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Just received an order of grain from Austin and realized that I double ordered the base malt (pilsner) for the Brewing Classic Styles Kolsch. The recipe as written calls for 10.5lbs pilsner and 8 oz Munich malt. I now have 21 lbs pilsner and 8 oz Munich. I am thinking my best option is to get...

My buddy and I have spent far too much time over the cold winter months building a 240 volt five gallon Brutus 20 build. It incorporates a 5500 watt Camco element, single March 809 pump, far too many Bargain Fittings camlocks, a shell and tube heat exchanger, a bunch of electrical stuff I don't...

Thanks for the kind words guys. I was worried I would come off too preachy.

I don't want to be a jerk, but the perspective of these type of questions always depresses me. I think the question you should be asking yourself is is my wife happy/content/not a raving lunatic in general. If she is generally unhappy, a harpy, whatever, you got bigger problems than whether...

Thanks Walter.

I am putting my stand together, and my pump mounts directly below the kettle. So realistically, my mounting choices come down to Inlet South and Outlet North with two elbows making a u bend from the kettle to the inlet or, choice two, Inlet to the East and Outlet to the West. The pump is...

My brewing and consumption habits are similar to what you outlined. I only brew five gallon batches and can't imagine doing more. Most of my recipes have called for 10-12lbs of grain. I use a rubbermaid 34qt cooler (8.5 gal) that I think is a good compromise. It is small, but still gives me...

I am in

Thanks guys. I think I am going to dump the analog and just monitor with the RTD. Now the question is whether I want to put an RTD in the tun as well as the boil kettle. Really not sure that I need it since my tun is a cooler, but it does have the "Ohh shiny!" factor.

OK, so as I am punching holes in my shiny kettle, and begin wndering why I need to keep the analog thermometer in place if I will have a RTD mounted in the same kettle? I am constructing a two vessel, recirculating, Brutus 20 style system. My question is will the RTD/PID be adequate to monitor...

Hello, I am acquiring parts for a two vessel, 240 volt Brutus 20 system. While drinking up the last of the christmas ale on New Year's eve, my partner (the electrician) and I were debating how (or if) to monitor the temp of the mash in our cooler mash tun. So two questions. One, is it...

You know, I didn't even think about cutting the kink out and piecing it. Might give that a try. Thanks guys.

I cannabilized my old IC in order to construct a CFC for my new Brutus 20 build. At the end of the day, I got about 16 feet of usable pipe before it kinked too badly to straighten. The question, then, is this a sufficient length for a CFC or should I buy a new coil of tubing? Thanks in...

Thanks guys, that is exactly the kind of info I wanted. We are trying to do this as much as possible from parts on hand, mostly because we both enjoy the puzzle it out part, but I don't wat to sacrifce utility just to say we got buy with ordering a half dozen fewer pieces.

Hello to all, my buddy and I are putting together an electric two vessel system this winter. It will pretty much be a 240 volt Brutus 20 system for five gallon batches. We will be running one March pump. As we are collecting parts, I am trying to figure out if it is necessary to lay out the...

Nope, no adjustments at all other than maybe adding the kosher salt

I am talking about adding a gram or less, which I assume is not too much. Thanks for the reply

Yeah, ain't that a fact. I figured I would try to adjust the water this time since I have a kit and then work the recipe

Thanks, I appreciate it. As far as lowering the sulfates, I am getting a value of 31 on the water calculator which is below the recommended range - are you saying drop it further? If so, how?

Hello, I am dipping my smelly toes into adjusting my water, and let me tell you, for someone who last took chemistry many, many moons ago it has been a struggle. I dumped my recipe into the EZ water calculator for the AHS Anniversary Blonde I plan on brewing this weekend. The values it...