a bit warmer. You're looking at fermentation temperatures because that's exactly what priming is; You've kicked off another round of fermentation, but with just enough sugar to get the bottle fizzy. :cheers:

Everyone I know who has used both the counter pressure and the Beer Gun says that a counter pressure is better.

Sounds like he just used the juice... I didn't.. I chucked the whole things in. The way I did it was to sterilize a strainer and once the liquid was high enough to cover the strainer, I skimmed out the bits with it and then put the strainer under the tube and MOST of the bits went into the...

The idea of a keg exchange with someone local is an amazing concept... Having a rotating guest tap on the kegerator is just brilliant. Now I just need to finish the kegerator and get more cornies :-D

From what I've heard (could be wrong :shock:), when you freeze yeast you risk rupturing the cell walls due to expansion. This could be completely wrong, but seems plausible bc if you freeze a beer bottle, the expansion causes the bottle to burst.