Recent content by cchristoph

Forgot I had an old account I was a lifetime member on so making that switch to @TxNative Glad to be back and happy brewing out there y’all.

I took a handful off with a razor blade the best I could first. I found that heating up the residual gunk made it easier to remove the rest with a second pass. Heated it by sanding over it will a used pad. Planned on sanding down more and then buffing but I actually like the slightly “brushed”...

10-4. Thanks again y’all.

Just one pass with 220G on the orbital and it’s already day and night.

Got the citric acid. Just want to make sure I'm on the right path before running this if you don't mind double checking me. Filling to 10G with tap and heating to 150-160F Adding in 5lb bag of citric acid (I know it's a overkill, is that ok?) Running for one hour at 150-160F (Is it ok if I...

Looking for two 5lb tanks, regulators, and misc fittings for ball lock kegs. Can’t use anything larger than a 5lb unfortunately won’t fit in ferm chamber or keezer if bigger.

Barkeepers friend and scratches pads it is. Thanks y'all.

Anyone know what these odd stains are and what products are best to get them off? The crud on the sides of the bottom I can get off but the metallic looking ones aren’t giving up.

Not sure either. But I know my water is super hard. Need to look up report. Definitely wouldn’t rule that out as being a possible cause of it though.

10-4. Thanks y’all. Will keep rollin for now and give her an acid bath afterwards.

Damn. Was hoping to brew tomorrow. But will do. Would rather fix it than ruin a brew day.

Have a new spike 15G. Put tap water and let it sit at the 5G mark to make sure there were no slow leaks in my threads. Went to empty it today (it’s been about 4 days) and there were small rust spots on the bottom around the size of a BB. They came off for the most part using distilled water and...

I’m about to have my first brew day this Sunday in many years. And my first ever being 100% electric. EBiab built from @Bobby_M design. How can I gauge flow rate visually if I’m trying to hit 1.5 quarts per minute? My main concern is dry firing the element. How will I know if/when the element...

Only going for AL1 right now to let me know if mash temp overshoots too much. The probe is level with the element at 12 o'clock, element at 2 o'clock, whirlpool at 6 o'clock, and pickup at 9 o'clock. I'll take a picture here in a bit.

I have a 15G spike Ebiab setup I'm about to make my inaugural run on. The false bottom is right at the 3 gallon line. Have you had any issues with 5 gallons batches only having 4+/- gallons with actual grain in it? Sorry for hijacking @Redpappy for what it's worth the Spike kettle is phenomenal...