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I'll preface this with a caution that I really don't do small batches, so please take with a grain of salt! For the boil: Boiling off 2 or 3 quarts in an hour doesn't sound outrageous for a 60 minute boil. You do want a nice rolling boil as you mention, but you could try throttling it back a...

To the OP: That's pretty much been my experience with S-04 as well. Tears through it fast, and then drops like a rock PersonalBrewer, I think that's a report from Tilt hydrometer app (I think logging to google sheets). They're a little pricey, but pretty cool: https://tilthydrometer.com/

Yep, this is normal. I found this thread helpful the first few brews to help differentiate: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/post-your-infection.71400/

Pretty much this. An inch at the bottom of a ~10.25" diameter bottling bucket comes out to 82 cubic inches, or about 45 fl oz. Figuring roughly the same for the primary and secondary that's 135 fl oz, or 11.25 bottles. Add in a little bit of volume loss to blowoff, etc, and you're not too...

To echo what others have said first - measuring efficiency is highly dependent on getting accurate gravity and volume measurements, and +/- .004 is pretty darn close - nice work! When you're following a recipe, it's usually making some assumptions about your overall efficiency (usually called...

I've always used 0.1 Gal / LB of grain, though I've heard lower numbers if you BIAB and squeeze. I also use a similar number (0.75 G / oz) for pellet hop absorption, but again this depends if you're just chucking them in, using a spider/bag and squeezing a little etc) Like others have...

Brewing up an ESB I haven't done in a while, after a few too many IPA batches in a row! Style: Strong Bitter TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.40 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 6.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.057 SG Estimated...

I use a piece of food grade 5/16" I.D. silicone tubing rather than the hard PVC tubing. It's flexible enough to stretch over the spigot, but also tight enough to go over the threads on the back of the ball lock connector (I just remove the hose barb altogether). You could put a clamp on it to...

Just wanted to +1 this for the Speidel fermenters and the ball lock PRV - Agree they are worth every penny! I'd also highly recommend the metal spigots for this process as well. I had issues with the plastic spigot leaking under pressure through the pinhole in front...

I started with all-grain here. I had been thinking about brewing my own for several years off and on, but after seeing some videos of the all-in-one programmable all-grain systems (Pico, Grainfather, etc), I finally decided to dive in with both feet. I went with the GF, a couple of corny kegs...

LOL, yep! Pretty much the same deal, but at least the beer helps take the edge off :)

Sounds like you made some beer on your first shot, nice! Totally agree with the other comments, 5 gravity points is pretty darn reasonable and nothing to worry about as you dial in your process. There are quite a few factors that can influence your OG, so it can help to break things down a...

It kind of depends what you mean by "how much" :) At a constant temperature, gas pressure and volume (of the container) are linear (P1 x V1 = P2 x V2, called Boyle's law). I think the bike tire scenario is a little different than a rigid container like a keg, because the volume of the tire...

Have a look around at some of the 'balancing your keg system' threads here or related articles - you want to match your lines so your dispensing pressure is the same as the target carbonation pressure - otherwise the carbonation level of the beer will rise or fall to match your serving pressure.

PSI is an abbreviation for "pounds per square inch" - "lb/in^2" is just another way of abbreviating it, they mean the same thing :) Also, this particular gauge is scaled rather high for keg use - the markings are in 4 PSI increments, which is a pretty big swing for kegging. Not saying it won't...

It didn't on mine. I just did a quick search and found this for replacing the poppets as well if it helps:

I just had to do the same last night. I used a nail set to push down on the poppet from the topside and it popped right out - a torx bit or something similar with a flat tip would probably work as well without scratching. Cleaned it up and then used a small flathead screwdriver to push the...

Since it's been reawakened, thought I would chime in :) You can also "force decarb" a bit quicker by: - Disconnecting the gas and liquid line from the keg - Venting keg pressure - Briefly connecting the CO2 to the liquid post (just a couple of seconds), then disconnect - CAREFULLY 'burp' the...

I really like having the spigot myself - and at least it gives you the option. I have a few of the Speidel 7.9 gal, and use the spigot every time now. On the Fermonster, I've never used one of the carboy carriers, but I'd rather have some good solid built in handles. The comments about...

Totally agree with FunkedOut - Lighting and the volume of beer make it tricky to judge color sitting in the fermenter, and trub settling out / any finings will lighten a bit as well. Recipe and volumes will definitely help. Did it look dark from the beginning? Going into the fermenter? etc.