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Trying to figure out how to get there from here...how do you balance between Residual Alkalinity for a SRM of 25ish while keeping the Chloride to Sulfate ratio down at 0.30 and 0.50? I assume the target is still Burton-y, but there seems to be an internal conflict there... Can you do both...

Does anyone have any idea how to/what software to use to recreate Mosher's Mash Time & Temperature table that he has on this sheet: http://radicalbrewing.com/rbws1.pdf I want to modify it for a narrower range of temps and a shorter time period. Thanks in advance!

Has anyone looked into or used a landscaping drain sleeve as a hop sack? These sleeves 3 sold at Homer Despot come in 100' lengths. I am thinking you can cut to length whatever you want, tie off both ends and have a big ole hop sock, make as many as you want, any size you want. They come...

Hey all, I need to make a starter for a 1.6 bbl (51 gallon) batch of 1.055 ale and a similar size/gravity Kolsch. I have a stir plate and a 10 liter pyrex to make the starter in. I've seen mrmalty and know what Jamil's calculator recommends, but wanted to see what thoughts were here...

Dublin? Hey water dudes, (orig posted in wrong section, sorry) I am brewing an Impy Stout this week ~ 55 SRM (on Sat, likely) and want to dial my water in. Using EZ Water spreadsheet, here's what I've got/come up with: Starting Water (ppm): Ca: 63.3 Mg: 23 Na: 93.5 Cl: 107 SO4: 202...

A week or so ago I read a thread from a guy who was using a tool that pushed out the side wall of the pots he was welding NPT fittings into (I think it was a two part tool that screwed into intself, conforming the steel into a dish like shape), like "out-denting" them to make the welding easier...

In the process of getting my induction/conical tanks fitted out and wondering what those with experience would suggest as the best combination of valving, etc for the bottom dump. I'll be going from 1.5" FPT (fully draining tank). What valves fittings would you suggest in what order, I'm...

I sent this post as an email to March to see if they could help, but wanted to check with you all too (so forgive the over-explanation below of some basic concepts). I'm looking for something between the 809HS that I use on my homebrewery and a commercial $1,500 pump for my nanobrewery...

Wondering if anyone has a DIY on putting together a custom site gauge. I was thinking of this: 1/2" MNPT welded into kettle sidewall, near bottom. http://www.mcmaster.com/#4464k14/=5vr8gg Screw in one of these: http://www.mcmaster.com/#5361k42/=5vr9ke Cut to length some of this and...

I'm getting about ready to weld this up, so I thought I'd check through here for commentary and have another set or a hundred sets of eyes to look it over first. This is for my new licensed nano-brewery in San Diego, Hess Brewing. For those interested in going pro, we've put a lot up on our...

Wondering if any of you use a bottom drain on your boil kettle especially for those of you who are using direct fire. I'm putting together a 1.6 bbl, 4 kettle system now and want a bottom drain on the BK (4th vessel is the whirlpool). Currently I have it drawn as being installed along the...

Especially for all you welders out there... I'm looking at putting together a large, scaled up version of the tippy design, using custom 65 gallon kettle as the mash tun. My question is whether the journals (the Frankenstein-like things that are welded to the ring around the pot that it rests...

Attention all engineers (I should have paid more attention in skool): I'm thinking of recirculating Glycol through the plate-chiller as the cooling solution to my large batches. On my 20 gallon system I run hose water through the chiller, while recirculating the wort back to the kettle to get...

Happy New Year and all that, now, back to brewing: Building out a 1.5 bbl direct fire system and looking for PROPANE-fired recommendation from you guys for burners. I'll need two - one for the HLT and one for the Boil Kettle, however, the HLT burner is only there to maintain the temp, not...

Hey all, I'd like to set up an RO system in my brewery, where I would pre-make all the water I'd need for a brewday, say 100 gallons, and store it in a tank. Then on brewday, I would want to pump this RO water through my tankless hot water heater into the MashTun for dough-in and the rest...

Does anyone out there have some source or guidance on the ideal proportions for brew kettles? What I mean is, Blichmann for instance says his kettles are the ideal 1.2 - 1 ratio of height to width. But I'm sure he is referring to the boil kettle. But how about for the Mash Tun, or...

Where's the DIY for building out one of these? I've seen several nice and many awesome looking setups, but no parts/instructions. I'm building out a large system and want to incorporate with tri-clover fittings, etc. Can someone point me to a thread, or help out? I also want to have an...