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I entered the numbers into Beersmith and they weren't as far off as I expected. I'm brewing Cream of Three Crops, Beersmith estimated a pre-boil gravity of 1.046 and I got 1.041. Mash Efficiency of 70.6% when Beersmith estimated 78.5%. I decided to add a pound of corn sugar that I no longer need...

Don't plug your RIMS element directly to the power instead of the PID controller and spend the first 40 min wondering why you mash temp is rising. Finally found the mistake when mash was at 185 F. I think I'm going to miss my OG from mashing too high.

I have a SS Brewtech Brew Bucket. Never passivated it. Haven't noticed any problems.

I'm pretty new to kegging, still on my first tank, but from what the guy said at the place I got my CO2 that sounds normal. He told me that as long as the temperature of the tank stayed steady the high pressure gauge would stay steady until the tank was almost empty and the best way to tell how...

I don't know which way is better but I also have a RIMS system and also do not include the ramp time. Although, my mash schedules so far have have only included a saccharification rest and mash out so timing isn't a big deal.

Your idea sounds much like my setup. Doing 5 gallon batches, I start with about 7-7.5 gallons with 10 lbs of block ice (I freeze it in 1 gallon ice cream buckets, roughly 5 lbs each) in my MT. I collect the first 5 gallons in my HLT then add another 10 lbs of ice and 2.5 gallons of water to the...

I've never bottled a lager but I'd go with option 1 just because it's fewer temp changes, you are already at your desired bottling temp after the d-rest so might as well carb then.

Thanks. I'll skip the foam control. I was planning on pressure canning it for 20-30 min @ 15 psi. From what I've previously read 15-20 min is enough but I wanted to go longer to to be sure.

I have never canned anything but I would like to start pressure canning wort for starters. I've read a bunch and watched several videos and I'm confident I can do it safely. I'm the type of person that is risk adverse when it comes to potential boil overs so I add Fermcap to all my boils. I...

That could work, it might take a few tries to find out what weight gets closest to desired OG. It would be best if you used whatever base malt is used in the recipe that you are brewing but I don't think you'd likely be able to tell the difference in most beers if you just used regular 2 row.

Since you are doing all grain you can use a little more base malt in your recipe so you get 5.5 gallons at the OG you are trying for. Do you use brewing software? That would be the easiest way to determine how much more grain you need.

I am thinking about trying out vitality starters and the easiest way I can think of to do it is with canned wort. I was thinking about getting a pack of Propper to try out but it says one can makes a 1 L starter and from what I've read the common size for vitality starters is 500 ml. Would 1L...

Just use the air temp inside the keezer/kegerator rather than the temp of the keg.

I measured my aquarium pumps and unfortunately they are too large to fit in there.

Possibly an aquarium pump if you go the submersible route. I have a few that work on 120V. Another possibility is if you can install a ball valve on the aquatainer then you could use a brew pump if you already have one. Not sure if that would work or not, I'm not familiar with the aquatainer.

I don't see why that wouldn't work. That looks just like the Cannonball keg that Northern Brewer sells and it has a bunch of good reviews.

I haven't gotten to use my counterflow yet but #3 was how I'm planning to do it. I haven't done whirlpool hops but #4 seems like a logical way to do it.

I don't think I've gone to 25% crystal. In my opinion you'd need a lot more IBUs at the beginning of the boil and it still may have a sweet after taste.

Output pointed straight up or to the right or anywhere in between.

I also have a Brew Bucket and have the FTSs. I use an old 48 qt rectangular cooler half full of water and frozen gallon jugs, two jugs during the first 3 days and one after that. I rotate them out each morning for the first week and every other day until packaging. Works well for me but I've...