Recent content by pkgmsu2000

now were getting somewhere, thank you thank you :rock: although these nuts are far from easy to loosen up...

there is a visible clear hose that runs from pump connection to CFC inlet... there is a visible clear hose at CFC outlet that eventually goes into your fermentation vessel... are you saying once the HOT wort travels inside of the CFC it no longer travels through a hose? it just magically goes...

how did you break apart the T's? Unless I am mistaken, the clear hose runs all the way through the entire CFC? the clear hose isnt just what you see on the inlet to pump and outlet to fermenter?

so, does anyone know how to replace the clear hoses for the CFC? my hoses are no longer clear, they are dark stained good. was hoping to find a DIY video online somewhere but no luck. would have thought that GF would have instructions. thanks in advance.

i decided after a few batches that it doesnt make any sense to mash with more than 14 lbs of grain. GF says you can mash up to 19 lbs but good luck with that...

I would have more faith in the temperature probe if it didn’t fall out of the port every time my cat breathed on it :yes: It should be securely held in place, not loosey goosey

Yep, most of us have altered our calculations to fit our brew day to our environment after a few brews. I have repeatedly asked GF to fix these calculations but they aren’t interested in doing that.

GF is not good at holding temp ranges in step mashes, nor the actual mash itself. Go back around 50 pages when peeps suggested taking mash temperature with tools other than the GF temp probe. You will see that typically the actual mash is higher than what probe at bottom reads. This greatly...

I specifically chose the GF over other options because I wanted to do step mashes all the time and thought the GF would make step mashes really easy and simple and effortless. Unfortunately this has not been the case but still happy overall with great tasting brews... just have been...

In my experience, over 12 brews now, I have found that optimal results and target numbers are achieved with a maximum grain bill of around 15 lbs. sure, you can use more pounds in the mash, but had to deal with more issues - pump, filter, efficiency, sparge, etc.

Just picked up a torpedo keg, ready to take the plunge into kegging but was wondering... are they any good, trusted YouTube how-to-step-by-step videos y’all can recommend? Videos that walk you through proper steps of flooding empty keg with CO2, best transfer method from Fermenter to keg...

Water will flush out residual particles left behind, but water doesn’t clean

by pumping boiling wort through the CFC as opposed to pumping water, i think you are getting additional benefits on brew day other than just sterilization or sanitization.

i hope you do that for a solid 10 minutes with boiling water...

Correct, same as I do. Once the CFC is connected, it will remain connected until all is racked to Conical Fermenter. I agree about the formation of hop cake in theory, but have my doubts about how well the pump filter actually works. I’m a hop pellets guy because pellets fit my budget of...