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I just did a Pliny clone, and tasted a sample when measuring FG. It thought it was going to be too thin. When it carbed up it was a completely different beer. It’s fantastic now.

I just rebuilt my whole system from the ground up, and this was central to the whole process. I have three gallon kegs, so 3G, 6G, or even 9G batches. All equipment was built around that. In the past I brewed 10G and bottled. I built a system based on what @Bobby_M has put together...

Two things off the top of my head after brewing a 15% RIS very similar to Bourbon County: 1. Gauging how much bourbon aroma/flavor you will get from the oak is extremely difficult. You can age in a used barrel, you can add oak into the fermenter/aging vessel that have been previously used to age...

I've been building a BAIB system based on the Brew Hardware version, but I really wanted a malt pipe vs a bag. I've gone through a few vessels to find one that fits inside the main kettle with as little dead space as possible. What I have now is a Spike 15 gallon kettle with a Brewer's Best 15...

1. Here. 2. yes 3. Just the Topsflo, which draws 1.2A

@doug293cz One last question: The little ammeter reads 23A, where my clamp meter reads 19.5A which sounds closer to what a 4500watt element would do. I got the ammeter at Auber and didn’t expect a lot from it, but wonder if it could be tweaked to be closer? Do you think a resistor in series...

Thanks again @doug293cz for your design and help! I ran a 30A gfci 10/3 circuit, and built the controller with no issue. It fired right up and works splendidly. The only hitch was I added one of those small round ammeters, and had it upside down. My wife and I spent a couple minutes trying to...

Keep your recipes simple. Alter found recipes to make them more simple. Reduce the number of grains. Think about making soup, if you add 15 types of additions or spices you won’t taste them. Do one or two and make them the star. Avoid all the orange chocolate peanut butter porter type recipes...

I’ve been considering this exact thing as I finish my ebiab controller, and coming from a propane burner where I would always have an extra tank just in case. Does anyone keep spare parts around, and if so what would be most likely failure points on brew day? I was considering having a backup...

Yeah, I'd keep the faucet wide open and adjust it at the QD.

@doug293cz I'm deep into the build, have all the parts and am currently drilling and cutting the enclosure. One thing I'm wondering about is case grounding. Should I do a star ground right where the ground wire comes into the enclosure, where the pump outlet ground connects? Also, if this is...

I’m great with brewing notes, but horrible about keeping tasting notes. But the beer I used the in that had a nice crisp quality was done with WLP568. All I brewed were Belgians at the time, doing free rising ferments, etc. No doubt the yeast did it, and I was considering using a Belgian yeast...

I thought the rye (not Crisp malting) in my Saison added a little peppery edge, maybe it could be attributed to something else but it was a recipe I had done before and that was the only change. The 100L was for color and rye layering. I believe that came from an article I read on Roggenbier...

I don’t want to hijack here, but I’m working up a sort of imperial red - fall type something and have some Munich and rye in there. I’m curious to hear from the heavy rye users your opinions on the lower thresholds. I’ve used some rye in a saison and loved what it added. I’m looking to get an...

Thanks again @doug293cz, your help is really invaluable. I’ve reviewed the link you sent, and your schematic. I’ve got a couple followup questions. -I’ve seen varying recommendations for fuse values for these locations. I’m going to stick with what you have, but what about fast or slo blow...