Recent content by StrngBrewer

Yes, "down" in the sight glass... I'll run as TexasWine suggested next time and, hopefully, never run into this again. Or I'll let you all know if it does. Thanks for all the help.

I'm not sure I'm following you. I account for the "pump loss" by recirculating while I fill the kettle. The volume below the bag is what the element sits in and is constantly being recirculated out by the pump and back in down through the bag. My mash was definitely thicker, but that's because I...

OH! That reminds me, I did see some weirdness with the liquid level when I first doughed-in on Brew 3. Mine actually went down, but only for a while. It looked like I temporarily lost about 3 gallons for about 10 minutes but I couldn't figure out where it could have gone, what with the...

That sounds fun. Where are you sourcing the stranger ingredients?

Fullers makes a good one. Maybe look for a clone of that?

yeah, it sits inside the outlet Tee so I have to run the pump in order to get an accurate reading & control. I'd like to get a beefier one (so I don't whack it) and get it moved to internal, it's just low on the priority list.

lschiavo, I don't think that's it. Brew 1 was before switching to biab & I've got a converted grill grate to keep the bag off the element

Ok, took me a while to gather info... Bag I bought from here: http://biabbags.webs.com/ It's a pretty fine mesh. I can't comment on whether it's too fine or too coarse or just right since this is the only one I've used. Recirculation started immediately after dough-in and went through the bag...

To make replies easier, I'm going to refer to: Brew 1- The old single element, HLT/BK & separate MLT set up. Brew 2 - the eBIAB set up. Dough in @ 150F. Brew 3 - same as brew 2 but with new ULWD element. Also didn't want to add acid, so tried to do an acid rest so grain was in bag from 95 F...

Long time lurker, first time poster... I've recently switched my 2 vessel electric system to a single vessel eBIAB. I never had any issues with scorching with my original element (LWD 4500W 240V). But that burned out in the middle of a boil last fall (not sure what happened), so I ran out...