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  1. nick sekerak

    All grain recipe conversion based on BH efficiency

    I never really saw a thread on here that goes in to good detail about this. There looks like a lot of great recipes here on HBT but many have different brewhouse efficiency. How Is the correct way to convert someone’s recipe who has a 85% brew house efficiency to mine that has a 70%. I am...
  2. nick sekerak

    Question on S and Cl additions for NEIPAs.

    Try a sulfate:chloride ratio of 110:210 and adjust from there. As you get closer to 250 CL it get a chalk tasting
  3. nick sekerak

    Complete 15 gal. Brewery Setup

    How much would you ship it to Ohio for my zip is 44280
  4. nick sekerak

    wilserbrewer BIAB bags

    I have the 20gallon kettle size wilser bag. Any one ever try hoisting it up with 55 pound grain bill plus what ever the liquid absorbed weight is??? I am guessing it would be over 60 pounds. Wilser is the only one I would attempt this feat with but I am still in a little un sure
  5. nick sekerak

    Complete 15 gal. Brewery Setup

    can you post a link to what chugger pump you have.
  6. nick sekerak

    How to keep Trub out of the fermenter

    I alway read and see people not using hop bags for boiling/whirlpool pellet hop additions. I hear you get better hop utilization without using hop bags. I have never tried adding the pellets directly to my wort of my electric kettle. what’s the best practice to keep the Trub out of your...
  7. nick sekerak

    Ohio Akron, Ohio area homebrewers

    I am from Valley City(just outside of Brunswick). Between Cleveland brew shop and Hop & Vine I like hop and vine the best so far. Both have great service and friendly peps, just Hop and Vine is closer and has more of a selection and also they stock more quantities. Last brew i had to go to both...
  8. nick sekerak

    How many of you guys with an eBIAB setup let the bag touch the element?

    I use a false bottom from brewhardware.com just for biab and for my first ebiab kettle batch I have no complaints. Just make sure you have enough water above your false bottom to accommodate your grain bill
  9. nick sekerak

    Electric BIAB Temp Prob Location for Controller

    Thanks for the help. Awesome looking kettle by the way!
  10. nick sekerak

    Electric BIAB Temp Prob Location for Controller

    I just did my first batch (still fermenting) using my new electric kettle. Its on a 20 gal kettle and i used 8 gal for strike with 21 lb grain bill. It was a thick mash due to me false bottom sitting up at the 4.5 gal line. I recirculated the entire 60 min mash. I am thinking about lowering the...
  11. nick sekerak

    EBIAB 120v Controller - Cheap Option

    Has anyone had any success using one of these controllers for a 120v EBIAB setup with a 1650w element. The specs say it is good up to 1800w. Let me know your thoughts. Otherwise i may just go with shelling out $100 for the INKBIRD IPB-16. Here is the link to the controller...
  12. nick sekerak

    Newbie Making first eBIAB Kettle - 120v / 15amp

    I will be drilling the kettle holes and installing the heat elements myself. I will get a false bottom also before I drill the hole for the elements so I can adjust for the mounting height. I was thinking of mounting them at the mid point between the bottom of kettle and top of the false bottom...
  13. nick sekerak

    Newbie Making first eBIAB Kettle - 120v / 15amp

    Due to my new brew room setup i am stuck with 3 each 120v/15amp circuits to work with. So its time to buid something that will work with what it have. This will be the first equipment added to my new electric brewery. I am making a DIY eBIAB 15 gallon kettle. I have a 7.9gal fast-ferment so i...
  14. nick sekerak

    Control power on 2250 watt 120v element

    I am almost in the same stage planning my first ekettle. Here is what i am thinking of putting together to boil up to 10 gallons of water for BIAB. 15 gal kettle with 2ea- 1650w ULWD elements and one plugged into a temp controller. This will be on two 15amp circuits. Will this have enough power...
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