Recent content by bob352

I used a system like this for years and it works great for the minimal amount of equipment needed. The chugger pump mentioned above is a good choice and Bobby is a great vendor. A lot of homebrewers use that pump so if you have any problems you will probably get a lot of help.

I had the same problem with the mash tun false bottom leaking grain. I made a gasket fix it: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=1609858&postcount=2 The gasket works really well. I can't run my march pump wide open without pulling wort faster than it drains off the bed. I use a grant so...

Yes, I did this with silver solder and it works great. I would use this adapter next time. https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tc15nps_tapped.htm

I have been using a brewers hardware kettle with the dip tube on the side. It works well as my bk.

Depends. If you disassemble the valve to clean it, it is easy to keep crud from accumulating. But if like me you just run and or soak pbw through the valve, then crud can build up. The three piece ball valves I had were a pain to disassemble. Butterfly valves are nice because no...

How about a 1" Tri Clover Compatible Butterfly Valve? http://www.brewershardware.com/1-Tri-Clover-Butterfly-Valve.html I use them in my brew setup. Shiny, heavy, and expensive. This looks interesting. http://www.brewershardware.com/1-Tri-Clover-Tri-Clamp-Ball-Valve-Quick-Clean.html I...

I am one of those AG brewers that does not mash specialty grains. Instead they are added to the mash tun just before mash out. By the time mash out temp is reached, they seemed to be steeped enough. I like the results.

Cool. Glad you liked it. According to google analytics 99 people used it in the last 30 days. Bob

I crushed the insulation. Not a lot. Just enough to counter sink the edges of the nut. It worked pretty well.

Is the freezer empty? If so, try with a fermenter filled with water and tape the probe to the side of the fermenter.

0.07 gallons/lb absorption is a common default value for biab. For a hard squeeze it is probably too high. Bob

Instead of an option I did a quick hack and created a new calculator. http://www.copycalc.com/bob/BIAB%20Fixed%20Boil%20Off I also added an "Evaporation Rate" result. So if you change your batch size or boil time you can easily switch to the regular BIAB calculator. Enjoy, Bob

Cool. Glad you like it. Bob

Yes, that will work. Use the menu to the left of the calculator. "File > Save" will save the data. And of course "File > Open" will retrieve it. Another way is to use the "Summary" tab on the calculator and just cut/paste the text into wordpad or whatever app you have locally. Bob

Let me know if I can help with understanding the features. Or any improvements in general. HBT won't let you embed raw html into forum posts. Maybe someday if these online calculators become popular we can get a special syntax to have them embedded. It would be cool (at least to me) to be...