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It's probably just a silly math error I did. The calculator actually figures out the amount to add per gallon then calculates out to the mash and boil. I goofed on the boil calculation it seems. I mash with my full water amount (BIAB no-sparge) so I never even used that number. I don't use...

Yes, that's the phrase I couldn't think of. The calculator I did can do several million guesses in under a minute. I suck at "desktop productivity software" and can write code to solve problems for me in less time.

FWIW, the "Bonnie Blue Brew water calculator" was written as an exercise for me to learn various brewing calculations. It was also a play ground for some mathematical "games." The formulas it uses are all from Palmer, so that may explain some difference between it and others. Also, it takes a...

They are good about giving them to you if you email/call them. I refuse to buy kits from companies that try to keep their recipes "secret." Some companies don't even tell you what's in the kit after you buy it.

I have done it before. Worked fine. Just make sure all your gaskets are heat rated.

I have a 15 gallon SS version with a basket and an element fits fine with the basket in it.

I BIAB exclusively when I do all-grain and average 75% efficiency. No sparge whatsoever in well over a year.

I have a 7gallon conical from them. Nice simple and functional, FWIW.

Comes with a racking port, but no racking arm. I close the dump valve and spray it with some star San

I have one of the conicals and I like it.

I've done the same. It works.

I do "Aussie" style BIAB. I dough in with all the water I need for boil off, absorption, etc. I wind up with about 3:1 ratio. I average 75-83% depending on the exact grain bill. No sparge needed. I do a mash-out by raising temp with direct heat (well, I use a heating element). Not sure it...

Which bag did you buy? My homemade ones keep ripping.

Very interesting. I too have become rather lazy. Let us know how it goes on brew-day. which side of Atlanta? I'm west.