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These are images of the build for my coffin keezer.

Here is my brewstand ready for brewing. Here it is stored away beneath the fermenting cabinet, so the cars can be parked in the garage.

AG is in the secondary as well. Cannot wait. It has been fermenting for 28 days (14 in primary). I plan on bottling in a week, after a cold crash. Bottle age for another 30 days. This should be good.

Sounds like a great plan. I like the idea of blowing out the coil by using CO2. I'll be watching. I also like the 3 way valves. Where are you getting your valves from? Good luck on your build.

I feel lucky! Count me in.

Gentlemen, I believe you have found my efficiency problem. I have simply been redirecting the mash circulation to go straight to the BK, by switching a valve near the pump. This cuts off the coil. Then during sparge the leftovers stuck in the coil was circulated briefly over the grain and...

I have not stirred my mash during the rest. I guess I thought it better not to be disturbed. My crush is .032 as well. I have only stirred the grain during the dough in. I am also considering changing the mash return tubing. Currently it sprays a fountain of sprinkling wort on top of the grain...

I flush out the coils during cleanup. I was talking about the sugars in the coil, not contributing to the rest of the wort in the boiler. Are you saying that you flush the coil during sparge by routing the HLT water through the coil? I have been searching for the correct process for my brew...

I have been using a hydrometer to get my specific gravity readings. I am going to buy a refractometer today. What about using test strips for PH readings? I am also going to recalculate dead space to include the amount of water left in the HERMs coil. (not sure if I did before or not. This is...

That makes sense. It seems like it would dilute the Mash, but without adding the dead space water, the grain would not have enough water. Do you recirculate the Mash water during the entire Mash time? Thanks for your help.

During the Mash, I have thermocouples monitoring HLT water temp, Mash tun return temp, and Mash drain temp. Then I have analog thermometer in the mid section of the grain during mash. The temps are somewhat uneven. For a 152 F mash: typically the HLT might read 154F, the mash return 153F the...

So far I have brewed 30 gallons in 5 gallon batches on the new Brutus with a few mods. The best mash efficiency I have achieved is 68%. I need advice how to work my new brewery. Should I account for Mash tun dead space, plus the amount of water inside the HERMs coil when determining the...