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That is an awesome visual!

Back at this thread... I was at a local grocery chain and the guy stocking was giving 'advice' on what beer to purchase. Stocker- You should buy this beer (points to Old Rasputin). It's a new beer brewed with oats. Oats accomplish the same thing as hops but are less bitter. I was...

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Jeez- anyone want to dig up the 2012 thread and start adding to it. I didn't join in this year's fun because this thread won't go away...

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Brewed an IPA this weekend. I only changed the sparge time by creating a 'grant' instead of using a pump. I sparged for about 75 minutes and kept a good 3 inches above the grain the whole time. I didn't double crush because I wanted to pinpoint the issue and figured if I took all advice at once...

By the way- here are a few pics of the system on a temporary stand. Uploaded them from my phone so I hope they aren't huge. That was the first batch where I maxed out the mash tun.

I really like the HLT and tri clamps are awesome! Its much easier to clean than keggles. The mash tun is great- no dead space. I am on the fence with the sparge arm. It looks great and works well at full speed but it goes through the sparge water too fast. I might not be using it correctly quite...

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On it- buuuuut it will take a bit of time. I have about 35 gallons of beer to get through before I can start trouble shooting again... I am sure I can find help- it's still tasty beer. I fix efficiency issues with LME if I have to. I hate doing that. Double crush should be easy enough- my buddy...

Here we go: Efficiency- still trying to figure it out. It's only my third brew. I was hitting 80 % on my old system but admittedly I was using using Beer Alchemy to let me know that. I should work out the formula myself but will have to refresh on it since I've been relying on the computer...

I've been brewing for a number of years now and recently upgraded to a 20 gl stout tank system. I've used the system 3 times and my Sparge seems to be inefficient. Hoping for some ideas on how to fix it or a suggestion from other Stout tank users. Here are links to the mash tun and sparge arm I...

Before I had my freezer for fermentation I used a keg bucket, blanket to keep out the light, and ice packs or frozen water bottles for temp control. it's cheap, big enough and makes good beer.

I am not a fan of that chart. Looks like its too high for too long.Try this one from the FDA unless someone else has a better one. Personally I just freeze and throw them in.