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This is actually the exact same method I am using with this system. I achieved about 72% efficiency on my first batch, which is the best i have done so far batch sparging. I have my system dialed in with Beersmith now, very exciting!

This is actually the exact same method I am using with this system. I achieved about 72% efficiency on my first batch, which is the best i have done so far batch sparging. I have my system dialed in with Beersmith now, very exciting!

I ended up not going with my initial method, after I dropped almost $700 on these bad boys I did the math and realized I would not be able to do a full volume mash for a 10 gallon batch, doh! Fortunately I already had a 70 qt Coleman extreme cooler mash tun that I really like. Quality of the...

here the decanted version

Hello, I'm going to be brewing an 11 gallon batch of 1.055 pale ale tomorrow. I am currently working on my yeast starter and have a few questions, anyone's input is greatly appreciated! So last night I created my yeast started with about a pint of slurry harvested from another pale ale from...

So I just pulled the trigger on the Mega Pot 1.2 All Grain Brewing System from Northern Brewer. It comes with a sparge system, but I'm not much for the time and effort that goes into Sparging. I started out doing BIAB, then moved the batch Sparging in a cooler. I got this system with the...

I have a brown ale on day 14, OG was 1.048. It was at 62 depress for 12 days and only got to 1.022, so I moved it upstairs where it sat at 71 for 2 days with no change. When I opened it up to keg it tonight there was a white film over the top, ever seen anything like this?

Will be 5 days old on brew day

Should I go ahead and prepare a yeast starter as usual?

I should come in around 1.062-1.065 or higher

Should I combine all of this and try again to separate the trub from the yeast again?

I let it settle for 30 minutes and at that point everything had pretty much settled, there wasn't anything really suspended

Process - boiled one gallon of water, poured in primary. Swirled around and dumped contents into large glass jar to settle and separate. I ever really saw any good separation. So I just collected the top 75%. Process was clean and sanitary. I'm brewing tomorrow and would like to utilize this...

Hello, I harvested 3 pint jars it WLP545 Belgium Strong Ale Yeast from a primary 4 days ago. I am not sure if I got the desired results... Can you please take a look and see if this looks right? I expected to see a smaller, solid, compact yeast cake. This looks more like trub?

Just wanted to provide a follow up on this hef... I kegged at day 5 and drank on day 7! The beer turned out beautiful, crisp, refreshing and full of banana! One week hef, check...