Recent content by Haze Crazed

Before anyone says it, I know I could’ve added a few pounds of grain and been in the same spot. But with this brew I wasn’t planning an imperial. I got it because it was more efficient. I like that a lot, I know grains cost far less the $1,000 that the added mash tun, false bottom, extra pump...

Update on my 3V aspirations. I used my 15g igloo this weekend as a mash tun with my 20g Brew Bag (no false bottom) in conjunction with my 15g pot as an HLT and my 20g BK. My brew day actually went quicker contrary to popular belief. That said it could be me, I could be doing things wrong biab...

So I tried a “3V” brew today using my 15g pot as my HLT, 15G igloo for mash Tun and my 20g pot for boil kettle. Planned my brew around 72% mash/brew house efficiencies with estimated OG of 1.069 and 6.8% abv. Well, my mash efficiency ended up being 84% and brew house 80.1% which clocked in quite...

I have had an Irish stout and I didn’t even think about the fact that it was dry. I suppose generally the stouts i drink are not so I just canceled it out. I moved forward with the flagship and I’m just going to roll with that for the whole fermentation. I haven’t used it before so I’m...

I añ I already have my starter spinning with 2 packs of flagship but I have a pack of juice (keep it on hand since I brew NEIPA 90% of the time). Do I mix in juice I know that gives all the esters. I’m not sure about mixing yeast but I don’t want this to be a dudd

Should I increase mash them to day 156? Try to finish less dry. I don’t think dry when it comes to stouts.

Brewing a rouge chocolate stout clone with a modifications tomorrow. Shooting for 12g into the fermentor: 27lbs 2 row 1.2lbs flaked oats 1.7lbs crystal 120 0.6lbs roasted barley 1.7lbs chocolate Mash 154, Batch sparge, water profile built on Bru’n water. Was planning on using joystick for...

I have a basement but no water hookup. I’m currently running propane so I have to brew outdoors which is my garage. I have to leave my brew gear in my garage for storage so even though I clean it all after brewing I have to clean it again the next time I brew because the dust etc that...

I guess I should clarify my 8hr brew day includes pre cleaning all hot side equipment and sanitizing all cold side. I try to clean hot first start strike water then sanitize cold while mashing. I don’t have a sink in my garage to clean anything so I lugging 5g pails of water from upstairs down...

Awesome videos man! I enjoyed watching those and I’m impressed vs the BIAB brew day I’m currently carrying out. Which has no recirculation and I’m direct fire so I have no real mash temp control. That said one thing that stuck with me from one of your original responses to my post was 3V brewer...

Bobby you’ve peaked my interest in your system, do you have a link to your setup? I don’t “have” to have a 3V system it’s just always what I wanted and envisioned as my dream system. I made itemized list today for HERMS and RIMS systems and I pretty sure I’ll be around $1,700-$1,900 depending on...

Im going to look into the brewzilla. I generally make NEIPA with 1.074 OG so a good amount of grain. When I want 10g batch I generally have make 12g of finished wort due to heavy losses in the fermenter with all the dry hops. Would I have to treat this like BIAB doing full volume mash’s?

@BlichmannEngineering any input?

Cold side for me is currently Fermzilla. I want to get my hot side dialed in and then pan to switch to jacketed SS with a glycol chiller. I’m currently running a homemade igloo cooler chiller with a temp twister and inkbird.

And I forgot to mention, with pre cleaning and clean up I still seem to be at about 7-8hr with BIAB from start to transfer to fermentor. I know a lot of people boast about 4hr BIAB brew days but that hasn’t happened for me since I was brewing extract in a 5g pot. I will admit I’m not the most...