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Here's the original pics again for a side-by-side comparison.

If it helps, stainless steel is on the left, aluminum is on the right.

240v electric baby whoop whoop :cool:

^ahh I see I know what u mean. Thanks everyone though I appreciate it

^ that's exactly where I was at 99% sure; especially since the max psi is 60 which is normal for SS. My only assumption was that aluminum should have a diff PSI rating. Why not use it as a kettle? There's no holes. Might not look purdy but should do the job, no?

does 60 max PSI mean that it's stainless?? I know that's pretty standard for SS but what about aluminum? Is the max PSI for aluminum the same?

I have a 5 gallon electric kettle w a fb. Nothing I can do now since idk exactly how much water to add, since idk the exact volume of what's fermenting. Just gotta wait and see what happens and do it right next time. Even though I thought I knew what I was doing, I had a feeling it might end up...

I forgot/didn't know I need to sparge w biab. Other than that it went well. Good thing I went with a cheap recipe. We'll see how it turns out. It's already fermenting so no turning back and idk how much water to add to dilute it, since idk exactly how much volume is fermenting. Also learned sg...

^beautiful thank you

Right but doesn't *potential* alcohol by volume give a good guess as to what the abv will be after fermentation? Or does it not ferment all the way down to zero?

Bear with me I am a noob, but how much sparge water should I use next time, for 3.5 gallons/11.2lbs? In other words, how do I calculate sparge water for each batch? What's the sparge water ratio?

Well, I confess, I broke a "rule" by not following a recipe. I put in 3.5 and got out 2.75 before the boil. After the boil there looks to be about 1.5 gallons and .5 worth of trub. initially 3.5 gallons of water and 11.2lbs of 2-row pale ale barley. mashed at ~151 for about 70min to be safe...

Room temp sample. Didn't celebrate the hydrometer but it worked last time. It's Chico yeast. The recipe was a 2-row pale ale barely smash. Lol "imperial" haha we'll see how it turns out. I'll post here in a few weeks when it's done. I should've known to sparge. It's only logical. That's why I...

Sorry typo. I did use 1.25 qts./lb. I should've known to sparge. It makes logical sense. Next time.