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We drank the decanted portion of the starter last time I dumped it. Tasted like a pretty light beer. I drank a 5oz glass, wasn't good wasn't bad.

Reaction Brewing Company. Work at a chemical plant in a chemical plant town. It was the only name that made sense.

First pale ale, first time using the chugger max https://youtu.be/4hq_VXFEXNk

https://youtu.be/4hq_VXFEXNk Video. Should be brewing again Saturday, doing an IPA. Sorry in advance for my buddy, he's dumb lol.

Same rated element, my boil off is at 75% but the last one I did at 65% and the boil was plenty vigorous. Need to recalculate my boil off now.

Couple pics from brew day Was supposed to double brew but only had enough time for one. Need to find time somewhere so I can finally finish the trench, build a new stand, and finish my bar down there.

Both valves definitely pinched back, I ran a test with just water to see where I wanted to run them. Yes, video is being taken, should be up Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. PID is as steady as I've ever seen it and very close to the mash bed temp. Where I was 3* off before I'm around 1*...

About 40 minutes into the mash and so far so good recirculating below the basket and up to the mash manifold. Haven't had to touch it once, new england style pale ale.

They're designed like they are for that reason. The holes are smaller at the start and get larger to keep pressure built on the system so they will flow out all holes.

Think of it another way too. Currently under the basket there's no movement or very little during the mash allowing any sediment to fall out of suspension and rest on the bottom of the kettle or on the element. With circulation under the basket you will keep the sediment in suspension and in...

Over a 60+ minute mash I'd imagine the wort is turned over quite a few times. In this time all wort will be turned over, the portion that was sent to the bottom will still filter through the bed. I don't see it making it worse at all, it will make it so the wort below the basket is...

I don't think it'll disturb the mash bed recirculating the wort under it. I'll choke both valves out of the pump back so I get even flow from the manifold and underneath the basket I will have enough movement to not allow grain/crap to sit on the element.

I added a triclover manifold with the pump and multiple valves. I'll be using the mash manifold up top and recycling through the whirlpool port on the bottom as well. It should have enough output for both but mainly because it can whirlpool the entire 20 gallons so hard it spills over the edge...

Well I blew 4 kegs Friday night so I guess it's time to brew again. Have a NE IPA and NE Pale ale recipe ready, now I just need some time. Have the new chugger max set up and ready to go. It definitely moves some liquid, should've started out with that pump.

Just throw the sight glass away and use the port for the whirlpool. A place like norcal brewing can probably weld you up a whirlpool arm to a triclover, then you'll just need another triclover valve. Or I'm sure Tim would be willing to do it also.

My gain bill I came up with is really close to this. Mosaic, citra, Amarillo hops going in it.

Olive nation chocolate extract. It's good enough you can actually taste the pure extract and it still tastes good.

I have no clue. It doesn't have any instructions and the people that sold it were zero help. I got a refund and got to keep it. I see no way to access any settings but maybe I can take another look and see. It still beeps when it hits the mark so I usually just walk over and shut it off...

Not to clutter this thread up but do you have a build thread?

I had one of those. It lasted one brew before it wouldn't close the valve anymore. Now it closes it when it's on and opens it when it's off. I still use it to load water but not automatically anymore.