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Results were pretty sub-par for my test batch (66.9% efficiency), though I'm almost positive that was due to my failure to take the deadspace in the mash tun into account. By the time the void under the false bottom was filled (~2 gallons), there was barely enough water to cover the grains, so...

Awesome - thanks!

Thanks! I bumped the temp of the current batch up to 72 (fermented with S-05 at 64, raised to 68 to attenuate more at the very end), and am going to see if that softens the diacetyl impression at all. If it doesnt disappear, I'll follow the apparent consensus and replace the Belma at 10, 5...

Hmm thanks - Would it work to just swap in Cascade (matching AA contributions from the scheduled Belma) for the 5 min and flameout additions? Should I swap out the 10 minute Belma addition as well?

The hop schedule, if it informs any responses...

I'm brewing an IPA in a few weeks for my wedding, and the schedule calls for Belma and Cascade hops (to about 65IBU). I've brewed it twice before, with the second batch currently conditioning (it finished bubbling on Sunday). With the first batch, there was a pretty strong diacetyl smell and...

Sorry for the confusion - batch sparging was never part of the contemplated process. The grant was only being used as a grant in the first scenario; in the "additional steps" section I was trying to describe that I would (at the end of the mash/mash-out but before the sparge) empty the grant...

Omnibus post: 5gal Vanilla Pearl Porter 5gal Vanilla Pearl Porter 5gal Watermelon Hefeweizen 5gal Porter 10gal Porter = 30 gallons 16359+ 30 = 16389

I'm planning my first brew on a new direct-fire RIMS system (15 gallon kettle doubling as a mash tun with a false bottom, and a 8 gallon kettle used as either a grant for the RIMS circulation or as a HLT for the sparge). I remember seeing a system being described (and cannot, for the life of...

Milled grains will have oxidized, so you may have to toss them. The high gravity is in part from the lactose and maltodextrose, which add about .004 points to the gravity (by my math). The mash temp is also pretty high, which makes the mash less fermentable and gives a higher final gravity...

I currently use a 10 gallon (round) cooler for mashing, but am toying with the idea of upgrading to a 15 gallon kettle mash tun. The last brew I did in the cooler (a ten gallon beer at 1.056) required breaking the grain into two mashes. Not ideal. Plus, being able to do direct heating is a huge...

You can also get 5/16" and even 3/8" barb-FFL/MFL fittings. I grabbed a few from MoreBeer and a few online sources, and use them in my system a lot. Makes for a leak-free system :)

3/8" silicon works well for me, at least so far... Rigged up one spigot with a permanent tube to a co2 line for pressure transfers, and have a line ready for transferring to a keg when the batch is done.

I'm planning my first brewday with a new 60L Speidel fermenter this coming Sunday, and am trying to figure out a few logistics before I pass the point of no return... Namely, the fermenter juuuuuust fits in my 7cft chest freezer that I use for fermentation, but I am a bit wary of the thought...

For those of you who have purchased the 60L Speidel, which uses a different spigot lid than the 30L in pfgonzo's method, you can still drill the thermowell port into the spigot lid without drilling it into the lid of the Speidel itself (potentially an expensive mistake), with a little...

I ordered a replacement spigot as part of my original Speidel order (link)... You can also get a locking cap that seals the port completely.

Nah, not that I know of... Going to retire it anyway I think, though (it's had a good life!). Have a 15 gallon speidel fermenter on order. Thanks all! :mug:

Thanks so much! I ordered the grommet and thermowell, and while I'm a little worried about it being airtight (easier to do a pressurized transfer to a keg without lifting the thing out of my freezer), but figure I can save my back by spending $5 on a replacement lid (sans-thermowell) for...

Sorry to resurrect this topic, but what kind of grommet did you end up using? I imagine I could find a store nearby with some and buy a number to try, but it looks like you got a very snug fit and that it's airtight (I imagine it's a true grommet and not a pair of o-rings?)... Waiting for my...

Finally racked the hefeweizen, couldn't get a good photo with the beer in there. A little hard to see, but you can see a bit of deformation and some stress in the plastic. Time to retire?