[Tim Walsh]

Originally Posted by TimT

This is a 10 gal RIMS system I made for a friend of mine.. Whole grain brewing is nice, but it takes up a lot of real estate.. I prefer partial grain/extract brewing myself, having done whole grain brewing for awhile...

I like using Alexanders Pale Malt extract as a base and mashing the other half of the kettle with grains.. Alexanders is apparently the most transparent extract out there...works very well in partial mash recipes..

To hot to brew now though... even though I have a root cellar I can Lager in... the boils are to hot..

links:

http://www.riptidebrewery.com/ji00002.htm

http://www.riptidebrewery.com/ji00003.htm

Very nice setup.

I currently do 2.5 all grain batches on the stove. It works well since I don't have to worry about the weather. Next time I brew I'll take some pictures. Just bottled an Imperial IPA and 2 pale ales for the 24 hours of lemons crew.



I've only done one steeped grain extract batch and it came out ok(second batch ever) Steeping grains is more for the color/flavor. Your "mash" is REALLY thick(0.75Q/lb) if you're looking to get fermentables out of it.