Recent content by wingnut908

I'll keep tinkering and see if I can get it to 80% but as for right now I'm just really happy knowing that I've got a 75% efficiency that is super repeatable and consistent. You're definitely right on how measurement errors are amplified in small batches. Even with my new batch volume set, I...

Awesome. Really glad to hear that it was just me being an idiot miscalculating my BH efficiency. Although my OG isn't quite where I want it to be but that's a simple fix and I'll make my mash a little thicker as soccerdad mentioned. Problem solved. Thanks for everyone's help! :mug:

Seilenos and chicky.pad you might be on to something. At first I kind of disregarded the issue of having 2.5 qts left in the kettle because it makes it easier for me to siphon (could be a little less though), but reading your posts again got me thinking. In beersmith I have my batch volume...

My gravity after mash is 1.028-1.030 (I'll edit my original post and add in that data along with volumes). When you say after boiling but before transferring, do you mean gravity before chilling? To measure my OG, I stick my siphon in to my kettle after chilling and fill up the test tube for my...

My target volume for the fermenter is 1 gallon, though I have 2.5 qts left over in the kettle once I fill the fermenter up. then about 0.1 gallon of turb loss in fermenter.

Ok. Like I mentioned to RM-MN my crush looks ok, but since you're the second person to mention it I will definitely give it a shot for my next batch. I was wondering if it was my pH too, so on my 8th brew I picked up some pH strips from the LHBS. Unfortunately I didn't realize how poor the...

1) I kind of thought so too, but once everything settles in the temp usually gets to 156F for the first 15 min (which is where it should be to my understanding). Beersmith goes as far as to recommend a strike temp of 168F, but from my understanding that's getting close to a danger zone where it...

Thanks for all of your responces! I'm going to respond in multiple posts so quoting doesn't get out of hand. Ok. I'd say my crush is already very fine and on par with other BIABers but I'll give your recommendation a shot if you think that's what is holding me up.

Looks good I think. Iv'e got my mill set to 0.035 and do a double crush so I'd say mine looks the same as yours. Fine crush is key with BIAB (or so I'm told) so I'd say you're on the money.

Sorry to bother you guys with another BIAB efficiency issue, but I need help figuring out why I’m only ever getting 50% brewhouse efficiency. When I first started brewing 10 batches ago I was doing a lot wrong which on average gave me 50% eff. But since then, using a lot of troubleshooting...

I have a few that I can go to. They don't show their inventory on their website, but I have checked in the past at a few places and they only stock the ones with the valve and thermometer for the higher end brewers.

I guess I should say that I have found sub $100 pots, but only online. I'm not a big fan of shipping for multiple reasons so finding stuff that I can drive over and pick up from the store is a nice bonus.

I'm looking for a nice size pot for for the boil and mash (I do BIAB). From what I hear, 7.5 gallons is a good size of pot to do a 5 gallon batch in. I have done a lot of searching to find a decently priced pot but everything costs around $100..... until I found this...

I've been busy looking at all of the complex processes online and overlooked these options. I think this will be a good place for me to start out with my first brew. Thanks too everyone for the helpful tips!

Maybe, but I think it would take too long since it re-lubricates its self every time the valve is closed and opened again.