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Brew kettle or bucket/lid combo will likely not suffice. As the wort cools it creates a vacuum, you need to be able to seal the no-chill container after adding the boiling wort otherwise outside air (and containments) will be drawn into the container. The winpack actually collapses as it cools...

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I got my bag from Jeff 3 years ago. Never put mine in the washing machine, just toss it over the chain-link fence in the backyard and hose it off when I get done brewing. 500+ gallons and it's holding up fine. YMMV.

Bummer man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully no one was hurt? You might want to consider replacing that broken carboy with plastic of some sort instead (buckets or Better Bottles). ;)

It will simply up the ABV a bit and dry it out a little (guess what is in those Mr. Beer "Booster" packs?). Relax and enjoy!

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Next time try this: Instead of using the pump and recirculating, simply do your infusion and then let it set. I bet that you'll find that the temp doesn't drop more than 2-3 degrees over 90 minutes (instead of 7 degrees). Consider this: Your pump and hoses actually act like a heat exchanger...

So the basket is simply replacing a false bottom?

Try it for yourself.............

Keg is just like a bottle: if properly carbonated and sealed so that gas cannot leak out it should stay carbonated until the end of time.

After dialing in my BIAB rig, I have my brewing software configured to use 82% as an efficiency calculation for standard OG beers (1.050-1.060). Ask the risk of sounding like a broken record: When other folks preach brewing "facts" to you, listen politely and then disregard everything they...