Recent content by runhard

I tried to have the experiment as controlled as possible; everything the same except for yeast; but both starters came from the same batch of freezer/glycerol stocks and treated the same. I didn't detect any significant difference between the two. I would've like to have a beer judge taste both...

Can't speak for your product but I suspect it to be the same but I can brew 2 or up to 3 times in one day on the BrewMagic and it only add's about 1h 15m per additional brew...............when the first sparge is complete I'm re-loading the mashtun with grain and beginning the mash while the...

Ask to speak to Bob at SABCO. Tell him that shipping is the only thing preventing you from buying his system and I'd bet he'll work with you to get the deal done. I'm unable to go into specifics but I spoke with Bob and I ended up with a BrewMagic.

It is also easy enought to turn the BrewMagic into a HERMS by simply placing a coil in the HLT and not using the elemnt. I did that for a few brews to see if there was a significant difference in Malliard's products produced by the heating element in the RIMS.

My $0.02 are DIY. I had a 2 tier DIY that wasn't the easiest thing to use but I made good beer. I decided I wanted something a little nicer and I ended up purchasing one of the rigs you mentioned above and while it is a nice setup I now wish I would've been patient and built the perfect system...

So without a crunching #s my guess is about 9% alcohol is what you'd be getting and if memory serves right 10% ABV is the tolerance range for this yeast. With that much fermentables remaining I'm not surpised the beers are sweet. At what temperature are you fermenting. Finishing with a neutral...

I'm down near Austin and I hear you about those 100+°F brew days. I think the driveway must be at least 120°C. We've got a detached garage. Thinking about enclosing 1/2 of it when $$$ isn't such a concern.

If you haven't tried this one then I'd highly recommend it. I followed her recipe and can only say :mug:

What about adding a spray ball in the lid for recirculating cleaner or sanitizer? Did Rich ever visit that idea from a previous post.

Here is how you can get about 22-23 gallons post boil. After the mash and you begin the fly sparge or batch sparge(whichever you prefer) start crushing your grain for batch #2. As batch #1 is boiling you will be mashing batch #2. As batch #1 is done boiling transfer into fermenter and remove...

I like Bobby's idea of using a sprayer wand to deliver Star Sans or YMFS (your most favourite sanitizer).

Are you looking for stainless steel or plastic. If you're not looking for too "Giant" then Toledo Metal Spinning has SS hoppers that you can fabricate into very nice conical. See Yuri Rage's conical build. If you want commercially built SS and have the $, Used Brewery Equipment Specialists -...

How about stealing something from Nike? Just Hop It! or Just Dry Hop It! No, neither of those sound good and if someone's mind is in the gutter........well it doesn't take too much imagination to twist it. I don't know about other parts of the country but I found the items needed at Hobby...

I bought the 3-roller crankandstein. It works great and my efficiency is always up in the mid to high-80's but I prefer to have a fair amount of flour. Having said that I don't really know if the fixed gap between the first rollers of a 3-roller mill really benefits the crush. I would think that...

Nice question Mike. My brewing water is quite hard as our aquifers are in limestone shelves. I've been using phosphoric acid as well and at times I have to add quite a lot depending on the time of year so I'm interested in your question. If no one replies who has conducted an experiment I think...