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Came here to say food saver as well. I have the mason jar vacuum attachment as well. It works great.

I use ratebeer/beer advocate to make sure it isn't terrible. I can't get singles here in WV so I try pretty hard to not get stuck with a 6 pack 'o crap.

Batch sparge? When I do 10-15 gal batches on my larger system it takes a few minutes per batch and I let it recirculate 10 minutes in between. I also clean during the boil, so all that is left afterwords is to clean the kettle and the IM chiller. When i chill, i recirculate the wort and once i...

I like to have a lot of variety w/o a ton of work so I do 2.5 gallon batches, BIAB, no-chill. 10 minutes to mill and get water up to temp, 60 minute mash.. slap pot into 150F oven to minimize heat loss for smaller volume and metal pot 5 minutes to rinse and squeeze with hot tap water 5 to...

Sorachi Ace Smash +2.5 37,439.5

Wine kit for the wife, flaked wheat, 5 gal hdpe jug, big nylon bag, dry yeast packets, and some bitter orange peel.

5 gal saison 2.5 gal pale ale 37,367.5

I hate science reporting. Its all about the headline and not about the facts, of which there are zero in this case. I bet you could "link" dog ownership, affinity to the color yellow, and breathing to Alzheimers if you tried hard enough.

I have both BS2 and the mobile versions, neither of which have I seen any bugs or stability issues. BS2 is a considerable improvement over BS1 and I love the mobile app on my tablet during brew day. I have no idea what grathan is talking about.

I can't wait for mine to come in the mail... only 2 more days and its saison time.

I cut out a big rectangle the fits measurements of my pot. Fold it over and sew up the edges with standard thread making sure to use the little reverse button a few times at the beginning and the end of a run to make sure it wont come apart. I flip it inside out and just tie it shut with...

My walmart sells nylon curtain panels for $8. Its a fine white mesh and there is enough to make 6-8 big BIAB bags and several small hop bags.

I made hop bags out of the same nylon material and have had zero problems boiling them. I also direct heat with the bag on the bottom, again with no problems. My pot is pretty cheap, but I don't know if my electric range would be more even than a gas flame.

I stir while heating to make the grain heating more even. Stirring will do no harm to your brew.

My usual process for a 2.5 gal batch is to mash with all the water I need minus 2 quarts. Bring up to temp and toss on a lid and put it in a 150F oven to help hold temp. After an hour I put it back on the stove and heat everything above 165. I pull bag out, squeeze, and let sit on the rack while...

I have used colanders and cookie drying racks on top of my pot after lifting the bag out of the water. I just don't like holding the bag and don't have a good overhead tie off point to let it drain while I am squeezing the bag.

I have only ever purchased from micromatic because they have had good prices and reasonable shipping to my location. I have no idea which one is best as I have not compared them side by side. My only guess as to an actual difference would be longevity. SS is more corrosion resistant, but like I...

303 is food grade and slightly less resistant to corrosion. I think you will only run into issues if you high pressure clean it with strong caustics. I have nickel plated probes on my micromatic couplers and they have held up fine over the past 7 years.

1/4" nylon check valves from usplastics

I boil 3 to 17 gallons with heat sticks and my stove every time I brew. I run a 10 ga extension cord to the gfci in the bathroom to run both at the same time.