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I'm facing the same issue. I have an apartment fridge that I plan to convert to a ferm chamber. The freezer and fridge aren't really separated by much more than a metal box and plastic "door". My question is if I set the temp at typical ale fermentation temps in the 60-70 degree range, I...

You should have stuck around. Lotus was incredible. Larry and His Flask was insane. All in all, a great time. Very glad we made the trip to GR for Founders Fest.

Is that a stainless steel flip flop? Do you consider it an essential item in your brewing process? Does it create any off flavors?

I tried 7/8" ID washers and they were loose over the 1/2" NPT nipple. I guess I can try 3/4" but it sounds like I may need to dremel that size to make it work. Why can't this be easier again?

I'm building a SS braid based on the build posted on this site...http://brewing.lustreking.com/gear/mashtun.html. The 3/4" washers I bought do not fit or thread over the 1/2" nipple. So I guess you could say I'm a little washed up on this. Sorry. Advice, thoughts? Help? Go State.

I'm planning a 2.5 gallon small AG batch today and wanted to get some input on boil off rates. Assuming I boil off 1 gallon per hour for a 5 gallon batch, using a standard turkey fryer setup, what should I assume for a 2.5 gallon batch boil off using the same equipment?

I seem to be stuck in a rut on water volumes! I plan to start doing all-grain BIAB brews, but my preference is to sometimes do 2.5 or 3 gallon batches or 5 gallon batches. I need some help in determining my water volumes. I have both a 5-gallon stainless kettle and 9-gallon stainless kettle...

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DB, thanks for your help (any anyone else who helped) and for this thread. I'm going to start doing all grain with my next batch and plan to use your stove top method and a turkey fryer for my boil. Thanks again!

Yeah, I had a 3.5 lb. grain bill, used 1.5 gallons, so 1.71. Grain temp was 68 degrees. 155 was target strike temp. Result was 168 degrees. I turned off heat at 170 degrees, waited until the temp hit 168 degrees, mashed in and the initial temp was 160 degrees. It's possible the temp was off...

I did use that website and was about 5-7 degrees too high. I think it's just getting used to my equipment and stove. My efficiency ended up at 71%, so that is good.

Into the fermenter it goes...overall it went well for my first partial mash batch. I'm curious to get some opinions on missing my mash temp, although I was able to recover to 155 degrees within a few minutes of starting off at 160 degrees. I was able to keep my mash in the 153-155 degree range...

Thanks for the feedback. I end up mashing in at 1.5 gallons (3.5 lbs of grains). My initial temp when I added the grains was 160 degrees but I was able to get it quickly down to 155 degrees by adding two cups of cool water. I hope I didn't mess up. It's holding at 154 degrees for about 30...

This is what I continue to struggle with. I prefer to do a full boil but don't want to use too much sparge water if it could be a problem. I have a 3.5 lbs grain bill, so call it 1-1.5 gallons of water. My sparge would be 5-5.5 gallons, which seems too high based on what I've read here. The...

I thought I would clarify my questions...I'm trying to convert the AHS mini mash recipe to a full boil version of DB's partial mash method. I plan to use my turkey fryer to do a full boil to 5.25 gallons. My question is how much water should I use for each recipe for the mash and sparge? My...