Recent content by plano_harry

Aerospace engineer. Spend more time thinking about the equipment and automation, than I do about brewing! I didn't even like beer. My boss suggested that I should try brewing BECAUSE I was an engineer Was hooked after my first amber ale.

Several people do full volume 3 gallon batches. You could use BIAB for smaller batches. For smaller batches I would just use a stove. Not sure the Mash & Boil would be a big advantage, but you could use it without the grain pipe

No problems with the Mash & Boil. Check out the Facebook group I mentioned in the previous message

1/2" tube Brewer's Edge mash & boil user group is very active on Facebook

Probably somewhere in the past six pages someone has made a similar observation. Many of the beers I want, are not available in bottles or cans, at least where I live. I recently did a Peticolas Velvet Hammer clone for approximately a dollar a bottle. In a taproom this would run me $5 to $8 for...

Few people have both to make a valid comparison, but I went through the decision process and decided to go with the Mash & Boil. One factor was the fb groups on each. The BEMB guys seem to be much happier with the quality of their units -- lots of quality issues and early failure issues on the...

V3 is mash step programmable. The pump is still manually controlled. There is very primitive automation even on the V3. If you want step control, the next time starts when the previous step times out, so if you want a 20 minute hold, you have to calculate the ramp time and add to the hold...

I have searched and not found anything on a recipe for Keegan Ale's Super Kitty - American Strong. Has anyone developed something close?

Hi @TxBrew thanks for running this cool contest.