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Seeking advice from competitive homebrewers. I am into my second year of entering in competitions, and timing some styles for when they will be judged is clearer to me. An IPA seems (to me) like it hits the 'best' timing wise about 3-6 weeks after kegging. I think most Imperial Stouts would be...

I did not know there was an Apple RAPT app out yet, very helpful. Thank you, Kegland! Now I can monitor my brew when not hovering in front of the mash, and more. I do appreciate your presence here, giving us straight feedback. My BZ3 65L brewed three, local Best of Show beers last year, and I...

Just got frustrated with MoreBeer not listing it, so I did a Google search and found this link: Heat Exchange Dish | BrewZilla Gen4 | 65L | BeerCo.com.au. It arrived at my US address about 6 days after AUS Express shipping, not bad at all. BUT, paid almost as much in shipping as I did for the...

Look what just came from Australia…first brew with it next weekend.

US-05 handles pressure like it is not there, no problem at all all the way up to 15psi. I also don't get much benefit from pressurizing unless I am trying to rush a batch and ferment on the high end of the temp range. That said, I pressurize most IPAs so I can dry hop with as little O2...

I have not yet done the pump bypass option listed in the Gen4 instructions. And, I think you are right, the area where the silicone lines form a T is very likely where the clogs happen. And, since I like a clearer wort and less junk in my fermentors, I will continue to use the BrewBag and keep...

I've observed a few differences using Glucabuster. I only add one drop per gallon of the batch. Do not overdose your grist--it will stick like you have never seen before. I literally had to throw out a batch by not measuring carefully. First, the recirculation is noticeably better, even with...

Funny you ask. I just did my first wheat beer in my Gen4 and included 8oz of rice hulls for a 3 gallon batch, as well as 5 drops of Glucabuster. Like you, I dough-in, let it sit, stir again, but then I don’t touch the grist again. I start the recirc 5-10 mins after the last stir, and slowly...

All of my clogged pump occurrences happened after the boil ended with a full amount (~6gal) of wort in the BZ; not anywhere near dry. I was able to unclog the pump by blowing air (not optimal with hot wort) through the lower valve. In each case, a ton of grist particles bloomed into the wort...

I am very curious to hear of the first uses, and comparisons to existing AIO units, especially the Gen4 BZs and Grainfather G40/70s.

Hello and I hear you, as a fellow OIF/OEF veteran. Brew on, my brother!

I am a long-time BZ 3.1 user that moved to the Gen 4 65L as soon as it was available, and I am four batches in to learning & dialing in the new system. Here is what I have learned to date—please feel free to add to this as other best practices are developed and proved in. My Gen 4 Tips & Best...

Yesterday's 5.5 gal Imp Stout used 21lb malt and 9.3gal water, plus 0.8gal sparge. Boiled for 90 minutes. My 10-gal lager batches use ~21lb of malt and 10+gal of water to start with, then sparge with 0.8gal water. Boil 45-30 minutes, then add 2gal top-off water into the fermentor to make...

A question for you mashing experts out there...why does efficiency drop so drastically when mashing a high gravity beer, but a similar amount of malt & water for a 'double size' batch results in normal efficiency...why? Brewed an Imperial Stout on my Brewzilla 65L Gen 4 yesterday, using a full...

Thanks Corny Keg! Hopzoil Three C's Hopzoil West Coast Fusion Hopzoil Citrus Fruitbomb Hopzoil El Dorado Hopzoil Saaz

Follow up: once the PID 'learned' my situation/setup, it kept the water test exactly on target. Amazing accuracy--so much better than my Gen3 Brewzilla. I tried with and without the neoprene jacket, and the jacket made a definite difference in the temp drop rate & stability. Get/use the jacket...

Just picked up my Gen4 65L yesterday at my LHBS in Tucson AZ (BrewYourOwnBrew.com)! I am actually running the water test and cleaning now with 13.75g in it--jumped from 77F to 154F very quickly. Used the David Heath PID settings, but it seems to be bracketing *below* the set temp, not around it...

I throw the spunding valve on from the very beginning, but it’s pretty wide-open or zero pressure for the first 24 hours until the yeast really gets going. Then I’ll slowly increase it overtime to five psi and let the majority the fermentation be there. Near the tail end, I’ll ramp it up to 10...

Been pressure fermenting for a couple years with my Spike conicals. I've been impressed that most yeasts don't seem to be affected much at all. It can shorten the fermentation time at a higher temperature, with little to no penalty, depending on the style/yeast involved. Attenuation seems to be...

Just used Cosmic Punch on a Hazy IPA, along with Saaz whole cone hops in the mash (as Omega recommended) and Incognito Mosaic in the hopstand. Dry hopped to the Scott Janish recommended limit, and IBUs kept down to the 40s. In the past, this beer (using Imperial Juice) has been a hop explosion...