Yea....mine is actually sitting at "Label Created"...I expect it to take a few days to actually ship and then probably get here in 1 to 2 weeks from the day I ordered.
What's everyone's first brew going to be? This will be my first "real" all-grain setup, having previously only used a PicoPro, which while all-grain, is very much a predefined, walled-garden type of brewing. So this will be my first time buying ingredients and actually making the wort myself.
I'm thinking about either doing Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde, or Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA, the recipe for which they published and Chop and Brew translated into a 5-gallon batch size.
YoU are correct, the square tube slides over the shorter round tube and sits on two washers that fit on the inner round tube. This lets the outer square tube rotate on the washers. Everything is powder coated so the washers slide easily over each other.There's an exploded diagram on page 9 of the stand assembly manual. You're very close. It's actually square tubing on the top and bottom, with round tube sandwiched inside and a sort of built-in flange to allow the top part to rotate freely.
If you have the 20 gallon system like I have, you must be very aware of the size of the grain bill. I made a Brickwarmer Holiday ale today with a grain bill over 13 pounds. When I lowered the grain filled basket into 10 gallons of strike water, it did not cover the grain bed. I had to add several gallons of water just to cover the grain bed. It seems that my limit for grains is 12 pounds so any recipes I have that call for more will have to be partial mashes as I would need to replace some of the base grains with a suitable LME. Anyway, as it turns out, my specified efficiency (Beersmith 3) was too low but the OG was ok even though there is more wort that expected. When I was ready to chill the wort, I first poured off 1.5 gallons into a sanitized bucket. Good thing I did, when I filled my fermenter (settling tank, actually), I topped it up with the wort I poured off to exactly 6 gallons. Transfer to fermenter leaving behind a half gallon of trub. This should work out to a good 5 gallons into the keg.What's everyone's first brew going to be? This will be my first "real" all-grain setup, having previously only used a PicoPro, which while all-grain, is very much a predefined, walled-garden type of brewing. So this will be my first time buying ingredients and actually making the wort myself.
I'm thinking about either doing Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde, or Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA, the recipe for which they published and Chop and Brew translated into a 5-gallon batch size.
If you have the 20 gallon system like I have, you must be very aware of the size of the grain bill. I made a Brickwarmer Holiday ale today with a grain bill over 13 pounds. When I lowered the grain filled basket into 10 gallons of strike water, it did not cover the grain bed.
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I have only done 5 gallon batches in my 20 gallon kettle but I am now ready to go up to 10 gallons. That will be the limit for my batch size. I've been honing my procedure and checking the brews carefully, I have had a few batches I've dumped so losing 5 gallons is not as bad as losing 10. But, everything seems to be working perfectly now so I can make 10 gallon batches.@TennBrewer what's the largest batch you have brewed and at what OG? We brew a lot of beers at around 1.060 - 1.075 and I am wanting to brew 15 gallon batches of these.
The OG for most of the brews I have made so far would average between 1.045 and 1.050. If you want to do 15 gallon batches of big beers, you should have the half barrel size system.I have only done 5 gallon batches in my 20 gallon kettle but I am now ready to go up to 10 gallons. That will be the limit for my batch size. I've been honing my procedure and checking the brews carefully, I have had a few batches I've dumped so losing 5 gallons is not as bad as losing 10. But, everything seems to be working perfectly now so I can make 10 gallon batches.
Those of you with the 15-gallon, this dolly fits the bottom of the pot perfectly, as you can see in my picture above. The pot is actually 17 inches across, but the bevel at the bottom allows it to sit snugly in the 16" dolly. I have tried it with the trivets it feels more sturdy without them, and I don't suspect the plastic will draw that much heat out of the pot. I use mine to allow me to roll it under the counter when not in use, and back out under the hoist when I want to brew.
Certainly not as nice as the brew boss stand, but cheap and highly mobile.
That dolly would be perfect for anyone with a FastFerment, that needs to move it from one location to another. They’re very awkward to move when full.Those of you with the 15-gallon, this dolly fits the bottom of the pot perfectly, as you can see in my picture above. The pot is actually 17 inches across, but the bevel at the bottom allows it to sit snugly in the 16" dolly. I have tried it with the trivets it feels more sturdy without them, and I don't suspect the plastic will draw that much heat out of the pot. I use mine to allow me to roll it under the counter when not in use, and back out under the hoist when I want to brew.
Certainly not as nice as the brew boss stand, but cheap and highly mobile.
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