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So, if I’ve got it right, I should be looking to match those numbers as closely as possible, getting the pH to about 5.2-5.4, and I should be good? I don’t want to over simplify this beautiful spreadsheet, but is that the gist? What about the grain bill- anything I should be looking for there? I...

That's very helpful, thanks. I've futzed around with the numbers, adjusting the gypsum, calcium chloride and baking soda amounts, and gotten the numbers in the Target and Actual Water Adjustment rows to match pretty well. I'm assuming it's a horseshoes and hand grenades thing, and I shouldn't...

Hello All, I'm just switching over to BIAB after being an extract guy for many, many years. I always used distilled water because I'm not in love with my tap water. I'd like to continue using distilled in my BIAB, and this thread was great for helping me get a baseline for mineral additions: A...

Here’s a quick update: I ran the same experiment again in 37 degree ambient temps. Started with a full 8 gallons in the kettle. I forgot to turn on one of the burners (through the inkbird) for the first 20 minutes or so - stupid oversight- so I obviously didn’t get up to mash temps anywhere near...

Good point - maybe it's just not enough at the low ambient temp to boil the whole 8 gallons. I'll try again with the 6.5 post-mash volume to see if that makes a difference. Good idea - thank you. I'll definitely insulate too - hoping those two things combined give me a strong boil. I couldn't...

My thermowell is at about the same level as the heaters. You can see it on the bottom left of the picture. I don’t use thermal paste, but I don’t necessarily see this as the problem. I’m not overshooting, I’m under shooting my temps. If it was lagging I’d get a bigger boil than I wanted, right...

So, based on my two 1650 watt elements, I should be having the same result, right? It's strange that it comes up to 160 so quickly, and from 160 to boiling OK, but then craps out right at boiling. I have the inkbird set to about 220 degrees F to get to boiling temps - should I up that to say...

So, if the 8 gallons from 46 to 160degrees, at 42F ambient, in about 50 minutes is right - wouldn't this be indicative that I have the correct amount of power? So why am I not getting a vigorous boil? I'll try again with the elements plugged directly into the sockets (bypassing the inkbird) to...

I’m lucky to live close to a certain home brew shop that a lot of folks on this site use for online ordering. The owner posts here frequently, has his own YouTube channel, and he’s from New Jersey. I have a feeling you know who I’m talking about. Well, I have to tell you, having this guy in my...

Got my new electric BIAB rig today, and had to run some tests before I started brewing. I have some questions for you folks, and appreciate your feedback. I’ve got a 15 gallon aluminum kettle, outfitted with two 1650 watt elements. One element is plugged directly to the socket, the other is...

That's pretty much the plan. Instead of a metal pressure fermenter though, I'll be using my plastic Big Mouth Bubbler. Fingers crossed that it can hold enough pressure to push the CO2 into the keg. I've had some problems keeping the lid on when just fermenting, so I bought some clips to put on...

Thank you for your reply! I greatly appreciate it. I'll try to do it dry, with a previously flushed and sterilized keg. Fingers crossed!

Sorry to bump this thread, but I'm really looking for answers before either screwing up a batch or somehow harming either my fermenter or keg. Anyone have any experience displacing a keg full of star san with the CO2 from a fermenting Big Mouth Bubbler? Will it work? Thanks so much!

So the CO2 is heavier and will just displace the air?

Hello all, I’ve seen other threads about harvesting CO2 from fermentation to purge a corny keg, but my question is specifically about harvesting from a Big Mouth Bubbler. Can I run a hose directly from the top of my BMB lid to the gas port of a star-san filled corny? Do I need a spunding valve...

I did go at it with some sandpaper to see if I could remove some of the pitting. Even took my random orbit sander to the bottom. Unfortunately, some of the pitting is really deep, and I'm just not sure it's worth all the work. I think I'm going to buy myself a nice, shiny SS kettle with a...

Yes, I intend to fully season it before I grew again. Thank you!

Hello Everyone, My father gifted me his 15 gallon aluminum stock pot that he used for slow cooking on his old wood burning stove. I’m about to move from extract to all grain with a BIAB setup. I’d like to use this stock pot instead of buying a new one, but it’s pretty badly pitted after having...

As HB ATL73 said, try to keep it simple in the beginning. As you get more accustomed to the routine you can change up some things in your routine and note the effects. With regard to bittering hops, they shouldn't be added to plain water. If your recipe calls for only DME (no LME), you should...

I add DME to hot water all the time. Depending on the recipe, I usually add the LME right after the boil starts. When I see the boil, I turn off the flame, and quickly mix in the LME until it's dissolved, then turn the heat back on and bring back to a boil. I reserve the DME until about the...