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$3500 if you can pick up!

Moving and unfortunately need to downsize my system. Looking to sell my 20G Spike+ system that has served me well over the years. Purchased in April of 2020, about 50 brews on it over the last few years. Would prefer to sell it turnkey, all included - Spike 3 vessel 20G system with a double...

I did, 2 things... make sure you aren't close to the open copper where the temperature comes out. Not even overfilling, but i had a lot of condensation when it was super humid in my area that would puddle and get into the reservoir... I check this all the time now to make sure its not filling...

I’m kegging sixtels. Some of them have garage fridges so I’ve already been using them as overflow storage, so this is just paying them back!

yeah, they are the chuggers and to me they are pretty quiet. I am outside though and have a glycol chiller in the same room and an exhaust fan running while brewing. I have a hard time hearing the pumps when the exhaust fan is running. I’ve gotten a few more brews under my belt and really like...

Thanks all. My ideal process is When done with sparge, transfer all liquid out / dump. Scoop out all grain for compost, suck out final bit with shopvac. Remove TC clamp and output to remove false bottom / suck remaining grain under false bottom. Clean false bottom in sink. put clamp and...

thats where i finished on my first attempt. It started taking too long so i just took it out. I'll try taking false bottom out, putting just a valve back on and CIP ball and see if that helps before i give up my dream of not lifting anything out. Trying to have things buttoned up when my outside...

thanks! it does. My one difference is I’m trying to avoid moving these beasts around, but the MT is by far the most difficult to clean but at least has the least wires. i drilled a hole in one of my lids and added a TC port to see if I can CIP things with the ball

So ran through my first attempt and threw caution to the window and did an attempted step mash on a cream. It went mostly smoothly besides the extra time... which was fine because I was still being extra cautious about the valves open/close with the pumps. I messed up and had the recirc tube...

Nah, it’s water. I cleaned up a puddle, definitely water. I had to put the pumps in after I filled the reservoir, I know how that feels when it leaks out :) My reservoir is still full

it’s the actual unit. I checked again today after getting back from a weekend vacation and it’s a bit more off then I thought it was... titled back to corner where the water is leaking from. Bought an adjustable base for appliances and will install it once I get it to level out and hopefully...

Anyone have issues with excessive condensation/leaking from the unit? The room the unit is in is usually never above 80 and cooled via AC even humidity runs high but I have quite a bit of condensation coming out that I need to find a drain pan for it. It’s also not 100% level, which I’m...

I'm not Mad King, but you wouldn't want to compact your grain bed by draining the water out of your mash tun. At most you would want to start pulling to your BK slowly and then try to match that rate with your sparge in order to keep a good inch of water over your grain bed. I don't have my...

The extended brace is on the way with the shorty leg extensions. The location these will sit are not very conducive to casters so didn't get them, but will see once i start using it. They shouldn't need to move at all (at least thats my goal)

thanks to both! i've estimated about 1.5g from my rough math as well and thats what i'll use to start and go from there. I'd rather have more left over then not enough to fill. How does your CF15 handle 17.5G or you drop half a gallon before you even pitch to drop out trub? I have to room to...