Recent content by jcelgin

@rgregoryirving it is! Probably $15-20 to ship to 07003.

Update 3/16/2023 - Sold Used for 5-6 batches. No way to block hops upstream so it became a liability with excessively hoppy beers and I switched to a CFC. More photos available on request.

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Final numbers: Just under 5 gallons in fermenter at 12 Brix (1.047), about 67% efficiency. I feel good about my process - now just need to get a BC! Thanks everyone, I was having some serious doubts for a while. I appreciate everyone's help.

Second runnings: 3.2 gal @ almost 6 Brix (1.023), 1.012 @ 123 (1.023) Total 6 gal @ 10 Brix

Recipe: AHS Fat Tire Clone. Since it isn't freely available, I'll just say what the website says... 9.5 lb Base Grains, .94 lb Specialty Grain. Now, my grain bill only adds up to 10lb, so there's a little discrepancy, but that's not the point. Mash Profile: BeerSmith Single Infusion, Medium...

Another part of it looks to be that I've probably been missing all of my temps... I'm getting 8 degrees variance on my ambient temp between two thermometers, one of which reads 5 degrees high boiling water... and of course that's the one I've been using for my mash. Brewing again today if I...

Yes Bobby_M, the pump will be used for a lot of things, and I also read that 809 performance on 3/8" wasn't great. I like rudy's suggestion as well, and MoreBeer has the fitting I would need for half of what I thought it would be, so I think I'm all set. Thanks everyone!

Hey guys, I'm interested in putting barbs or QDs on my CFC using a compression fitting, but stainless compression fittings are like $30 (...right?) and I think for that price I could keep with using a hose clamp to keep the tubing attached. That said, I think I'm getting a pump and will...

To try to answer more questions... The grain bill was... 10.5 2-row .5 Cara 80 .5 Debittered black I'm interested in a finer crush, but I reeeally trust the guys at AHS... can anyone comment on the milling AHS does? I do feel like I'm not getting the grain absorbtion I expect... is this a...

1 - Didn't take gravity of the runnings. I know I should have, but I was worrying about other things 2 - I could probably calibrate BeerSmith better - I figured I needed to get procedurals down before I became overly concerned with calculations. 3 - This set of grains came from Austin...

Ok guys... I've tried and tried and tried and I'm still getting crap-tastic efficiency... pretty consistently around 60%. I've read just about everything I can find on the subject and still feel like I'm missing something. I'm hoping that if I run you through what I'm doing that someone will...

I did both this summer. I am now broke. :( Living a mile from AHS has that effect. I had to move away just to keep food on the table!

Okay I'm just about to start my boil of my first all grain batch, and I'll use my counterflow chiller for the first time as well. When I've done fruit beers in the past, I've cooled down the boil, through in the fruit for 30-40, and then chilled. This won't exactly work with my chiller...

Anybody thinking what I'm thinking? Gateway Brutus Setup?