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If you want authentic Flanders, I'd recommend using several strains of wild yeast and bacteria in the barrel. Mine gets two saccharo's, two Brett's, two lacto's and one pedio. First a saccharo in primary, then saccharo, lacto's and Brett's when it goes in barrels, then pedio a couple days later...

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Maybe to do a BIAB when in a hurry?

I saw one last night that was a single pump, single tank but had city water rinse connection and also a sanitizer connection. For the sanitizer it was water line with a venturi that drew suction on a bottle of sanitizer. I also saw what you're looking for yesterday at another brewery...

Mark, Have you switched to caustic instead of PBW in new brewery? I'm wondering how many you could do per hour using commercial caustic & sanitizer vice PBW and water. I want to build something similar for a new brewery project.

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They finally added it to their site. Thanks!

YES! If I'm trying to do a quick brew then I hold off as long as possible, usually till the boil starts (I'm all-grain). It always takes longer to brew while drinking and brew duration is proportional to the number and strength of the beers in my belly. If friends are over, I know I'm going...

Where did you get this?! I need one!

I don't like the idea of you having to dilute the entire bacth then freeze distilling after all the work you've already done so far. I would save that as the last resort. I was only suggesting diluting the beer that would be used to rehydrate the yeast. Now that that started going, you can turn...

Your beer is about 15% ABV so it will be tough to get that restarted. Try making a small starter with the EC1118 first using a 50/50 mixture of water and the 1.070 beer so the yeast isn't shocked when it is pitched to the 15% ABV. When you made the 6 gal starter, did you step it up to that? You...

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49,793 + 17gal IPA =49,810

Marc, where'd you get the Bright? Thanks!

I think you'll do fine. No worries. This beer has been incredible! We didn't realize how huge the yeast cake was. Thought we had drained most of it from the bottom of the conical after primary was done but when we went to transfer to Corny's realized the entire cone was plugged up. Cooling will...