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Curious about all of this and the OPs last question: do you leave the IC in while stirring? I'm planning a 2.5g ZD clone and am thinking it might make stirring difficult. Also, is at the moment I only have a CFC, any recommendations on how to cool the wort down below 170? I'm thinking about...

Hey Guys, I wish I had time to go through this entire thread, but alas, too much work to do. Is the recipe in post #1 current or has everyone decided on certain modifications that aren't reflected there? Also, I have decided to do away with the 15, 10, 5, and 1 minute hop additions and do a...

Just an FYI, it took me 4-5 days to get my graincoat after I ordered off Grainfather.com. I live in CA. You guys won't have to wait long (unless they are back ordered)

You really only need to worry about oxidation when the wort is hot. Splashing cooled wort into the fermenter is actually a good thing as it aerates the wort, providing it with oxygen for the yeast to use. Of course, that is really the only time you want oxygen and your wort mingling. If you...

I was looking at both those systems but in the end I went with the Grainfather, despite the awful name. There is a huge thread titled "Grainfather!!" that convinced me. One thing that turned me off to the dual element was that I was going to have to find two separate gfci outlets on two...

The instructions recommend using PBW for first clean. Also, I'm new to all this, but shouldn't anything with Chlorine stay far away from stainless steel? I believe it pits it easily. I used TSP to clean my stainless steel fermenters, so that's probably OK to use, but I would just use PBW as...

So you completely ignore water usage in beersmith but use the grain/hop amounts? And then you just sub in the Grainfather water amounts?

Bout to brew my first beer ever and christen the GF. Looking to do the Zombie Dust clone but I could really use your guys' help. With zero experience, water volumes and scaling is very confusing to me at the moment. The recipe is in 6 gallons, but I am trying to scale to 2.5 gallons. I am...

Hi, I jumped into brewing head-first and purchased a Grainfather. I have yet to brew a batch of beer, but I'm gearing up. I feel quite stupid trying to use this software and figure out how to come up with the correct numbers. I chose to use Brewer's Friend over Beersmith as I heard it may be...

Lookin good with the reflectix. I got the Graincoat, somehow I have a feeling reflectix will be more efficient but who knows. Just did my first heating test. I had recirc and lid on for the first 75% of the test. Graincoat on for entire test: My tap water came out of kitchen sink at 136F...

For anyone having trouble with grey substance coming off after TSP washes...I spoke with someone at Ss and he said that once in a while, someone can't get it all off with TSP. In that case, he reccommends using rubbing alcohol (isopropenol). I just tried it and got a ton of gunk off, did the...

Can anyone else confirm that leaving my bucket to air dry after starsan soak would leave a black residue?

It's on the inside. I did same as you, tsp on inside and outside (twice) and star San soak on inside.

Well I guess I spoke too soon. Let my buckets air dry after star San soak, looked this morning, wiped, black oil. ****. I really went to town on those things with TSP yesterday and they seemed clean until now. Anyone have any recommendations? This is pissing me off. Also, if I do another tsp...

Check out this link, great sale prices on new and used. I just bought a couple 2.5gallons and one 5 gallon. http://www.homebrewing.org/Sale-Items_c_21.html

I'm with you on #2 and #3. I had to dip the rod in boiling water to get it in the rubber pump outlet, and the black plastic ring was tough to get up to the top. I too am sort of just guessing that I got all that setup correctly. As far as the pump filter, I've never heard of anyone complain...

Just make sure you run PBW through it as directed and then the fresh water rinse! Good luck with your first brew and take some pictures for us!

Got two brew bucket minis last night...boy were those things dirty! I did a TSP wash with an XL soft sponge, but I guess I didn't scrub hard enough. Cleaned them both, took a rag to them, black. So I mixed up another gallon of TSP solution and put some elbow grease into it. Especially at the...

Shout out to Jason over at Adventure in Homebrewing. I emailed him a picture of the dent and he called me back an hour later telling me they would be shipping a new grain basket and a return shipping label. He even said I could try to pop out my dent in the old basket and brew while I waited...

Yeah I had been commenting on this thread for weeks about buying one, finally do, then get it and take a picture of the defect, which I upload, and I'm a troll. If I was trolling I would say this thing can't make good beer, not that there was a dent and it will be replaced for free (I'm...