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    GrainFather and Beer Kits

    Ive also used a brewers best kit, just add water and seep the grains in the basket. You just have to be careful not to knock off the filter at the bottom when stirring in all that lme. Its easy to do and makes for a hell of a mess. If i were to do it again I’d probably clean the used grains...
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    High temps after pitching

    That's actually a good point. The grainfather conical does have a heating element. I had the original controller on it at first which can't control the cooling pump and I switched it to the Pro controller the next day when I connected the pump system. The old controller may have been default...
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    High temps after pitching

    VikeMan, Thanks for assisting. The yeast was Sahale S-04 I had the TILT and the digital therrm on the grainfather conical fermenter reading 90's. I took a screenshot of the pitch temp at 10:03 PM Sunday and then at 11AM the next morning it read 92. Screenshots are attached below. Ignore...
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    High temps after pitching

    Not a newbie but this is a rookie question. Cooled the wort using grainfather immersion chiller. Temps were 70 and fermenter was in a room at 65 when I pitched. I didn't connect the cooling pump to cold water because it was a brown ale and I didn't think I needed to. Next morning the Tilt2...
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    Howdy from VA

    Hello group, Paul here. I've been brewing for just over a year and learned too many things the hard way, ready to join a group. Live outside of DC. Look forward to learning and sharing. Equipment: Grainfather, conical fermenter, cooling pump kit, Tilt2 (Love that little thing), I've never...
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