Recent content by panicbuttonguy

It definitely does make sense. Thank you for replying I guess to sum up the questions of my previous 2 posts: Does the diagram make sense? What sort of controller should I be looking at? I want a direct fire RIMS where the heat is applied directly under the MT I want to press a...

Here’s what I want to do ultimately. Is this correct? Is there something that isn't making sense? HLT gets sparge and strike water added to the vessel manually, minerals get measured and added manually. Then pump necessary strike water into the Mash Tun. I would like to tell a...

So I want to upgrade my AG Cooler set to a Single Tier RIMS System w/automation/panel. I have a few questions. First of which, is this diagram somewhat correct for a RIMS? If this is somewhat correct then I think I have an idea of what I'm going to need to piece together. I...

Hey beer lovers, I'm looking to purchase a bigger system then what I currently have (2 cooler systems). We are finishing up plans for a new brewery and are looking to make our first legit purchase. That purchase is going to be a pilot system. We would like it to be as automated as possible...

75 gallons Pale Ale 70 gallons IPA 5 gallons Wheat 5 Gallons Stout = 155 Gallons Total in 2012

Midwest has midnight wheat listed as a black malt that doesn't contribute to taste. Does anyone have experience with that malt? I want a Black IPA with NO roasted taste.

I have hard water. Like wicked hard. I'm just wondering the effects of high alkalinity on brewing. I've been reading and all that I can come up with is that the pH will be higher in the mash. If that is the only thing Alkalinity does, what would be the result of a higher mash pH? Like what would...

Alright. On our next batches we're not going to wait the 10 mins. We're just going to wait the time it takes to vorlauf. I think we're going to experiment with the 2 sparges vs. 1 and see what we get. Thanks for the responses and letting me hijack your thread for a bit Warthaug.

I don't get it. Why is it not ok to batch sparge with 2 separate sparges? I collect my first runnings from the mash, say 2.5 gallons and then I sparge with like 2.5 gallons twice getting my total preboil of 7.5. I also wait 10 mins before running off. I read that link you posted and didn't see...

ok cool. Well I'll shoot for this and cross my fingers. What pH meter do you use?

Yeah. This is based off of Golden Valley water. We're currently brewing at my buddy's house so I calculated this from bru'n water with a 1:1 dilution. The reason for the dilution is because his alkalinity is at 54 and 1/2 of that is acceptable I guess. I just wanted Sulfates up to around 200 and...

So here is what I got from Bru'n Water with my buddy's water profile. Finished Water Profile Calcium - - - - - - - - - - - -104.0 Mg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 Sodium - - - - - - - - - - - - 12.0 Sulfate - - - - - - - - - - - - -210.1 Chloride -- - - - - - - - - - 36.1 Bicarbonate - -...

Awesome! You guys are extremely helpful. I greatly appreciate all the help. Thank you.

So after doing some more research Bru'n Water makes more sense and I think I can figure out how to get a certain profile. The only thing I'm looking for now is a general profile to shoot for and adjust to my liking from there. I know there's the primer, and I can do that, but I'd rather get more...

Wait. How am I supposed to know how much of a particular ion to add back? Is that what Bru'n Water is going to tell me? Wouldn't you just be able to add a bunch of different stuff and get a totally made up water profile if that's the case? This is getting extremely interesting.