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I spund right after pitching and set the gauge to release at about 10 PSI. Usually takes 3 days to reach pressure. I then toss in a dry hop and set the valve to 15-25 PSI. I leave it under pressure from that point on. Seems to finish with 1318 in 5-6 days and then its pushed to a purged SV. All...

For efficiency, you should increase the gap on your mill. Look through this forum as there are a number of posts that discuss it. For me, the change in gap and then implementing my own mash schedule where I mashed at around 146 and then 156, each for about 30 minutes, got me right where...

Looks like you are in need of leveling. I have had very little to no overflowing, but I have read at least a post or two on here where people did overflow. Could also have a broken sparge arm like I did...

More or less, yes to all...CO2 from a tank that is. I spund my FV and let pressure ramp way up at the end of fermentation. This carbs the beer naturally, and allows enough to start the push into the SV...doesn't take much pressure at all to do that as gravity helps this as well. So now my...

I ferment in 5G corny kegs. For larger batches, you can use multiple FVs and even chain them together to make one logical FV if that meets your needs. I do not use antifoam. I both trim my dip tubes and use screens. They are not as effective when using large hop loads, especially when a part of...

I thought I told you before: NO BREWING THE TWINS!! Sweet setup bro. Can't wait to come by and see it in action! Looks like I will be out that way the week prior to the 4th.

Great question. I did some research on it when I was thinking about doing a clone of this beer, but never found enough information to make a great decision. There is a recipe on Beeradvocate that uses 48oz of must in a 5.5 gallon batch, so I think you are in the right ballpark. I think I would...

I think Trillium adds grape must (i.e. juice) not actual wine to Dialed In...and it is one of my favorite of their beers (hard to select a top beer from them...they are all so good!). Cheers!

I think they were talking about forced carb'ing not natural. You should be fine to close it.

Since the HEX/swing arm on mine broke after less than a year of moderate use, I am not surprised they re-engineered this component. I suspect it is costing them a fair amount to continue to replace them so they have an incentive to get them out of service. I've had no issue with the step filter...

https://thespoon.tech/picobrew-aims-to-fill-gap-between-home-pro-market-with-picobrew-z/ Some interesting info and speculation on the new product...I guess we will know for sure tomorrow!

Pretty sure this is not correct. Talking to 3 Stars, they say this occasionally happens. They speculated that the milled and unmilled sacks sit next to each other in the warehouse and the knuckle dragger that loaded the truck selected the wrong sacks. They charge more for the milled sacks so...

Link to next buy is up: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/dc-area-group-buy-22.645164/

Ed; More Sip O' Sunshine? Really nice brew bro! Cheers!

@couchsending - JC and I had several back and forth emails and basically he told me to ferment in a closed vessel under pressure to avoid the CO2 stripping the aroma off. I have been doing that for a while with great results. I do not spund/DH until 2-3 days in as he suggested, then add hops and...

@lorne17 - It is just 3M HVAC and refrigeration tape. You can find it at the box stores...it is aluminum tape. Works great! Cheers...

Note to all who participate: over the last few years, I have learned a lot of lessons. I need YOUR help to make this run smoothly as there can be 30 people running around and 5 people talking to me while I am trying to sort things out and work with the brewery. Please do me a favor and do the...

Note: - As of Buy #19, we have changed how we do things, so read (re-read!) this to make sure you understand the process! This group buy is open to HBT members who are local to the DC metro area, including MD and VA as well as the district. This buy happens about 4-6 times per year. A new...

All: Thanks for helping make this another successful grain extravaganza! Apologies for the couple of snafus, and HUGE thanks to Three Stars for helping us out and giving us grain from their supplies to make up the difference! Special thank you to Petar our web master and everyone who came out...

I will likely upgrade IF it allows for larger beers and IF I am convinced they have solved the issue with the arm assembly. If anyone else wants to share codes (not sure how this will work!) mine is M18Q0.