Recent content by DanDodge

Thanks for the input and links. I really appreciate the help. I'm still kicking myself for not saving the link to the site I found, but I came across the following discussion from BeerSmith that I think will be very helpful in nailing my pre-boil gravity and volume. It might be overkill, but I...

A while back I found a website with a table of how much second runnings to add while batch sparging to hit your target pre boil gravity. I know the texts say to use the same amount of sparge water as mash water, but I like to take the gravity and volume of my first running, take the gravity of...

I'm curious about the quick connects you have there. What material are they? I'm in the process of hard plumbing my pump in place, so I'm adding unions on either side for easy removal and cleaning of the pump head. Clean in Place is great, but designing your system for easy maintainability is...

Be sure to thoroughly rinse the probe tip between the 7.01 solution and the 4.01 solution. If you don't, you drag some of the 7.01 solution into the 4.01, thus adjusting it's true pH, rendering the calibration inaccurate, even if very slightly. I've been through chemical processing audits where...

jleii, thanks for the tip from McMaster. For the size of basket I have, I'd need A 24" X24" pice for the bottom, and at least 12" x 60" for the sides (my basket is about 18" in diameter and 18" high). This would run about $45 from McMaster, not overwhelming, but a little higher than I want for...

Thanks for the input! I appreciate it.

Hi, I have a basket that came with my stainless steel pot I use as a mash tun. Ideally I'd like to line it with stainless steel mesh, but that gets spendy in a hurry. I could line it with cheese cloth or some BIAB material, but I think that would look crappy, and might be difficult to stir...