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Well, the "gas push" technique sort of worked. I drained my BK like normal into the pump and when the kettle was empty, I popped the hose off, connected it to my o2 tank and pressurized. The wort began to flow, but I noticed it quickly turned into a bunch of bubbles. Maybe I gave it too much...

I trust my refractometer and correction calculation down to about +/- 1 point. I've tested it on multiple batches and cross references with my trusty hydrometer. As long as I'm within a point of what it actually is, I call it good and move on with my day. I try ...very hard... not to obsess...

Yeah, I bumped the temperature at about 16:00 when I added my first round of dry hops. When I did, I noticed there was still a healthy head of krausen (I ferment in an anvil bucket fermenter), which surprised me because of the flat trend. I haven't taken a sample today, but I'm pretty sure the...

...and of course, today it's bouncing between 1.017 and 1.019, so it looks like after 2 days, it's slowly getting to a more accurate/stable reading.

Correct, I did mean 5-7 points.

Calibration is one thing, but what I'm experiencing is a little different. For instance, I tossed the Tilt in and it was reading 1.053 OG. I checked with my manual hydrometer and refractometer and saw 1.056. So I just figured "alright..it's reading 3 points low...whatever." That wouldn't...

I've heard that if you just leave it alone, the Tilt will eventually "settle" out (even with a ring of crust around the body of the hydrometer), but it's been 24 hours of no movement and it's not showing any signs of settling. I think I need to just accept that if I'm doing any dry hopping...

Let me start by saying I love gadgets. When I first learned about the Tilt, I simply had to have it. After 3-4 batches of use, I have to admit that either I've had bad luck, or this product just falls a bit short of what I was hoping for. Like clockwork, all of my batches kick off...

Perfect! My oxygenation setup has a 1/4" flare fitting, so I can just swap that cam to flare fitting onto it, hook it up to the hose that was connected to my brew kettle, and push everything right through. This will give me almost zero volume loss. Thank you so much for this tip!!

Lowes. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Worthington-Cylinders-1-4-oz-Pre-Filled-Propane-Tank/3087507 I've been brewing for almost 3 years and I'm only on my 2nd tank.

Yeah, it's a lot more expensive than co2, but not expensive in general. ~$11 a tank? At the rate I brew, I use a tank per year. The main reason for considering o2 is because I already have a hand held regulator, so there's nothing new to buy. Plus, 20-30 seconds of low pressure will...

Better yet -- I should use o2. I already use pure o2 to oxygenate my wort, so all I have to do is get a different fitting to connect my o2 regulator to the 1/2" hose and then let her rip.

The way my brewstand is oriented, I have my BK drain into my pump (lowest point), then up to the chiller (about 3' off the ground), and then it exits the chiller and into a short hose that goes into my fermenter. But again, if I can hook up some pressurized gas (co2 or o2) to the line, I can...

That’s actually kind of brilliant... that would absolutely work.

So there’s my problem. After my pump is a 2’ hose going up to my chiller, and then the chiller has 20’ of coil, then another short hose going to the fermenter. I don’t know how I’d be able to stop the flow in time.

I use that technique for my HERMS coil, but for the chiller... I don't know...that sounds risky. I don't want to accidently dump a bunch of sanitizer solution into my fermenter. That's an interesting idea though...I'll have to give it some thought to how I could do this safely.

3 years ago I started on a single aluminum pot and a propane burner. I added a mash tun and added a dedicated HLT, and then finally after 2 years year of brewing, I went full E-HERMS. I don't think my HERMS system makes my beer that much better. If anything, it makes the brewing process...

I've been brewing for about 3 years now. Earlier this year I built an E-HERMS setup and have been getting pretty respectable mash efficiencies (78-85% depending on the grain bill), but I'm still seeing questionable brewhouse efficiencies. Earlier today I brewed this recipe...

I noticed the same thing when I CIP'd the vessel. Hot water and PBW tend to create a lot of pressure. Even with all 4 clamps clamped, I had cleaned spraying out the side of the lid seal. I think this is normal for the lid design... these vessels can't hold more than 1-2psi

Well, it looks like it's gone as far as it's going to go. Tilt is showing 1.023 and refractometer is showing ~9 Brix (which converts to about 1.020 with Sean Terrill's calculator). The ABV wound up at about 4.7% which is under target, but still an acceptable range. The good news is that the...