Recent content by Chucker17

Its been sometime since I posted, but I want to give a quick update. I bought a grain mill (Northern Brewer Hullwrecker) and I have hit my target OG on my 5 batches made since purchase. The mill does not have specific increments, but it is set around .030-.035. I follow the 1 gallon sparge as...

I have a regular bag. I use clips to keep it from falling in. Works fine.

I forgot to mention I have the 10.5 system. I calculated the conversion efficiency (is that the same as mash efficiency?) and it was 62%.

Thanks for response. mash pipe lifting was used by another in this thread. water volumes across the board have been good, but there has been a learning curve with this system. I would say the milling is medium but by no means fine. My old system it was good enough as my efficiency was high...

I brewed my 3rd batch in the foundry a few weeks ago. I implemented the following changes: 1. lifted mash pipe several times during the dough in process (I think I read that correctly in a prior comment) 2. used a BIAB grain bag - really cleared up the wort 3. slowed down the recirculation...

Makes sense on the stuck mash. (That had crossed my mind but I can’t even say it was an educated guess!) I have the Foundry and have made 2 beers, 1 hit the target OG and the other was low, both doing the no sparge methods as set forth in the manual. I was more concerned with operating the...

Probably a simple answer to this question, but it’s been a long 4 weeks with 3 teenagers stuck at home due the current state of affairs. So, Anvil has a mash pipe cover now (and some have made there own). Why, when covering the side can you only do session or lesser volume batches? What am I...