Recent content by Yambor44

Mmmm. Makes sense. The last two brews I switched back to bottled spring water to see if my odd taste would return. The beers came out great (IPA’s) but I didn’t use any water treatments.

I’m only getting 68-70% as well. I’ve been stirring every 15 mins for a one hour mash. First time I did this I hit my numbers dead on. Since then it’s dropped each time (2 brews). Not sure how others are getting 78-80% with this setup. [emoji2373]

I almost asked Navy as well but since you mentioned desert I figured not [emoji12]

I use the green version cut in half. I wrap them half moon around the coil and start at one end and follow along until I reach the other. Then swap the half moon the other way and repeat. Comes out perfectly clean every time.

Nice! My son is stationed in Hawaii. You in the Army?

I don’t think I’m going to fret over straining/filtering anymore. To go from this: To this: To this: And then this in 4.5 weeks... I’ll take it! Spot on recipe for the Bells Two Hearted. Very, very nice.

I don’t have any trouble cleaning the boil coil after direct hopping. Just add some hot water and PBW (enough to cover the coil by an inch or so) and let it soak while cleaning other stuff. Then when I go back to clean it I first use the PBW solution to clean the rest of the interior then drain...

Mine is 14”x6”. Was just recirculating the chill. Hops were directly in the boil. 2.75 ounces total. I don’t like the way the wort stays calm inside the screen so stopped trying to use it for hopping long ago. I’m sure a BIAB bag would have worked better to recirc through.

Tried recirculating during the chill as suggested. Used a large hop screen. Clogged from bottom to top with three minutes. Anyone want this screen is welcome to it. Shoot me an email and I’ll send it to you.

Transferred to secondary 3 days ago. Washed yeast to reuse some. Denny’s favorite 1450 (3 on the right) and some Bells yeast from the cans on the left.

Sounds like you’ve got your challenges figured out. As you mentioned, start the recirculation slow and give the grain bed time to set. Then you can bump the flow of the pump up. This last batch I did (with all the break material in my fermenter) was the first time I have tossed my hops in...

I don’t have the brewtech (I have bayou classic) but it is 15 gals in size and that’s all I’ve done so far is 5 gallons. I usually start with 8.5-9 gallons of total water depending on the grain bill.

My crush is .035 and I only do a single crush. I've tried double in the past but couldn't tell a visual difference. I am currently using Better Bottles for my FV's so straining the wort before it goes in is pretty much a no go. I do have a screen strainer I am going to try when my SS Brew...

I agree about the grain bed having side outlets. This was one of the reasons I stirred it every 15 mins this time. I'm assuming using the bag only as others do with other systems would be the same. I did not squeeze the bag at the end of this brew.

I agree. This is why I am trying to nail down my “off flavor” that I’ve had in every single beer with this system. The only thing different in my process is the system itself. I have placed a bag in the kettle in the center of Th IC and recirculated the wort while chilling. I am not certain...