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Since moving to an apartment with no dedicated brew space, I've downsized and started brewing smaller batches. I no longer have a need for this stuff. 10G 240V Spike Solo+ $1100. Comes with everything it originally came with. Also comes with a TC->FNPT adapter for the basket, loc-line, a...

Here's a little something I rigged up using the Yeast Brink (2" TC) with no downcomer. It gets hooked up to my Spike Flex+ with some pvc-free beer tubing. Silicone tubing would be ideal but I hear it's really permeable to oxygen. Any thoughts on this? 4oz of hops was pushing the limit but I...

Gotcha! I actually don't have a Fermzilla but if I did I would absolutely make use of the collection jar for adding yeast, dumping trub/hops/yeast, fining, and dry hopping. I currently use fermentation CO2 to purge my serving keg so, for me, it's not too much of a stretch to apply the same idea...

Curious about your process with the Fermzilla. Why not use the collection jar for dropping yeast and dry hopping?

Curious what everybody's thoughts are on temperature probe placement as well as the importance of wort temperature vs grain bed temperature on a recirculating all-in-one like the Solo. Even with splitting my pump's output to whirlpool port and top of grainbed I noticed a difference in temps...

I actually have a 10 gallon solo :) This is the part I'm using on the basket: https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/tc15xblqdxfpt.htm The problem I noticed is when I had the autosparge threaded onto that adapter, the barbed output of the autosparge was awfully close to the basket wall. Sorry...

I was going to use my autosparge but it wasn't fitting all that well in my triclamp basket with the BLQD to NPT adapter I grabbed from Bobby. Good luck on your first brew! Man I can't believe they are still shipping these things without the kettle ports being protected. Mine arrived with one...

Not sure of the rate TBH. This was also a test of sorts. At first I used a loc-line tube in the mash basket to direct the wort return under the liquid level but decided to switch it up mid-mash. I then added loc-line ring with nozzles and tried positioning nozzles down towards the mash vs...

Brewed up a NEIPA this past weekend and hit 69% mash efficiency. - 84% 2 row, 16% flaked oats - Single crush at .045" - No bag - pH 5.25 - Tee off the pump to allow whirlpool and recirculation during mash - 90 minute mash @150F with 10 minute mashout @170F I was considering using a bag...

Bummer.. If only you were in NorCal.

Wondering where your 2 dry hop additions fall within your typical fermentation schedule and how much time in between them. Are both post-ferm? Also wondering if you could share your rationale for having 2 dry hop additions. Is the consensus here for whirlpool and dry hopping rates in terms of...

Thanks for the reply. I did a bit of searching yesterday and came across Serratia so I guess this was more or less the equivalent of going to a second doctor to get another opinion. I was thinking there might be some chance it was normal fermentation gunk that had oxidized. It's hard for me...

Pinkish krausen on the chiller coil after transferring an IPA to keg. Didn't taste off but looks like nothing I've seen in my beers. Thoughts?

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Unibrau all in one 120V electric brew system. This system is in pretty decent shape and comes with a few extras. On top of the original equipment it comes with the additional element that moves the temp probe to a tee. Also includes a spincycle clamp on whirlpool port. Recently I bought a...

My usual process is to soft crash to 50F then warm back up to about 60-64F and dry hop without agitating the fermenter too much. The goal, like you said, is to not rouse all the stuff you worked on dropping out. This has been working well for me!! I used to ferment in kegs and did exactly...

For my next batch I'm gonna try a variation of this... Unfortunately with the Flex+ I don't have the ability to dump trub/yeast. Anyways here's my plan: - At terminal and VDK passing cold crash to 38F for a couple days - Dry hop for 2 days at 38F - Rack into serving keg My only concern is the...

Thanks for sharing! I do almost exactly what you do currently but was sort of intrigued with the potential benefits of the lower temps. Like you pointed out extraction is the issue although I remember Janish posting up some research that 3 days below 40F would hit maximum extraction. I don't...

Curious if any of y'all have tried dry hopping in the fermenter below 40F and how it worked out for you.