Recent content by geer537

That is an awesome visual!

Back at this thread... I was at a local grocery chain and the guy stocking was giving 'advice' on what beer to purchase. Stocker- You should buy this beer (points to Old Rasputin). It's a new beer brewed with oats. Oats accomplish the same thing as hops but are less bitter. I was...

I'm allergic to cats- Am I a Zombie??

Fingers are crossed

Sweet

Jeez- anyone want to dig up the 2012 thread and start adding to it. I didn't join in this year's fun because this thread won't go away...

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Awesome- thanks!

Brewed an IPA this weekend. I only changed the sparge time by creating a 'grant' instead of using a pump. I sparged for about 75 minutes and kept a good 3 inches above the grain the whole time. I didn't double crush because I wanted to pinpoint the issue and figured if I took all advice at once...

By the way- here are a few pics of the system on a temporary stand. Uploaded them from my phone so I hope they aren't huge. That was the first batch where I maxed out the mash tun.

I really like the HLT and tri clamps are awesome! Its much easier to clean than keggles. The mash tun is great- no dead space. I am on the fence with the sparge arm. It looks great and works well at full speed but it goes through the sparge water too fast. I might not be using it correctly quite...

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