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I have a 3 keggle brew system for sale in the Portland Oregon area Kit includes 3 converted kegs all have stainless steel weedless ball valves on them as well as thermometers. Mash tun has a false bottom. Brew kettle has a sight glass on it. Two high output bayou burners. wort...

With two pumps you can fly sparge. pumping from your HLT to your Mash Tun, and your mash tun to the boil kettle. with one pump you can batch sparge.

It will be the temp of the fermentation. Usually the temp of the fermentation is warmer than the air around it because of how hard the Yeast is working.

I add one can of raspberry puree from the homebrew store per 5 gallon batch of a blonde ale. Comes out great. Just rac to a secondary and add the puree. let it sit for another two weeks then keg or bottle.

I've been brewing for about five years, have increased capacity to my system steadily. And have lots of great brew tools that I have added over time. Here is the change, I found out that I have Diabetes. any suggestions? is my brewing career over?

Didn't get that in the Pic. but I have a Bayou Classic burner. Hopefully sant will bring another one my way.

Why not mash in 2 gallons of water and add top off water after the boil?

Three kegs, march pump, chrome plated brass quick connects. Haven't brewed with it yet. but plan on it for this weekend. Got the disconnects at homebrewstuff.com

Here is my new brewing setup

1. Perfect the Nut Brown Ale recipe. 2. Enter a AHA competition. 3. Build a fermentation chest.

Thanks, That helps a lot.

Hello, I'm doing a IPA this weekend and here is the ingredient list 14 lb. 2-row pale malt 8.0 oz. crystal malt (30 °L) 1.1 oz. Saaz hops (first wort hops) 1.6 oz. Chinook hops (90 mins) 1.8 oz. Northern Brewer hops (5 mins) 1.8 oz. Cascade hops (5 mins after knockout) 1.5 oz...

Kegged a Smoked Porter. Brought the temps down to 40 and then set the regulator at 30psi. waited 48 hours and then reduced the pressure to 12 psi. when we were drinking the keg it was flat for the first half of the keg and then the second half was over carbonated. It was like a night and day...