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Great thread!

Here is a video tour of my finished stand! Made some adjustments to the design based off my last brew, but I think I have all the kinks worked out now. Leak tested and ready to rock!

Hi all! Admin’s - please delete if not allowed. Recently, I’ve noticed several people on different sites (myself included) asking about examples of Grainfather stands and mods. I know Facebook has about 3-4 GF groups with discussion then several of the forums have these kinds of...

@zgja2 When under pressure it does seem to open up and dip below the threshold you set. I could see where some might not like the fluxuations, but it does not empty out completely. The marker on the dial also isn't very accurate, but you get a good feel on how to dial it in after a few uses...

Thanks! I don't think they had this when I was doing the build, but I still get occasional PM's about it. It will help others for sure.

All, Just wanted to provide an update. I just used a bunch of barbs and clamps and it's working great. I can get some carbing done while they're in secondary. OGB

Got it! Thanks all!

My kombucha fermentation seems stuck at 1.035. Scoby looks healthy and is actively growing, producing bubbles, but the sugar levels are staying the same. I started a continuous brew batch. After putting the mother scoby in I made a two gallon batch without any issues (a child scoby grew) and...

Heat shouldn't do anything to the beer until you get to the cooling stage. I pre-chill my cooling water - http://www.olegoatbrewing.com/blog/pre-chilling-water/ Here is a write up I did.

I've done it before. I transferred using a regular racking cane, some tubing and CO2 pressure. No mod's needed to the keg (except pulling out the center). Works great! Plenty of guides online how to do it. Search "pressure transfer".

Awesome! You just saved me a ton of cleanup!!!! Thanks!!!

Hi all! Quick question...did a few searches and couldn't find a lot (actually any) discussion on this topic. I have an ale fermenting with WLP0001. It's done fermenting and I'm going to keg that brew today, but plan to brew another ale tomorrow. Can I wash the same yeast and turn around...

It was this one here!

Yeah offsetting the element with another heat source solves most all the problems with the US version. I guess some people could complain they want hard boil capability out of the box, but when running it on a 120v it's barely possible. Even when going with a higher end solution (like yours)...

Here is a boil test I did. Got it going real good by augmenting with an $8 heat stick. I'm very happy with the system after addressing this issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU8_HquaETA