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I've got this one I've been trying to sell for a while. How about $140 shipped? The ends are taped with painter's tape just to keep the interior clean, I'm not currently using it. I also flipped the bracket around to assist in mounting it - that's why the feet are on the inside instead of...

That's a very good price, but it's a 110V system, it will take a long while to get 6-7 gallons to a boil. I think the PID controller is fine if you are ok with manually running the system which is what I'm doing now. How hard is it to change the temperature? You push up or down.

Is the auber unit just the pid controller component? That might be something I'd integrate into my system if so.

The worthog controller is really nice, I'd say the biggest difference would be the kettle quality, and the use of triclamps in the Colorado brewing setup, it's really top notch. Also the overhead lift is built in so you don't need to add anything to get going. If you are looking at 10G batches...

My version has a pid controller not a touchscreen, but other than that I can answer any questions about it.

I have the previous generation version of this, you might want to check it out: https://www.cobrewingsystems.com/collections/complete-brewing-systems/products/nano-brewer-home-electric-brew-system-20-gallon-kettle

What up @TxBrew! Here is a pic of some happily fermenting beers in 10G kegs, using the CO2 to purge the serving kegs.

Like others have said, water chemistry does impact taste. RO water has no minerals in it. Do some research on Bru-N-water or simliar spreadsheets and you'll learn about putting some of those minerals back in. And yes, all grain has a meatier richer flavor IMO. You could also steep extra dextrin...

Yes if you use pellet hops it turns into a job filtering them out when racking. I prefer bags with weights as you initially mentioned. Now you will probably have to get some kind of nylon panty hose or something similar to pull over your racking cane.

Don't know what HT is. 3F Zombie dust bottled in mid December and kept chilled?

I have been doing hop stands between 175F-180F with the zero minute addition. Then dry hopping with 3-4oz. I am drinking an Amarillo pale right now, closer to 5.5% ABV.

Monster mill 3.0 with hopper. Then a bodine gearmotor to drive it.

I do the same, I think it does help.

Just to weigh in, I am interested in this question and the answer. I am curious about hop utilization in bags, or hop spiders, or free floating in the wort. Sounds like a good experiment for someone else. :) But my observation would be that yes, there is a reduction in utilization. I used to use...

Let's do this.