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I wanted to give an update on this system as I've been brewing on it for almost three years and put quite a bit of beer through it - I'm guessing 30ish batches . Short review is that it's still as great as the day I got it. If you are looking for all-in-one electric systems, this one is worth...

My bag and grains rest directly on the boilcoil and I've never had scorching or the bag burning. I was hesitant the first time I did it, but I'll be damned if it didn't work. I haven't looked back since.

It started with some minor differences between what the temperature showed on the controller and what the actual temperature of the water was (verified by three separate thermometers). I was able to fudge some adjustments in the Auber to make up for the difference. That worked alright for a few...

I had to send my controller back after about a dozen or so batches old due to some real wonky temperature readings. Dave fixed it right up and sent it back quickly and it now reads within a degree or so. Hopefully whatever he did to it holds up.

That video basically sums up my thoughts on Oslo. Good, but not great. A dull flavor compared to a crisp pilsner. That said, the fact that it ferments somewhat cleanly at close to 100 degrees is amazing and I'll use it for my yellow fizzy beers in the dog days of summer for that reason. I just...

Have any of y'all had chill haze issues with this yeast? I haven't had chill haze in my beer in years, but this first batch I did with Oslo has some going on with it. Maybe because I only quickly chilled to 95 as opposed to my normal 70 or below? I did everything I normally do - used whirlfloc...

Brewed today. I think I need a new temperature probe. It was boiling at 235. I don't live that far below sea level.

I pitched it the mid 90's thinking it would be fine, since like you said, it ferments quickly. Didn't happen for me. I didn't use a starter, so that might have been the problem. That said, I brewed again this morning and pitched some slurry from the previous batch. I've never seen something take...

I picked the wrong week to use this yeast. I pitched some last Sunday, and I'm just now getting to FG. The weather had been in the 90s for a couple weeks and I figured I was good, but then this past week it dipped in to the 70s during the day and 50's at night. I had to wrap my fermenter with my...

@geoffm33 Thanks for the link on that monitor. I never thought of that. I bought one and it works great.

Mashed with the Brew Bag on the element with no basket with no problems. I didn't do a step-mash like I normally do, so it never ran at full power while holding the temperatures. Circulation never once slowed and I kept it pumping a pretty good clip.

I've eyed the mesh baskets, too, but I've been scared of the price. Next brew day I might try and overcome my fears and go with just the bag on the element. I've got an extra bag in case anything goes awry.

Did you use the bag that came with the system?

I went by Bootleg the other day to pick up a couple packets of Oslo. I talked with the owner and he said they do most of their pilot batches at 85 degrees. It will stall at less than 75 degrees. Just passing that info along.

I had a really good brew day yesterday as well. I had been having issues with the temperature being off, so I looked up how to adjust the EZBoil temperature readings. Easy enough adjustment. Worked great. I brewed an old school west coast IPA.

Did you clean it out with TSP first? Did you then passivate with an acid?

I have a process similar to Screwy. I recirculate hot PBW water through the system for about 15 minutes. I then dump out the liquid, wipe everything down, and then spray it out. Looks like new.

My temperature probe is really struggling for accurate temperatures. It's reading a good 7-8 degrees off compared to two other handheld thermometers. I somehow doubt I'm boiling at 218 degrees at 600 ft. I looked through the EZBoil manual and found a place to adjust the temperature readings, so...

What size Wilsner bag do you have?

I tried something new last night. Instead of circulating the mash through the lid, I recirculated it through my whirlpool return. I stirred the mash a couple times just in case, but every temperature reading I took only showed a two degree difference between the core of the mash and the outside...