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I am pulling the trigger on a new 5 gallon oak barrel, and given the smaller size/ higher surface contact with the beer inside, I will probably only be aging a beer for a couple months to get a nice, subtle oak flavor. Planning on keeping a series of Flander's Red style going consistently...

This may be an obvious answer - Can one TiltBridge be used for multiple Tilt's, or do I need a separate bridge for each one?

Would making and using a Yuzu extract be a better route than adding puree to the keg? I am wondering if using an extract vs the actual stuff will add just the flavor instead of the sugary juice that could potentially either ferment out or just fade over time. Reading up on using fruits in beer...

This is kind of what I am starting to think. I would be surprised if that small amount increased the ABV enough to feel the difference, but tasting the Yuzu straight was like eating 15 lemonheads, so I guess it is possible. Would filtering the beer post secondary into the keg be recommended to...

Is that generally expected for a citrus juice? For instance, if adding lemon or lime juice, is it common for it to separate and never mix? I made an almost identical recipe, and served at a homebrew event. Almost a third the keg served in one day, and it tasted well mixed during that time. I...

This juice was much stronger than I anticipated, any more than that ratio when I pulled some samples to blend was too strong of a taste. And when it was first racked and mixed, the flavor was very balanced. It was only with time that it lost flavor. I am afraid if I use more in the hopes that it...

Recipe for reference: Method: All Grain Style: Saison Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermenter volume) Boil Size: 7.5 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate) Efficiency: 74% (brew house) Source: Small Wave Brewing Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz) Original...

I was hoping for some help troubleshooting an issue with the flavor of a citrus saison some time after kegging it. I made a roughly 5.7% ABV Belgian style Saison, racked onto about a tsp of Yuzu juice (Japanese citrus not far from strong lemon flavor) directly in the keg after about 2 weeks of...

Apologies if anyone has covered this earlier in the thread, but being 41 pages deep, it's hard for me to find an example of this. Has anyone soldered a 4" TC ferrule to a kettle lid? I am wondering about how to properly build the tool to dimple the opening, considering the large diameter. I am...

I am reading up on a Belgian Blond recipe I found somewhere online, and noticed they suggested a very thin mash, about 2.1 qt/ lb, as well as temperature steps. I cannot direct heat my tun, so I need to use infusions. After plugging into Brewer's Friend calculator, I am looking at about 7.5 gal...

This is the aftermath of a slightly open bottle in a leather bag. I know it should be fine in most plastic containers, but if it is capable of dissolving leather to a black goo, I'd play it safe and get a new bottle.

Sounds good, thanks y'all!

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If sticking with the multi step infusion mash, and having a larger volume of water in the mash, how should I go about calculating the sparge water volumes for batch sparging? I've never done batch sparging, so I am just reading up on it now. It sounds like you mash with enough water to runoff...

I'm sure most of this will come down to experimentation, checking post boil gravities. I guess worst case I could try the route of no sparge when doing the multi step, and if it ends up needing any more extraction I can add in a short sparge. I don't get many opportunities these days to brew and...

I have been doing a bit of research into the "no-sparge" technique, as it not only can reduce brew day steps, but also according to this article the thinner, higher volume mash will produce more high quality first wort, and require less sparging, reducing the chance of over-sparging to reach...

Thanks! I will try all of this when I get home. Fingers crossed!

Just so I don's mess this up, when you say in the instructions to put the BT in "production configuration" is this AT mode?

I don't know what to do. I feel like every other thing I read is either for the original BrewPi, BrewPi Remix, or Fermentrack, so I am just getting a bit lost. I want to stick with Fermentrack, but all of the forums and posts and everything seem to be for getting things working in BrewPi...

I was thinking that, but I just spent so much time getting these shields built, and already bought the Arduinos and accessories, I would hate to fully give up on them. I'll probably just get extra long USB cables and a powered hub to the Pi. The controllers are working otherwise, was just...