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I noticed that the gold medal Am Pale Ale in 2022 used flaked barley, so I tried 12oz in a 5.5gal recent pale ale. The head/lacing is incredible, and the 'grainy' flavor is noticeable, but not detracting or negative for me. That said, I think I would try 8oz next time to be more in balance overall.

My previous eBIAB using an Inkbird PID controlled a RIMS had an "Autotune" feature. When enabled, it would run through a few heating/cooling cycles to 'learn' how to best maintain temps, usually within 5 minutes or so. Once done, it would hold within 0.5F, sometimes better with amazing...

Outstanding customer service, right there! Thank you, Kegland.

Recently visited WL during Homebrew Con. Very impressive, wonderful people who really care about brewing and brewers. Love their tap room where you can try the same beer fermented with several different yeast strains to see how the yeast contributions drive a different outcome. Their discussion...

I am using 2206 for the first time in an all-grain New Zealand Pilsner. Pitched a 2.5L starter from 2 swelled packets into a 7gal batch with a 1.053 OG. This is the slowest fermentation I think I have ever observed--ten days into fermentation and it still has about 0.010 gravity points left to...

My IceMaster 2 glycol chiller from MoreBeer just started to cool very sluggishly after almost 3 years of continuous use. Up until now it has performed great, and it still works--just increasingly slowly. I am wondering the same thing about a refrigerant top off like a car air conditioner. The...

I had a few events like that early into my 65L Gen4 use as well. Using David Heath's PID settings (found via YT video) and not using 100% heating power while mashing has made my rests much more stable and predicable. I now use 65% power when mashing for a 5 gallon batch (on 220V power), and ~75%...

Any best practices out there yet on the best fermentation temps for this yeast? Also, what attenuation are you all seeing at what mash temps (fully understanding that my 154F is just my setup and may not be the same as anyone else)? Thinking of using it in a Prickly Pear American Wheat for a...

I have one I am not using that could be for sale. My experience was the same as Brooothru. It might do better than 10F below ambient, but not more than 15F. You're not going to lager with one unless you already have a 60F cellar. The noise was not too bad, but noticeable. And, like Brooothru...

I am loving my Brewzilla Gen4. The 35L size version uses common 120V power and can do batch sizes down to 1 or up to 5 gallons. The new Brewzilla Gen4 controller is fantastic, and the OTA updates very Tesla-like (in a good way). The Gen4 bluetooth capability, remote thermometer and future RAPT...

Tried it last batch, and the upper temp never caught up with the bottom, which had the effect of making the mash sooooo long. I didn't try more than a 5F temp differential--just not comfortable with more. This last batch was a NHC round 2 re-brew, so I was trying to keep things mostly same-same...

No relation between the two at all, except for the impacts they may or may not have on mash efficiency. Time will tell, but hitting 87% happened to have been timed with only one other process change that might have impacted efficiency--the motorized mash paddle. If for nothing else, sure makes...

Gen4 Iteration Update: took out the HED after two brews of low efficiency (~70% mash eff) and added in a NorCal Mash Paddle powered by a cordless drill. Same malt, same crush on my 3-roller mill. Result was an all-time high 87% mash efficiency--got to 1.059 OG with 10lb malt and 1lb Candi Sugar...

I see the same thing on a smaller scale with my CF5 and CF10. I have also made Beer-sicles around the coil when below 28F, and then the jump warmer is even more pronounced. For some reason, I can get my CF10 colder with 5 gallons in it than my CF5 with 5 gallons in it--something about the...

Had trouble holding pressure on my CF-5 when I first tried to use it. Pulled the lid, flipped the upside down seal after a very light application of Keg Lube, and tried again. Held pressure like a champ then and has not changed in 1.5 years of constant use. Bought a backup seal for just in case.

Just me, but I think the current pump is more than adequate. In fact, I think one can easily collapse the grist and stick the mash with too high of a recirc rate with the current pump (ask me how I know). My Gen4 65L transfers 5.5 gallon batches to a conical, through my CF chiller, in a similar...

I have done this many times with no problems. Vitality and Volume are important, the former often being low if you dump/pitch yeast after cold crashing. I now dump into an Erlenmeyer flask and then add 1 can of Proper starter on a stir plate for 8-ish hours to ensure it is also active before...

First batch happening with the heat exchanger dish in my brewzilla 65 L GEN 4. As you can see from the attached picture, overshoots are still happening, but the overshoot severity is less. Not quite as PID stable as I was hoping for, but I’m sure the end product will be unaffected. Perhaps the...

Just ordered a Kegland RAPT Bluetooth Thermometer from the same place I got the HED from—see the link above if interested. Beerco.au customer service is excellent, by the way.

Interesting. I had seen this before, but not in this context. It may be a good guideline for some styles, but not all. For example, it list three months of maturation from brewing for a Lambic, which for a complex sour I am not sure is possible. I am curious if anything more definitive or...