I sprang for a Monster Mill to mill my own grain. There is not much discussion about operating the mill. Per the mill instructions I should mill 2 pounds of grain to clean to rollers from the manufacturing. So the problem immediately presented itself. The grain just bounces around in the chute...

I have absolutely zero experience with all grain brewing. I want to start but while I am in the process of obtaining the equipment I am trying to understand the why's and how to do it. I'm reading and watching videos to obtain the knowledge and relying on the wisdom of the members on this forum...

I right I'm doing extract but am thinking about getting into all grain. What I'm reading all grain using a mash tun is the way to go (for me). I really only would want to do 5 gallon brews. I think the least expensive way is to build a mash tun from an 10g igloo. Right now I have a 10 g SS...

I have a dumb question: Right now I brew my beer using extracts. Extracts only require boiling 2.5 gallons which I can due easily with my gas stove in the basement. If I were to whole grain brew I need to boil 5 gallons. By what I'm reading that I will need to use more BTU's. Many brewers use a...

I've only done brews from extract kits. I want to brew a NB Imperial stout but the instruction state to allow fermentation 2-3 months. My understanding is that I will need to use a secondary fermenter due to the length of time. Good sanitation aside my only issue would be the concern with...

I'm new to brewing but I'm trying to understand how to take the FG sample. I use a bottling bucket with a simple syrup. My conundrum is actually obtain the sample. I'm thinking the only way would be taking it from the bucket before adding the syrup. Is this correct?