Recent content by masloki

Did you sparge? The bigger you go, in general, the lower your efficiency. Not a grainfather user, but if I am below 10 lb I estimate 80% efficiency, and about a point drop for each additional pound of grain. My scotch ale at 20 lb was 68% :-/ This is why some breweries did small beers, taking...

Any chance this page has a new home? Domain is expired :(

I went the opposite way. I got a shelving unit organizer from Costco, 2'x4', that came with some heavy duty plywood shelves. The shelves are rated at 200 lb per. Wrapped the plywood in black marine vinyl from the fabric store and it does the job pretty well. I just mounted my pumps to a piece of...

Partial mash is typically boiling 5 gallons. You will take the grains out and add the extract and then raise it to a boil. After 15 minutes/45 minutes remain, add the first hops noted above. After 25, next hops. Chill it to 65f or so, add yeast, etc. If you can't do a full 5 gallon boil, do...

Did you get the test results? Here is the response I received from Lake County: Calcium (Tested 2008 to 2011): average 33.5 mg/L or PPM Magnesium (from 2008 to 2011): average 11.1 mg/L or PPM Sodium (from 2007-2012): average 6.8 mg/L or PPM Sulfate (from 2007 - 2012): average 23.5 mg/L or...

Placed my order and waiting for them to make the hop (get it?) across the il-wi border. Someday I hope to visit the shop too.

Sold out?

Looks like calcium or other minerals that came out of solution. How does the water taste and smell? I see it in my house in our basement toilet that is rarely used. As it is pre-boil, if it were organic it will be dead-ified regardless. If it is mineral, probably will make it taste more British...

I am putting together a version of Kal's and eBrew Supply's 30A, 2 pump, 3 PID system. I wanted to get a little finer control to protect the PIDs so used fuses across it instead of breakers. I don't know if I should bother fusing the SSRs and Contactors, nor which size, but I figured a 5A slow...

Ah. Come on! I just ordered and drilled a bunch of kettles. Well, hopefully others will take advantage of the time savings.

Revolution brewing++ Haymerket - Goose Island at Goose Island ++ Rock Bottom - will do in a pinch Food wise, check out the Fulton Market restaurants area, with Publican (with great beer list)++, and Girl and Goat. Hang on to your wallet though as those menus can drain it pretty fast. But, damn...

definitely interested. with welds, seems like one less place for gunk to take up residence

Do you offer a 1" fitting for hot water elements?

Can you include the recipe so we can get a better feel for the target gravities?

here is one i whipped and enjoyed - smooth with just a hint of sour that made it a little more refreshing Ingredient Amount % MCU When German Wheat Malt 4lb 12oz 42.6 % 1.4 In Mash/Steeped German Munich Malt 4lb 6oz 39.5 % 4.6 In Mash/Steeped German CaraMunich I 1lb 0oz 9.0 %...