Recent content by dleonard5

Hi, still want to keep it? Don

Standard kind, used but work fine. Local pickup only. Chicago suburbs. Trade for some bomber bottles or swing tops.

Have two for sale. They came from a used keggerator I purchased and I have no plans for them. I'll take $25.00 for them or trade for swing top or bomber bottles. Local pickup preferred. I'm in Chicago suburbs. Don

Wrt efficiency: I have a bb-15 and see between 78 and 83%. I know that stirring periodically helps a lot. You'll find some pockets on the COFI develop along the bottom edge. Normally I plan for 80 and usually get around that.

A while back I asked about problems using rye in the grain bill. The brew boss manual says don't do it. One of you said he used 40% in his grist with a little build up on the electric heating element. Well, I did a batch with 17% rye. Major PITA; I spent countless hours scrubbing that stuff...

Hi, you still have this? Don

Hi, I have 4 cases available for pickup. They have been de-labeled and are clean but maybe a bit dusty. First come first serve. I'm near orchard and Randall rd intersection in Batavia Illinois. Don

All I've ever done is 5 gal. batches in my 15 gallon system with the COFI. It works great. I pondered going with the 20 like you are but am glad I chose the 15. The pot is smaller lighter and easier to clean. The option to do a 10 gallon batch is really nice because I can do a split batch. One...

I'm at 710' which is a bit lower than Merlin. A good boil is subjective of course so I'm sure your fine.

My system is a 15gal as well doing 5 gal. batches. I think the power is 48-50% boil at 210 deg. Can you see the picture below? Its on page 54.

Do you figure the extra stirring will help your efficiency numbers or to prevent a stuck sparge? The BB manual advises against any rye due to it burning on the heating element. Something about the rye he says although, he does not say anything about wheat. This is why I asked originally.

Never used rice hulls. When you say stir do you mean low setting on the pump or are you doing something else? Thanks for the pointers!

Did you get an answer on this? I can measure mine if you need it.

Anybody have experience using rye in a brew? The manual says don't but I'm wondering how much will cause a problem.

Hi, Sorry don't keep up with this. I've done about 6 beers so far. Each one brings me closer to the numbers. I learn with each batch. Any system has plusses and minuses. This one has a big one in automation and control. It's compact and relatively simple in operation. It's also very flexible as...