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Anybody recommend aeration of ice cider before fermentation?

Can anyone recommend a good pump? I currently have the Super Pump that Midwest Supplies sells but I do not like that it has a filter. The littlest bit a grain or trub stops it up. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Home Brew mobile app

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You're a genius on a subject you know nothing about.

Awesome article!

I would probably say I don't stir enough. I only stir enough to make sure its mixed well but can, not stirring like a mad man, cause me to have 60% vs 80% efficiency?

How do you calculate PPG?

I batch sparge and let the grain sit for about 5-10 minutes after adding sparge water.

What is PPG? I cannot remember. I am measuring with a hydrometer and I have a couple of different ones so I know there is nothing wrong with the hydrometer and yes, I am adjusting for temperature. And yes it took me at least an hour to sparge.

My mash only drops 2 degrees when I mash. I had also heated up some extra water just in case and when I added it, it did not raise the temperature, so at that point I did not want to add any more water and mess up my water/grain ratio. My mill is set to the credit card gap which is 30 I think. I...

I agree that the low temp hurt me but I went and changed my OG in Beersmith to see what I would've had to get to get at least 80% efficiency and I would've had to get 1.070-1.080. I don't understand that

I brewed this morning and used some guidance that y'all gave me. first off it was a 12 pound grain bill with half a pound of rice hulls. I heated 4 gallons of MASH water. This was a pumpkin ale and I was suppose to mash at 152. I did not hit 152 but I hit 144. I normally hit my temperature but...

Why did you toast the maris otter?

Does the butter and the pecan oil kill the head retention?

Thanks y'all

Never measured it. How much does it matter?

Hey thanks guys. And yes I meant pounds of grain. What do yall think about my mash temp? Also what would be a better sparge temp? I will use a ratio closer to the 1 gallon per pound on my next brew. Maybe a 1.5 gallons per pound? I have done measurements of my pre-boil vs post-boil (after...

Trying to increase my brew efficiency and need some suggestions. I am currently only getting 55-65%. I have my mill set to the credit card width (.30 I think). I use the How To Brew equation of 1 gallon of water to every 2 gallons of grain on the bill to mash with. Then I batch sparge with equal...

Awesome. Thanks for the quick lesson.

So if I was making a Pale Ale I could use all those malts interchangeably and the outcome would be about the same? ...minus, US vs British.