Recent content by havoc531

I have this false bottom for my 15g MegaPot. There is a small gap about 1" around the side which has no functional effect. The middle support post does not interfere with the ripple element. Consider me a happy customer; I'm very pleased with this false bottom.

What do you think we should name the beer? Hospitale 2nd Degree Blonde Ale Face Melter Blonde Ale

Lol, yes the beer is OK. Thank the beer gods for that. My buddy who bumped the hose and sprayed me with boiling wort was able to finish the brew day. I still want to kick him in the nuts tho-- is that wrong?

Plan on 5lbs per gallon if you're sizing containers

Check out Vittles Vaults pet food containers if you want airtight and tested food safe. Really, any HDPE bucket with gamma lid will do so long as it's not a colored bucket.

Writing this from the hospital so forgive my grammar. Started off as a typical brew day on my electric BIAB system. Today's plan was 12 gallons of Biermuncher's ever-popular Centennial Blonde. All was going well until my wife walked in the garage and asked for a photo of all the guys brewing...

$150 is a pretty good deal for that cord. Having pulled a GFCI breaker from a Spa panel and wired it into my control panel, looking back I should've just bought a GFCI cord!

Wildsee-- smart choice to buy pre-made electric system. On the topic of GFCI protection, the inline cord will cost between $150-300 with the benefit of being portable. Another option is to build GFCI protection into the control panel, but that's probably not doable buying pre-built. Check out...

My experience in June last year was similar. Never did get a response to my eBIAB questions on the wiring diagram but I went ahead and ordered anyway. My order didn't ship until 3 weeks later and several follow-up emails. That was my experience alone. All said and done I'm happy I chose...

Good choice on the Grainfather! I'm eager to hear your impressions after your first brew session.

Nice setup! Start with simple (cheap) recipes and build up from those basic styles. It's best to learn the equipment first and work out the bugs. Unlike me, dropping $80 on a DIPA which was mashed too hot and didn't ferment out.

Awesome deal! Buyer beware as it seems to be missing the backing plate although that would be easy to fabricate a replacement.

I recirculate while mashing on my eBIAB setup as well. Sounds like it's best to keep the false bottom and not risk scorching the bag!

This past Saturday I brewed an American Pale Ale for the first time on my eBIAB setup. We got carried away cleaning kegs during the mash so it ended up a 90 minute mash at 152f. Back to the yeast. Safale S-04 yeast. Rehydrated and pitched into 1.063 wort to ferment at 63f; in five days it's...

Follow up question to the OP's post: For an electric BIAB setup, is the false bottom necessary?