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Are people still using CPC QD's cutting the X out of the inside? I never did, but probably should. Will the X add to the March pump cavitation problem?

Been all grain brewing for two years. Used false bottoms and SS braids in my round ten gallon Gott cooler. Fly sparged and batch sparged. Never real happy with the results. Today I used Biermuncher's copper manifold on a batch sparge and had the best drain ever. Never looking back.

Do you mill wheat flakes at the same setting as 2-row?

I want to brew a Blonde Ale. The chemicals in my water report are all in the acceptable range except the bicarbs are 227 ppm. After searching the forum and reading the related articles, and reading Chris Colby's BYO magazine article it appears that trying to mix my water with distilled water...

I have been doing five gallon batches so I have used 185 degree water for a single sparge. I want to split that into two, so is the second sparge temp 170 degrees since the grain bed should already be up to temperature?

What is the quickest and safest way to clean and sanitize a CFC. I have a two tier system with a pump. I have read all the posts as I built my system, but now I'm having trouble. I think my second batch is infected. It skunks. Help!!!

Went to a two tier ten gallon system which includes a new March pump and Chillizza CFC. Test drove the system today for a brewing session tomorrow. No more back breaking lifts of boiling liquid to spill on the body and the CFC is beyond anything I could expect. Why have I been fooling around...

I am just getting ready to use the new CFC for the first time. My current water temp is 66 degrees. What brew temperature can I expect the chiller to produce? In the summer the water is really warm. What is the best method to assist the CFC then?

Has anyone read the new BYO article on batch sparging. What about exposing the grain bed to oxygen by completely draining the liquid between sparges? Should we leave the grain bed covered with water between the sparges? If I read the article correctly, you couldn't drain the cooler completely...

Thanks for the info from yesterday's post concerning CFC chillers, but still one final question. If you wanted a CFC and not a plate chiller and you were lazy and not cash driven, would the Chillzilla Counterflow chiller work well. Though Bobby's design is the best I've seen, I think I'm just...

I'm moving to ten gallon batches and have to inlarge my cooling capacity. Immersion or CFC? I have quite warm H2O in the summer living in the sun belt. Using the CFC and pump are you able to control the flow so you can pump properly cooled wort directly into the fermenting bucker or do you...

I have finally gathered together the necessary equipment to ferment my brew at the proper temperature in the summer sun belt, however, that is not the case for the cold winter temps. I have learned from posts this week how to handle this, but I would like to know what kind of off flavors occur...

Just purchased an 80 quart SS post with SS valve so I can move on to larger AG batches. I measured the dead space and found it was six quarts, which I think is a bit much. Should I make an elbo to fit into the valve on the inside of the pot to reduce the liquid level when using the valve to...

Also today I started a batch of Edworts Apflewein. We'll see how that goes.

I batch sparged today for the first time after fly sparging for more than one year. I added a small amount of 2-row extra and the results were excellent. I shaved many minutes off the brew day with the same efficiency. Life is good. Thanks all for the help.

Does any or all boil their brew water prior to brewing?

I have only fly sparged for the past two years. To batch sparge Beersmith says, using 11.35 lbs of grain, to mash for 60 minutes then drain the mash tun into the boil pot. Then batch sparge with six gallons of water leaving an OG of 1.044. Is this right and is it that simple? I do realize...

This is a simple question from a simple mind that will probably require a simple answer. If you fly sparge a five gallon batch for 45 minutes, is the time the same or doubled for a ten gallon batch???

Just finished following the instructions I found on this site for washing yeast in three easy steps. It's simple and the five yeasties are now resting in the fridge for later deployment. I have used the full yeast cake with trub for the last two batches without difficulty, but the cleaner...

The first time I used this hop method I just dropped the pellet hops into the secondary and they settled out perfectly in a week or so. Consequently, I haven't worried about hop bags and other ways to dry hop. This time, however, the hops seem like they will never settle. It's been at least...