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Have you tried the DIY projects forum? There have been quite a few brew stand/ brew cart projects there.....

Got a regulator, got the stout tip for the intertap, got my beer gas today. 12% RIS with vanilla, cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg is chilling and carbing now. It's on 30 PSI CO2 now, will switch to beer gas Sunday. Think we can sample Monday, but these thick, viscous stouts always carb slowly....

I think the false bottom he referenced is Brew Hardware's BIAB false bottom. It's very course, so trub falls right through it.

The time comments are interesting. It makes me wonder if any of the brewing software out there takes mash time into account when predicting attenuation. I'm pretty sure Brewer's Friend will change FG if you tweak the mash temp.

K-RIMS is a solid option IMO. It's what I'm just bringing on line now. Just got my custom eKettle from Spike yesterday. I hadn't noticed that the npt connections are all female, so I had to order a number of male/male adaptors to be able to connect my valves. I had one, but need several more. I...

I entered a few comps, including the NHC once. I've gotten everything from best in show to feedback that I can only assume was based on the wrong beer being sampled. I brewed my first batch in 1993, have been an import/craft beer drinker since the 80's. I have a group of friends who are...

Yep, I struggle to get through 5 gallons in a reasonable time frame unless I have a lot of drop ins to help out. There's a guy in my homebrew club who buys 20 bags of grain twice a year and brews 20 gallon batches. I'm convinced he's running a small bar or something...no way a single person or...

So, I'm just about to get going with my K-RIMS rig. I have a custom eKettle coming from Spike and I'll be doing a water run through shortly after it arrives. I thought I had things figured out before on this, but I haven't used the mash settings in quite awhile on my Auber cube (back with my...

I am continually amazed at your generosity here. I wonder how many people have working panels that are safe and reliable thanks to your support....

I received the SS Brewtech matt on Saturday. It's very nice and fits the Brewbuilt kettle perfectly. I'm assuming it'll fit the Spike kettle about the same (both 10G kettles).

I'll be honest, I have a tendency to glaze over when I start reading technical stuff. I'm a science guy, but my college chemistry was 40 years ago (and I can't remember what I had for dinner last night). I am a software engineer for a day job and I don't really want to have to think too hard for...

I'm confused....you were trying to do a step mash? On new equipment, I'd start with a single infusion. Your strike water temp will be higher than your mash temp since the grains will cool it down....even if you preheat the mash tun. You're temps were all over the place. I don't measure, nor...

An electric all-in-one unit, plus all the other things you need to start brewing (fermenter, temp control, packaging, test instruments, material storage, etc.)....I don't think you can get there from here. How solid is the $800 budget. One thing I've learned the hard way....buy once, cry once...

I already do: All grain Kegging with closed transfers Water treatment - salts, pH etc. Ferm Temp control Post boil oxidation mitigation Yeast management (starters, etc.) Next Steps: LODO Fermentation under pressure

I'd go 20G...Spike would be my first choice. I do not like weldless fittings. I have a custom Spike in the works right now for my 2V K-RIMS rig that should be here next week or so. I really like Brewbuilt too. They're excellent quality, but they don't have a port for the heating element. I've...

I've been all grain brewing since 2014 and made water adjustments starting with my first batch (with the help of a mentor back then). I don't really understand the chemistry (took chem in college, but that was almost 40 years ago). As noted above, ratio matters, but so does actual levels...

One other comment regarding recirculating. That's typically for the bulk of the mash duration and would require some sort of heat source to maintain mash temps. Without that, the temps would fall pretty quickly versus just letting the mash rest.

I generally like a higher pH on my stouts. I usually target around 5.5-5.6 because I think it smooths out the final product. Lower pH in a stout comes across as "harsh" to me.

Good questions. I'm doing 5G (to the keg) batch sizes. The MLT is a 15 G chapman thermobarrel and the kettle is a 10G spike. I'm guessing I'll have no problem doing even my huge 13% stout (about 26 lbs of grain), which I've been doing in a 50 qt cooler mash tun using a custom brew bag. For that...

Here are the slides I did showing the process, connections, etc. Green for valves means open, red is closed, yellow is not fully open. The pump has a green line when on, red when off. The hose colors are for me: Green and yellow are the two shorter hoses, orange is the longer one. I thought...