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A tight .040. The idle roller has a low spot where it opens up to .043 for about 1/4 of a turn. "It's not perfectly round" I'd say it's a good crush. I like to put about a 1/4 cup of crush grain on a cookie sheet and shake it. If you do it just right everything separates out and you can get a...

Not sure how I could determine a flow rate, my best guess would be around a 1/2 gpm. When I dumped the spent grains in the garden from the 2nd brew, I noticed what looked like a compacted grain ball that came from the bottom of the mash pipe and in the mash pipe there was small amounts of...

It's what I do. I set mine at 10# @ 40 degrees and it takes about 7-10 days. It takes patients to wait, but an over carbonated keg is hard to fix if you can.

Just had a 5# filled for $17. Shop around for refills. A local welding supply wants $27 and another place wants $23. I get mine refilled at Snows Fire Protection for $17. That's 3 places in a small town.

Thank you for replying. I understand the process quite well, I've been brewing since the late 80's, and I've had several different setups over the years. Maybe I'm not clear in the way I'm asking my question, let me try again. I have a pale ale recipe that I've brewed for years that takes 10lbs...

I'm talking conversion efficiency. Whether I'm talking about sparging or recirculating, I can't help but to think a portion of the mash is not being effected. Is the mash or sparge water channeling by flowing out the sides of the mash pipe leaving a cone shape of grain unaffected. I'm thinking...

I'm on my 3rd brew with the 10.5 gal Anvil and the first 2 brews went well but my Mash Efficiency was low according to BS 3 and I just chalked it to learning curve. Well I got serious with the 3rd brew and my mash efficiency is still low at 66%. Using my cooler it's in the upper 70's. I'm...

Looks good to me. What I like is how the husk is still intact and not torn up, that's how you avoid a stuck run-off and the rest looks right.

Those 2 programs drove me crazy because they would never agree with each other. I made some beer with them that I wish I hadn't made. The answer for me was BeerSmith 3. Design the recipe, then do the water chemistry. Easy Peasy. I've had my water tested and added it to the water profile. I then...

There's lots of threads on gap settings which it seems everyone's is different. So for arguments sake I'm talking about a 2 roll mill and your doing a mash/sparge.

My local water treatment plant is reporting alkalinity as: Alkalinity, Phenol………….….….3 mg/L and Alkalinity, Total..……….……….111 mg/L The software I have chosen to use is EZ water calculator 3.0.2 and it only ask for Alkalinity, so which should I use?

I saw a show that explored the history of oil and it's impact on our lives. In part of the show it talked about in the early days oil storage tanks would explode because static would ignite the built up volatile gases inside the tanks. The solution was to make the roofs of the tanks float up and...

If you look around the net you can find hop age calculators, but for no more than they cost Id toss them. Even packaged correctly they loose their bittering over time. And if you add more to make up for it, you'll end up getting a grassy flavored beer. Been there done that.

Why don't you just prime the keg with corn sugar and stick it in the cellar. That would be the easiest. If you don't like corn sugar and prefer gas then buy an extra C02 setup for the your kegs in the cellar

I ship mine through the Post Office and tell them it's BBQ sauce for a comp if they ask.

Not to be negative, but I bought a keg without a lid once and will never do that again. I put a lot of time and energy and $$ into never finding the correct lid. The keg I had was pretty old. Good Luck

The step drills I have from Harbor Freight, have drilled many a holes, and some into stainless steel pots.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200589679_200589679 Anyone ever come across this pump? Looks like it would work and it's only $50. Says it not for potable water but with a cast aluminum body and stainless steel shaft I don't why it wouldn't be. I thought about posting a...