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16 - 5.5g batches of various brews for 2016- IPAs, Blondes, Wheat, Stouts & Porters 24,589 +88= 24,677 1 batch in 2017 so far, but that's for another thread...

To add to my earlier post, I also pick one thing to work / learn a year. Last year was water chemistry. This year is yeast flavors. With new SS mini brew buckets I am brewing my standard 5.5g batches but then splitting them into 2 fermentations on different yeasts. I know they will taste...

I presume all eff being quoted are brewhouse. I am 73-75%. Not sure on everyone's process here but I'd suspect the main contributor's here are: (in no order), lauter, water chemistry, crush, sparge runoff usage. The rest is all the same for us with the exception of possible no sparge attempts (I...

Yeah, that's it, well I should say, that's my guess, and you beat me to it!

I began about 20+yrs ago, extract w/steeping, for about a year, stopped, and began back 3yrs ago AG. Changes are many! Beer styles are similar and in the last year or so just began to appreciate wheat beers to add to IPAs, APAs, Stouts/Porters, seasonals. I've abandoned propane brewing for...

My best assumption based on my own experience with a glass top stove and many successful boils of +3g, all with flat bottom pots.

You got some good advice above, I wanted to add to pts 3 & 4. But first, your kit, I presume it was extract, but was it with steeping grains? Or was it all grain, maybe I missed that. If so, don't forget to watch your temp during the steep and squeeze out (or even rinse the grains) into your...

Yes I understand the pH of the water isn't the most important, rather that of the mash developed, and then the sparge water as well (I use Bru'n Water). My alkalinity is low(ish) at 51 (Mg/L) reported by water company (I wonder how frequently and to what degree that changes?). Two questions...

In Lansdale here in Montco. My water source I'm told is consistently from one reservoir and the water company provided me a report and thanks for the reminder to ask for a new one! I use these report values with Bru'n Water to adjust my water per style I'm brewing. All I read is the most...

That is my Val!! (the dog). She passed away about 18 mos ago now at the age of 14- great dog, love the Viszla.

Finance Mgr. I however am mechanically inclined, enjoy and do a lot of DIY (though my last one was a failure, that I've succeeded at before- sanding a Maple floor- pros come on Wednesday! :D ).

Not upstairs in the living area? 58 sounds like the basement, but maybe you run a cold house? In the winter I keep the beer in cases upstairs where it is warmer for about two weeks.

Cool idea, very neatly organized! For the I/C I used to save hot outlet water (save all water actually) and when done I'd pull the IC and place into the hottest water bucket. Easy cleanup. Now I have a CFC... Ahh, me too with everything in the basement. With my kitchen remodel to be done...

Not a direct answer, but... When I used a cooler MLT I moved to the approach of overheating the MLT without pre-heating and measuring the temp after I closed it up for about 5-10 min to settle in, and stir it well. If it needed to go up, I'd pull some water and heat it up higher, if down, stir...

Just re-read it and no need for a separate stand on the M&B. Good design!

Its that "power output of the 240v ebay one" that makes the difference here in the US & Canada. Otherwise looks quite similar. I wonder if the M&B requires the "stand" to be put into place on top of the boiler for the grain basket to rest on for the sparge? May sound insignificant, but this is...

I've owned and enjoyed the Grainfather for a year now. If this was available a year ago I likely would've went this route, as I like still having the DIY aspect while I really like the separate boiler and grain basket that can raise without a pulley system. Well maybe I'd want some user feedback...

Same high FF results here with 1450. Thinking next time to raise ferment temp to 72 after 3 days to help fully attenuate.

A little rotation. See if this works.

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