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A good way to maintain mash temp with a smaller kettle is to place the mash in a warm oven. Preheat oven to lowest setting. put the mash in and turn oven off. Take a nap for an hour...

Brewers yeast is supposedly very good for septic systems.... Rather than using plywood lid, I’d suggest an hdpe barrel with fitted lid. If you are going to leave liquid in this system you want to mimic a sewage ejection system to avoid smells. The garden hose could pass through a hole in the...

All grain beers will have more trub than extract. BIAB beers will typically have more trub than mash tun beers. Paint strainer bags typically produce more trub than a very fine polyester voile bag. It will settle out. Cold crashing will help if you can do it. Whirlfloc is good stuff.

Time and temperature is critical imo.... Enough time at cold temps and filtering is not needed for my taste jmo Sparkling clear beer can be obtained without all the hoops of filtering. Just not needed imo.

There is some confusion regarding no chill imo. Some do a near sterile hot pack container of wort that will last months prior to adding yeast and fermenting. Some do a less strict no chill and pitch when cool. The former requires very strict sanitation, the latter not nearly as much.... I...

Rather than trying to pour a boiling hot kettle thru a funnel, perhaps a 1 gallon Rubbermaid pitcher would be easier and safer to scoop the out wort out of your ketttle and pour it into your fermenter. A quick test w boiling water on your funnel would be telling, likely it is hdpe or...

Tasting a beer this young can be very misleading.... I think a little patience is in order. Taste can change very dramatically in 2-6 weeks from fermenter to cold condition... Jmo, your trying to put the cart ahead of the horse...lol

Boil coil is such low density wattage I doubt it would scorch using bag full volume...or could just shut off heat and insulate. Ymmv

For a 5 gallon batch, typical starting volume is around 7.5 - 8 gallons. Rather than rack your brain trying to guess at unknowns that you will acquire w experience, go ahead and brew a batch, and make adjustments moving forward. Of course, larger beers require more water than smaller beers...

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Maybe BIAB is too simple and uncomplicated for you.... I can’t imagine how many errors you typically made using your 3v ? Lol jk A “contraption”...your words, to hold the grain bag to drain is of big benefit...figuring that out on the fly could be tricky. Ratchet pulley works very well...a...

I would BIAB mash in your kettle omitting 4 gallons, then dunk sparge in a bucket, another pot or your cooler. It is easy, you don’t have to heat the sparge water unless you want to... This will bump your efficiency as well which is a good thing for large beers. Biab w dunk sparge step...

Proof loading is always a wise idea!!!

Yes we are...have made bags for 3B systems as well as 500 liter... 4 lag bolts at 5/16” is easily good for thousand pounds easily.... :)

Sure, I’d be happy to do a Venmo deal 10% off... Pm me what you want... Thanks

I have some advice, save some money and buy a bag, or better yet a bag and pulley hoist on sale.... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/wilserbrewer-memorial-day-sale.666472/

Happy Memorial Day home brewers. wilserbrewer will be respecting those that sacrificed for others this Memorial Day. Sale offers... 1. $5 off BIAB Grand slam w/ double 1/4” pulley kit, $48 value, $43 shipped 2. $3 off 2nd bag “add a bag” purchase, $18 value $15 shipped (can be combined...

I had read about the Texas two step, then one weekend I brewed Saturday and pitched yeast. I brewed a similar batch Sunday, and once the wort was chilled, I looked at batch 1 starting to kick off, and a lightbulb lit lol. I married the batches, and the yeast had quite the party tearing thru...

You say “very well crushed” I say compared to what? Your extraction should be higher imo....if your measurements are accurate and your calculations are appropriate.

Up to you, if you’re mindful and a little careful, the temp probe should not be a problem. You want to begin lifting the bag manually, perhaps pushing the bag clear of the probe with your mash paddle until the ball of grain is at the top of the kettle, then spin the bag to be sur it is free...