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I would give them a variety and an education. I usually bring 5 two liters of different beer and while some go quicker they all end up gone. One beer with prominent american hops IPA or APA, one with english hops mild or esb, one with big yeast character dunkelweizen or saisson, and one dark...

I think you will have problems without recirculation. My MLT is direct fire and if I stop recirulation while heating temps go crazy. I have a full false bottom and the temp at the bottom will jump 20 to 30 degrees higher than what it reads in the grain bed. Keep your flame low it doesn't take...

A stuck sparge is when finely crushed grain makes its way around or through your grain bed filter, in my case a sabco false bottom, and stops or restricts the flow of your wort out of the mash ton. I have the same mill in steel. Monster Mill and Crankandstein are made by two business partners...

I started at .039 and had 83% eff. but also had an occasional stuck sparge. I have settled a 0.42 and get 80% eff. and no stuck sparges yet. Get the guages at an auto parts store. They are 4 bucks and you will need them. I find the set screws will loosen over time or demanding grain like...

I have Hop Hammer from brewing classic styles on tap right now and it is excellent. I followed the receipe to a T with the whole pound of hops. It is not too much and has the most incredible nose with the seven ounce dry hop. My understanding is it is all about the hop pairing. Jamil says...

I think you have a defective regulator. I bought the same 30 psi regulator from bayou classic for my brew stand. It worked great a few times then I started having the same problem you are. It got worse and I had to use the 15 psi reg off my cajun cooker and not a problem since. Derek

I am in the final stages of getting my brew rig together and am not sure about attaching polysulfone QDs. Should I use teflon tape on qd male threads? Should I use tape on stainless male threads going to poly qd? Thanks

I am just setting up my keggle boil kettle on a three keggle set up and was sent an extra ss valve. After reading this thread I thought it might be helpful to add a second valve on the kettle that would leave a couple gallons of wart left. I will be pumping through a shiron plate chiller. I...