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It seems my water is workable , but don't know where to find out what to add and ect. And amounts to make it balanced or what ever I need ? Here what I have it seems good but don't know. All is in mg/l Ca 2.24 Mag 1.24 Sod 5.06 Bi alk 11 And he said Ph ranges from 7-8 so I guess you can...

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And. Also I would check you tube out for sure search for "all-grain brewing " Some vids are better then others when I first started that was the best tool. But I also had bought palmers book ! And I still go back to it. The more you brew the more in-depth you can get into the book.

I personally think , the extra wort would great. Being you grain bill is for six gallons you won't be deluding. But I'm not sure but if you only plan on collecting 4.5 gal. You might be leaving sweet wort behind ... Hurting efficiency. I've had one or two :-) so I may be on the wrong page...

I think Don O. Said hop utilization is better ?? Here's the link http://youtu.be/NezDAvctdHk

No problem hop utilization will not be as good but will work fine ! You need to watch Don O. On YouTube he does that all the time I think due to his kettle size check him out.

I normally plan on extra after I sparge only about a gallon or 1 1/2. And boil it about 5-10 min and store in sterilized quart jars. And use a quart at a time for a yeast starter for my next brew in line.. But I do reboil and cool before pitching yeast .

Kegged a pale ale last night , making room for this weekend . Brewing a stout or a saison. Leaning towards saison will be my first might add some lemon or orange peel.

I'm just jumping in cause I'd like the same thing.

I agree. And you could always use propane to start your next strike water if time is your factor

Auberins.com has some of the best quality PIDs and SSRs and a heat sink for under $100 prolly. My think is they are a little more expensive but will last long. But I think most use the SYL-2352 PID pretty sure it runs one element but you might wire in a select switch for which PID you would...

I had the same question basicly a good while ago. For what I believe now a 70 qt is great for 10 gallon batches. Isn't great for 5 gal batches but only due to the fact of possibly more heat loss during the hour rest. So as long as you account for it and keep an eye on it with smaller batches you...

Great. Thanks for all the info !! Going this weekend to pickup my materials. Glad I'm not the only poor boy that has to make his own setup !!!! Lol

Great pics. That's exactly what I'm think , but I thought I was going to have to go with bigger square tubing . .. What size do you use ? And your selves ? But I guess you said something about adding support gussets to help support the shelves ?

I was thinking about setting up the HLT with a 4500 w element and a PID. So when I sparge the HLT will stay a constant temp , untill some time I can get a pump and be half way towards a HERMS system. But now that you mention a RIMS , if had done like said being almost half way , which would...