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    Sanitizing Solution Needed in PRV for Pressure Ferment?

    For anyone interested, here is a calculator that will compensate your refractometer reading during fermentation. I believe you have to have a pre yeast reading though in order for the conversion to work properly. (I know in BeerSmith that is required). Hope it helps...
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    Sanitizing Solution Needed in PRV for Pressure Ferment?

    I have two tilts (not the pro series), I found two issues with them, one is that the signal is very weak and once it is in the conical you can lose it. also once the conical builds up pressure I lose the signal. I built a tilt bridge to try and compensate for the signal issue (it is hit & miss...
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    Sanitizing Solution Needed in PRV for Pressure Ferment?

    BeerSmith uses an algorithm to compensate for pre and post fermenting wort that has been very accurate in my experience, not sure of BrewFather uses the same algo or not.
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    BIAB vs 3 vessel setups

    I went from a 3 vessel to an AIO and I am struggling with efficiency issues and stuck mashes which I never really suffered with on the 3 vessel system. Growing pains I know. I am currently running a Spike solo with 220V. Not a lot of commercial propane AOI's out there that I have seen, but I...
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    Conical Cleaning -- CIP Ball VS. Disassembly, Soak & Scrub

    I should mention that I have a CIP that fits the 4" center port on the lid. I remove the chiller coil when cleaning my CF5.
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    Pump Mounting hardware or brackets

    This one will mount pretty much any brand of pump https://www.amazon.com/Exchilerator-Chugger-Mounts-Popular-Kitchen/dp/B09V89ZCC6
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    Conical Cleaning -- CIP Ball VS. Disassembly, Soak & Scrub

    Not really, I have had stuff in the sample valve but that is because it stays closed during cleaning I check everything during disassembly so if something is there I wipe it clean and I always sanitize on brew day.
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    What is that horrible smell?!

    So did anyone have any actual suggestion on what caused the odoriferous issue? I have a Ordinary Bitter that has a poopish(poop adjacent?) aroma, not taste, and if I let it sit in the glass for a few minutes it is gone. I thought about trying to purge CO2 through the dip tub of the keg and...
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    Conical Cleaning -- CIP Ball VS. Disassembly, Soak & Scrub

    I use a CIP with PBW (30 minutes), rinse, then disassemble and store all the parts until my next batch, I reassemble and use the CIP again but with Iodophor until I am ready to fill it, then drain and transfer my cool wort.
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    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    I have a CF5 and I don't use the sight glass anymore (waste of time), I have a 2" TC to 1/2" hose barb and do just as blainenm said watch the hose to go from cloudy to clear and stop at that point (no muss, no fuss).
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    Three way tri clamp ball valve source

    Here is a three way triclamp from Brewers Hardware. https://www.brewershardware.com/tri-clamp-compatible-fittings/tri-clamp-compatible-valves/tri-clamp-compatible-ball-valves/3-4-Tri-Clover-Compatible-3-Way-Ball-Valve.html
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    Wort Refuses to Leave Bag

    Rice hulls might help, especially with a lot of oats.
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    BrewPiLess/iSpindel Interface

    I finally got my iSpindel to populate the graph in BPL!!! Doesn't look very pretty, but that is okay since I just wanted it to start recording. Not completely sure which change got it working, but I entered the OG and SG manually on the LHS die of the graph and turned off the Calculated by BPL...
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    BrewPiLess/iSpindel Interface

    I am having trouble getting the iSpindel data to show up on BrewPiLess Graph. The BPL shows it is seeing the iSpindel but no luck so far getting it to populate on the graph, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I also use Brewfather and send the date from BPL to there via the...
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    Questions of Pressure Fermentation

    You should be able to spray a little StarSan (or soapy water) on all the joints to see if you have a leak, or just listen for escaping CO2.
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    Is there an adjustable PRV with gauge for pressure-transfers? Recommendations?

    Duotight BlowTie 2 Diaphragm Spunding Valve w/ Integrated Pressure Gauge (0-15 PSI) for Pressure Fermentation - KL15042 https://www.amazon.com/Duotight-Diaphragm-Spunding-Integrated-Fermentation/dp/B089R4N1HH
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    TiltBridge - Tilt-to-WiFi Device for Tilt Hydrometer

    I have the same problem, it is most likely the weak signal coming form the Tilt itself. The conical blocks the signal once it is closed up and the Tiltbridge is not designed to increase the signal strength, it only converts it from one form to another (Bluetooth to WiFi). Tilt's solution it to...
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    More Refractometer Woes

    Nice discussion on the limitations of a refratometer. https://beersmith.com/blog/2010/11/02/how-to-use-a-refractometer-brix-and-beer-brewing/
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    Burned my last beer--why?

    Didn't read ever response, but did you have the element on when you added the candi sugar? That could have caused some scorching.
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    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    Check the CO2 post I found mine was only fiber tight.
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