BeerTools Discussion Forum

Does anyone know where to find the cheapest 7 gallon (or so) kettle? I'm in the Toronto, Canada area. Websites from the US tend to charge way too much for shipping. Even after reading all of the info posted on how aluminum is OK, I think I'd still prefer stainless steel, just because it's more durab...

I brewed 2 batches pretty mcuh at the same time. IPA and a Belgian Ale. Both taste great, but I ended up using dried malt for bottle carbonation and they are flat.....just a bit undercarbonated. I must have messed up the measurement. Next time I'll go with corn sugar for priming. I'm trying to find ...

http://www.howtobrew.com/ This should get you started. Also check out HBD.org when it comes back online....lots of very knowledgeable people. I'm new at this as well(2 batches in.....started with wine and moved to beer). Let me know if you have specific questions after reading through.....I'll try t...

I've been readin up a bit, but that's not the same as having actually done it. I'm on 2 batches and looking to start the next shortly. I appreciate the help. I think the method I'm thinking of for partial mash will work fine then. It's basically like making a 2nd cup of tea with the grain bag and th...

1) I'm new to brewing. I want to do partial mashing. I plan to use a grain bag, heat the water in a seperate stock pot to the mashing temp and then stick in a preheated oven (heat and then turn off) to mash. The question is, what is sparging exactly and why does everyone talk about a stuck sparge? I...