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Did Spike ever resolve this and swap the controller for you? I ask because I think I have amthe same problem. When everything is setup and plugged in, when I turn on the controller the breaker immediately trips.

How did you get the Blichmann autosparge connected to the triclamp basket? I just ordered a Solo 15 and would like to do that but haven't figured on the connections yet.

Airgas ordered food grade oxygen for me and it came in two days later. Also got food grade carbon dioxide from them as well. I believe they have locations nationwide so should be able to find one in your area I assume.

Recently picked up food grade CO2 and O2 from my local Airgas supplier to make switch from industrial grade. I see a lot of posts stating that it all comes from the same bulk tank and that there is no difference. I heard the same from my local Airgas as well regarding coming from the same bulk...

Ah, I see. So more important if using unpasteurized juice and/or something with wild yeast being introduced? Unfortunately all I've been able to easily find is pasteurized juice without preservatives.

Recipe sounds great and going to try my luck with it. I bought WY Brett at ~$10. Can I just pitch all of it if no detrimental impact to flavor? Seems like a waste to only use such a small amount, but maybe that's all that is necessary? Thanks.

Yeah I have a few things to dial in with my setup for the next one. Yeast was Imperial Juice A38 and was taken out of fridge hours before pitching. So I would think it was in the 60° range but still not ideal. Excellent to hear on the flavor. Hops have not come through on the first batches but...

Appreciate the additional details!

New to the forum but will see if I can find this. Thanks!

Recently bought a kegerator that doubles as a fermentation chamber and fermentor is a Spike Flex+. The gravity has been stable for three days and has been in primary for two and a half weeks so I am going to start the soft crash process soon. Will follow that with dry hop, cold crash, kegging...

Hi Again, I'm getting ready to start the soft crash/cold crash/kegging process. Would you be willing to share a little more detail regarding soft crash/cold crash timing and temperatures? Lots of information regarding cold crash but not seeing a lot regarding "soft crash". Guess I'm wondering...

Thanks, Rick! All great information and greatly appreciated. Absolutely will grab Janish' book. Recently read "Water" (although I feel I need to re-read it 99 more times) and am finishing "Yeast" so I'll definitely work through that one next.

Thanks, Yooper. Greatly appreciated. My adjusted projected water profile is as follows. Only concern that I need to research is the lactic acid (88%) additions at 7.5 ml to get my mash pH to 5.35. Not sure if that impacts flavor at that level, or if aciduated malt is a viable alternative. Ca...

Thanks, Rick! Appreciate the tips. Curious to ask the "why" on some of the changes. Is there a reason to dry hop only once and avoid the biotranformative dry hop altogether? I ask because it seems like a popular and commonly suggested method. Any particular Ca range on your ideal recipe? I'm...

Planning an all-mosaic NEIPA 5.5 gallon batch and looking to get any feedback I can get. 4th all-grain batch so quite new to it. Mostly curious about water profile and hop amounts/timing. Water Profile: Ca: ~125ppm Cl: ~150ppm So4: ~150ppm Imperial Juice x 2 packs (based on Brewers Friend...