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lent quick disconnect to use dryer vent



hooked up



outside view of laundry room



floor drain (it's a little close to the wall but convenient

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RO unit (put together from some filter housings I already had plus the new RO housing, fittings, and shutoff)



RO bucket (float valve needs replacing) I use this for coffee too



Awesome stir plate thanks to Bigbeavk's generosity



HLT/HERMS coil



Recirculating the mash or possibly vorlaufing, I can't remember

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Filling BK



Hops ready to go (good tip using the cups from a user here that I can't remember now)



FWH. First time trying a nylon bag, just ordered a hop spider from Stainless Brewing.



Preboil boil gravity looks good



Over sparged a bit

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Brief video of precarious beginnings of the boil

http://s1234.beta.photobucket.com/user/jsguitar/media/boilvid-1.mp4.html

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Recirculating through chiller to sanitize
I need to work on my chilling set up



Filling fermenters




Lost siphon! This was a bummer. It was either my hop stopper or a combination of that and a non-airtight dip tube. It had no trouble with water prior to this.



Drained mash tun

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Cleaning last bits of mash after dumping outside



Mash tun all cleaned up



Overall a good brew day. 10 gallons of an American IPA is fermenting away.

I've ordered a 8 5/8" wide hop spider from Stainless Brewing and am looking at improving my chilling equipment/routine now.