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I treat my water with Epsom, Calcium Chloride and Gypsum every single batch and my beer have come out wonderful. I do this because my water lacks certain minerals (RO system).

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When I started brewing in my new house, the first 5 batches all had that weird flavor. Because I have an RO system throughout the house, I sent my water into Ward Laboratories and have been adding calcium chloride, epsom salt and gypsum ever since. All beers have normal, great taste now. Money...

I would love one.

Damn, that was a quick one and I missed it. :(

How do you adjust the settings, so it doesn't try to overshoot the temperature so far? It should ramp up the temp, but quit before it overshoots.

I bring my strike water up to 160 before dropping the bag of grains in. Give it a good stir and either set your 1v to desired mash temp (auto) or go to manual mode and set it for around 22%. It will generally hold it very close, but again, that's only at the temp probe. Give it an occasional...

I have that setup with absolutely no issues. Give it a stir every now and then or recirculate and there will be no temperature issues, when holding at mash temp for 60+ minutes.

I have the SS Brewtech 1v and a Brew Bag and it sits directly on the element during the entire mash in/out process. I have done about 12 batches this way and absolutely no signs of scorching on the bag. :drunk:

I'm sure they are fine bags, but that being said, I absolutely love my Brew Bag. It's very sturdy with the 4 nylon straps that support and hold it. I'm not saying it's better, but its been awesome for the 12 brews I've done in it. Absolutely no signs of wear or scorching from my electric...

Awesome products and like always, the giveaways are appreciated. This is a picture of the brew room I'm continuing to improve. Cheers!!

One other thing on your equipment: do you use a plate chiller?

All things point to your water. I was unhappy with a few beers that I brewed, either 3 kettle or BIAB. I was always getting some weird flavor on the back of my tongue and I hated it. After searching many threads, I narrowed it down to my water. It was too pure. I have a whole house RO water...

No. I don't see the benefit of it (no offense to anyone using it). I have a 10 ft. ceiling in my brew room and condensation has never been an issue for me.

I purchased the 1v system and really like it. I'm curious as to what they will add to their actual "BIAB" system. Looks like a wider top and something added to the bottom of the kettle. Hopefully they can be added to the 1v, if it's something needed.

Mine tends to drain slowly too, but I bought some heat resistant rubber gloves and just give it a good squeeze.

I use a hop spider and also have a plate chiller. Has been easy to clean with little debris, because of the spider.

Most likely the grain crush. I tightened mine before my first BIAB batch and my efficiency was around 80%. I used a credit card to set the gap.