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anyone using the blichmann module to control mash temps on gas fired BIAB ? i have been pricing out building one and the cost are within a stone's thrown of buying one.... thanx for any feedback GD

been brewing BIABS for about a year now and have considered the high gravity brewing company set up in 20 gallon with auto temp control. i still am questioning the heating element in the wort for the mash & boil...how does that not release metal ions into the wort? what about a herms set...

hello, i started all grain about 1 1/2 years ago with BIAB. my wards water report basically showed i could brew anything but could use a little calcium chloride to bring the mash Ph into the sweet spot 5.1-5.4. well yesterday i brewed a 20 lb pale malt batch with 1 lb of 120 carmel & .5 lb...

i apologize ...i lost my notes concerning this.... what is the guideline when using acid malt to help correct Ph..... i'm looking for the % of malt used relating to grain bill..... thanx. gizmodog

article from a december 07 BYO about using the wort from a mash as mash water for the second or third mash to obtain wort capable of a high gravity beer without the addition of extracts. the article infers that the author used the tradition spray sparge brew technique. i was wondering why...

has anyone racked their mead into a keg and added a bit of beet sugar to natural carbonate and serve as a sparkling drink? i'm considering doing this.... any feel back appreciated........... GD:mug:

is there any way to dilute a solution that has this in it? i commited the sin of not reading labels and added cloudy cider to a brochet mead i was vinting with this crap in it.:o later after several attempts to get what i thought was a stuck fermentation going turned out to be cider with...

:confused: here's my report ...my pH is 7.8.....i figured 7.2 from my last check few years back. pH 7.8 TDS ppm 205 cations/anions, me/L 3.5/3.5 ppm Sodium, Na 11 Potassium, K 2 Calcium, Ca 46 Magnesium, Mg 8 Total hardness,CaCO3 148 Nitrate,NO3-N 0.6 safe...

anyone had any experience with using this natural sweetener in their beers? GD:mug:

has anyone ever using this natural sweetener in their beer? i was thinking of using this in a belgian pale. GD:mug:

Perlick Perl Flow Control Draft Beer Tap Faucet Click on the photo, then "Detailed Description" tab for more info! Price: $49.95 http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=619 or one of these...

thanx to everyone who shared the tip about ward labs. central florida where I live has very good ground water. my pump is from the same aquifier that feeds blue springs, exceptional water! yet i'm thinking it is probably pretty high on sulfate. sample sent out this A.M. anxious for...

here's an idea that may be helpful to someone on a budget who needs to insulate their mash tun. one of those auto windshield heat reflectors made out of aluminumized bubble wrap, a ratty old fleece throw, velcro and some quick stritching will make a decent wrap. measure the circumference...

here's an idea which I think shows some good use of basic items and a pump & a turkey fryer to brew small batches using Rhems tecnique. i bought a used coffee urn instead of a turkey fryer. the fryer was difficult to obtain used and coffee urn/makers were plentiful. was gathering...

just got this "E" mail notice about this new mill being offered by AHBS. http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=13559 looks similar to the cereal killer i purchased a few months back from AIHB for $89.00.with hoppper and base plate....C.K has 5" rollers anyone bought...

should a wit beer have more wheat than base malt when brewing an all grain recipe? i'm basing this on the fact that wheat DME is usually 60% wheat 40%barely. i just brewed a BIAB using 4lbs of belgian pilsen and 3.5lbs of pale white wheat. the color is good it's in the keg secondary now...

yesterday was brew day for my first large BIAB. used the A.G. recipe from the northern brewer web site for a belgian saison. 10lbs belgian pale .75lb caramel 90 3 oz hersbrucker added .75lbs of carapils & 1lb of home made belgian candi to the mix. and reduced the hops to 2ozs O.G...

hopefully this is the right topic line for this ..... i read an interesting thread on the concept in this forum on pressure fermenting, and decided to use it during the secondary phase. i'm hooked! this batch was pitched in a carboy. when the air lock slowed to one bubble @ minute i racked...

this morning's test run with a SQ-14 burner and a 15 gallon fermtap pot, this is the pot sold by many vendors which has the encapsulated bottom; showed the evaporation rate with a simmering 1 hour boil to be 2 gallons out of the start volume of ten. also i noticed discolorations on the inside...

greeting beerlings...... checking in to share my first BIAB. done yesterday 11/7/12 i decided to a smaller recipe before jumping into using my upgraded equipement. the fact i'm still working on my wort chiller for the 15 gallon pot probably helped with the decision. so, here it is, a...