I've got about 20 batches on my bag, no worse for the wear. I mashed in too early last brew and had to crank the heat for a while. I still don't understand how this stuff doesn't melt on the bottom of my kettle with the flame cranked...but it doesn't :)
Thanks for the tip, I will do this tomorrow. I would be happy to be rid of the squeezing step. My wife will appreciate it too if the door knob into the house isn't sticky after brewing.
I use one of wilserbrewer's bags and it's freakin awesome! It's so much more durable that what I though it would be when I purchased it over a year ago. The bag is still like new after 20+ batches, literally not a single small tear. I've only done up to 17#'s of grain but that's pretty heavy...
Same one that I use with no issues...absolutely powers through the grain with no problem. More than I can say for the cordless I tried before I bought it. I absolutely love my corona mill/drill mounted in a bucket :rockin:
I got the idea from here so I figured I'd share it. I used a wiring diagram from BeardedIdiot, as seen in this post: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/ebay-temp-controller-stc-1000-wiring-diagram-343032/
I already planned to go with 2 - dual receptacle outlets due to the size of the box I had...
This sounds exactly like my experience. Not sure what to do...my yeast, WLP 300, wasn't ultra fresh, but wasn't expired either (5 days before expiration date). I did a 2 step starter with a stir plate and all seemed well. I am afraid to brew it again, maybe try a different yeast or try to get...