re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread

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A 15 gallon pot is awesome
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I use a milk crate

Thats a big arse pot. We have a crawfish pot and burner but dont want to use the same pot.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I am sure I will be bugging yall for suggestions as we get closer to our first brew.

All I need is a 5 gallon though correct?

I used my crawfish pot & burned for years to brew beer. Just cleaned the hell out of it before I used it for beer.

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All I need is a 5 gallon though correct?

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5 gallon pot is a waste of money. You want to do full volume boils even in extract. 10 gallon or better.

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But, the more i use them, the more i think of switching to better bottles (plastic).

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You just have to drop one to switch to better bottles. That's all it took for me. Been much happier with better bottles.

Yeah, get a plastic one later and save that one for the occasional beer that needs a long secondary/aging period.

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I am thinking about doing a Dark Mild after revisiting the Jester King Commercial Suicide this weekend. This is from the website:

OG: 1.024, FG 1.000

72% Pilsner
7% Crisp Brown malt
7% Crystal 45L
6% Crisp Chocolate
6% Flaked Oats
3% Crisp Amber

Hops: 20 IBUs of goldings @ 60min.

Same fermentation schedule as Black Metal…3711 for a clean beer, or add sour beer bottle dregs for a funkier beer (highly recommended!)

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I'm going to brew this on Saturday but will be adding about 15% Rye and using the dregs from the CS to ferment it.

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How do you repopulate the yeast out of dregs? Is it simply by making a starter with the last little bit of yeast/beer remaining in the bottle?

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Basically. If all I need out of the bottle is the bacteria rather than enough yeast to ferment, I will just dump straight into the fermenter. You really have to be slow with the starter though, small amounts and step it up multiple times to build up the numbers of cells you need.