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Where to buy grains in bulk ? Seems much higher than just getting at my local brew store, I pay a buck a pound. With what they call a grain card. $55 for 55lbs, but online it's much more whole, People milling for flavor or cost ?

This is what i have been using, I would like to build or buy something that spreads the water evenly across the grain bed, any ideas on a sparge arm build would be greatly appreciated. I often have to move the arm around to prevent channeling, Pain in the butt.

OK this helps me, vorlauf is dumping the wort back into the grains ? Of course gently to avoid stirring up the grains, Why do you do this ?

Efficiency is not really my concern because i always seem to hit my OG, what i was wondering is what people use as a sparge arm and there exact technique. The only concern i have is temps and technique. I am totally self taught from this forum and a few tips at my local brew store. I normally...

Been reading and searching about fly sparging and concerned I have been doing a correct technique. Been sparging at correct temps. When i Am done with the mash I heat my water and sparge enough water to keep it about one inch above the bed allowing about enough flow to sparge for about one hour...

Was running out of room in my motorhome because all the other stuff my wife bought, was loaded going home. :D

There all ball lock connectors. Made sure before i bought them. Thanks

Look around garage sales and maybe you can find a old pressure cooker with a good seal. drill hole for pop off and fill with starsan mixture. Buddy uses this works well.

Thanks for responding, I feel better about my purchase. I am going to use 4 of them this fall to make a lager and maybe a pumpkin ale for the Holidays. Just need to get some ball lock connectors and use the gas side.

Don't know if this helps but i made a brew day check list just to prevent such a day. You might want to try it. After i started a brew day and relized i didnt make my starter. That was it, now i have a check list.

Are you sparging very very slow, Takes me about a hour to fly sparge 5 gallon batches. Effeciency can be part of the problem you might be having. But in the of my all grain brewing i was sparging way to fast not allowing time for the sugars to settle and also had low OG's But after i slowed the...

Scotch brite and gone ! Stainless means Stainless my friend no rust !

I only bought 6 of them and he had 4 more. But the ones i got are in the best shape. The person that said they are illegal to own also said he worked for "pepsi" for thirty years so thats what made me wonder. But these dont say pepsi on them, They say alpac and one says coke. Thanks for your...

Just found a great deal on a stack of corny kegs at a local garage sale and as soon as i get back to my RV "camping" Guy next to me says those are illegal to own, Well my only answer was, They don't make them anymore and even beer brew stores sell-em. Whats the deal with this comment. Is it true...

+1 on the 5 gallon paint bags, easy to clean and last a good bit. $3.97 for two at home depot.

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Update ! Plate chiller works great, but not so well with a recirculation system, temps vary a bit to much for continuous temps. Switched to the garden hose and its spot on from 210f to 70f in 6 minutes, cool water temps from a well. Right into the fermentor skipping a step. :D

Pics for anyone interested in chiller.

Agree ! Thats my intention is straight into the Blichmann and skip a step, Thanks for the tip on running to sanitize, funny i never thought to do that, was thinking i would sanitize with starsan first, but no need to if doing it this way. I do recirculate and just use blue ice packs and what ice...

Was shocked :eek: I bought a 30 plate chiller 23 series "long version" and just tested 5 gallons of Boiling water, Granted it will cool quicker than wort, but was amazed from the results. I use a 100 qt cooler and a submersible pump, with cool tap water and about half a bag of ice it cooled in...