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This worked great in the pinch I was in to brew at the time. I recirculated until the flow from the mash tun was clear and the connected to the heat exchanger. Before I used it to chill the wort after the boil , I back flushed it first to make sure it was not clogged. I brew with whole hop cones...

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I am selling my HERMS brew system, I usually brew ten gallon batches. It has burners under the boil kettle and the hot liquor tank. There is a heat exchanging coil in the hot liquor tank, while mashing the grain the wort is circulated thru the heat exchanging coil to control the temperature...

I ordered a new HERMS coil awhile back and it will not be delivered until next Monday. I was itching to have a brew day so I used my plate chiller to maintain the mash temperature. Working vary well! Sent from my iPod touch using Home Brew. Poptotwoboys Vancouver WA

That is absolutely the coolest rig I have ever seen!

Excellent, glad you found what you need. I used this web site in the past: www.brewersfriend.com/ Brewer's Friend is a set of tools and information to help you brew your very best, every time. Easy to use for beginners ... Great source for various tools online, I would guess there are many...

Yes, the fermentable sugars come from the grain and the malt extract. You can add more dry malt extract to the boil. Look online for a recipe calculator. It will help you formulate your recipe and determine the bitterness range. There are lots of free online if you do not have access to...

"Strike Temperature - Temperature at which to dough-in your mash. This value assumes that your mash tun has been pre-heated." I cut and pasted this from the Brew 365 calculator page you are referring to, values assume you are pre-heating. I use Beersmith and there is a box you can check to...

This is my single tier HERMS system. The stand started its life as a process table in a lab. My company was hired to demolish the building, all the content of the structure were headed to the dumpster. I narrowed the frame by 7 inches and took a couple of feet out of end. Added castors and some...

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I have been using Star San for years and never rinse. I brew and drink only lagers, always very clean, no off flavors, never had a soapy flavor.

I split my ten gallon batch into 2 corney kegs and use a pack of dry yeast for each keg, secure the lid and put a fitting on the gas and a length of tube for a blow off.

+1 to Kombat, all great pointers.

I do only dump clear wort into my fermenters but not because the end result flavor is affected, but wasted space in the fermenter. You had a half gallon less in the fermenter with the trub and hops. I have done it both ways and found no difference in the finished product. My bet is after some...