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Anyone have an idea if there is a benefit to having these poles 10 degrees out as opposed to perfectly vertical?

I'd be surprised if that were a lager. I've left a lager on the trub for several weeks and noticed something. I forget what it was haha. But something was noticeably distinct, and I attributed to sitting on the trub. To be fair minded about it, there's a slight chance that the changes may have...

Looks like the fencing comes in 21ft and 24ft lengths.

Just wanted it off the trub is all. I keg not bottle. Have you used s-04 before? It's lightning in a... bucket. Starts bubbling in 12 hours and you're lucky to see a single bubble exit after 48 hours. I understand that you can let the brew sit and knock off a few points over two weeks. I just...

I was thinking crush. I'm always hesitant to run it through a second time because one run and I've got about two tablespoons of flour on the bottom of the mill. I'm not sure I've ever mashed that low and was wondering if that was a contributing factor. In the past a 148 mash with that bill...

Thanks. Hmmm 4%.... Thought it might be higher lol I used 9lb 2row + 1lb maris + 1lb crystal malt. Hour long acid rest and then 143 F at 30 min, 156F at 30 min Is that to be expected?

I'm guessing the brew made it to 40F at best while reading it. How many points should I add or subtract from this reading? I got 1.006 at 37-40F OG was 1.035 at 60F

Bump. Is the OP still around?

Just adding to the record here. I'm brewing a pale ale using S-04. I pitched at about 60F and allowed it to rise to 64 over the first 24 hours. It's bubbling away nicely at 64/65'ish and after 12 hours of action (36 hours since pitch) I raised it to 67, just in case it felt like stalling near...

The mash controller would be my first priority. If I could I would buy a whole new set up in one go, but at least with the right pieces I can get used to new components as I go.

Pretty. Thanks for your input. Is that 15/10/15?

Anyone have one? Build their own? Alternatives? I'm growing tired of heating my mash every two or three minutes. It's not pissing me off but obviously some convenience would be appreciated. I read a few people chirp about blichmann's technology in ToP being a form of planned obsolescence...

Take it personally, take it how you like. The post is vague and an affirmation. 700+ views in 3 days to read about hop flavor being affected by hose length.... I'm sure they left this thread feeling informed. Well at least you got some people curious, if not confused. There are two general...

Wasn't a fan from the start? I don't even look at who is posting when I make my reply. I think calling this a pot shot is reading too much in to it, and I rather not make a new post to a question that could have been explained in this post. No need to add more clutter is there? This post...

So, how does length affect flavor? Is it simply a more agitated pour releasing/scrubbing hop aroma out of the beer and in to your nose? I really do wish that this forum was better moderated to discern general talk from otherwise. Although the subject and thread match this category, it is more...