Apparently the aroma hops are:
whirlpool: cascade
dry hop: cascade and nelson sauvin
See the bottom of the post here: http://www.sodakbeer.com/beer-reviews/boulevard-80-acre/
This. It's all about the torque. I burned out a couple of cheap high speed, low torque drills that I had lying around before I broke down and bought a high torque drill.
I totally forgot about this thread. Glad I looked back. Your quoted text is exactly what I would suggest and the reason I posed the question earlier.
To the OP: I'm not sure I understand why you want to have the freezer and fermwrap working against each other. I agree with the quote...
Did you insulate the probe, or was it just taped against the glass container?
Also, I'm confused. Is your plan to have the freezer running at 40F while the FermWrap keeps the beer at fermentation temperature?
Good point. Also, how well did you stir the wort after you mixed it with the water? Is there any possibility there could have been stratification with the higher density solution being on the bottom?
Without knowing your pre-boil gravity, I think it's tough to discern where your losses were, but the fact that 1.5 gallons(!) of wort went down the drain certainly couldn't have helped your efficiency. Do you have a kettle screen or false bottom on your boil kettle? I wouldn't have any qualms...
Yes, it needs to go on the inside. Check this out: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=12687
There is also a 1/2 inch version depending on the size of the fittings for your ball valve.
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This is a good point, but English is a Germanic language. It's true that we have lexical borrowings from Latin languages, but the language itself is certainly not Latin based.
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This is my approach, as well. The few times I've brewed and drank together, I usually forget somethig, despite my brewday checklist. It was always something minor, but still.
True, that's an option. For some reason, though, I never had much luck with those bags. They never held a seal for me. Other people have had great luck with them. Go figure. :cross: