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Is this thing designed to support a HERMS system (i.e., fire the HLT) or a direct fire mash tun?

I just realized I titled the thread Hope Incense rather than Hop Incense. Maybe it did have an effect. Lol.

Price on the basic gravity tower?

So I'm brewing an AG American IPA today. I add 2 oz of cascade hops once the boil starts. I smell something burning, like incense. I figure it's my mind playing tricks on me. My wife says what's that smell? I look down and one of the hop pellets landed on that little piece of sheet metal...

I have a 10 gallon Boilermaker and have been lifting it by the handles, full, for many months. Never had an issue, but every time I do it I always wondered if the sticker was there as a warning against spilling hot liquid on yourself or because the handles couldn't support the weight.

I like it but $1500 for the stand is steep. You can get a Blichmann Top Tier with 3 burners for $920. Or a Brewers Equipment Brew Stand from $550-$800 depending on configuration. And for the full system with kettles and all, they're getting into the range of the MoreBeer flat brew sculpture.

I actually have thought about a fermentation chamber. However, 1) I really don't have anywhere to put another refrigerator and 2) there is a room in my basement that stays 65 +/- a few degrees year round where I do my fermentation.

I Have a chiller (IC) referenced in my post and I mentioned using it as a HERMS coil. I also have a pump but did not list it as I've been too lazy to use it thus far.

Logic.

Ok, here's what I've cobbled together over time thus far: Brew Kettle: 10 gallon Blichmann Boilermaker Mash Tun: 10 gallon orange Rubbermaid cooler w/ false bottom and ball valve (also have a sparge arm setup I hardly ever use) HLT: 10 gallon orange Rubbermaid cooler w/ ball valve...

A bottle that has had its label removed and has been rinsed out is NOT an open container.

I second this comment. It's where I go when I don't mail order.

I'm starting to think a biergarden might be a better idea.

I hear you. I'd actually love to combine my two passions - BBQ (real BBQ, ribs, brisket, pulled pork) and brewing. But if it would take over a million to start, and the terminal profit would be 50k/yr, it's a non-starter for me. Some of the assumptions in that spreadsheet seem excessive...

I stumbled across this site while surfing: http://sites.google.com/site/republicbrewpub/ Are these numbers typical? $1.2 million initial investment, run at a loss for 5 years, so at the end of all of it you can make $50k/year? That's a horrible ROI. I'd really love to leave the...

So is the shortage over now?

The video said something about having to add water after the boil to get to 5 gallons. That combined with the limit on the amount of grain it could hold could be challenging. But I love how compact the whole thing is.

Got this in an email ad today: http://morebeer.com/search/104230/beerwinecoffee/coffeewinebeer/Braumeister_Electric_All-Grain_Brewing_Systems Anyone know anything about it? Cool idea, seems a little pricey. I watched the video and it sounds like it's designed to do a high gravity boil...

Thanks for the offer, but I ended up going with a round cooler false bottom MLT and HLT a few months back.

Here's the correct info: PH: 7.3-7.7 Hardness: 55-86 mg/L Carbonate Alkalinity: 75-76 mg/L Total Alkalinity: 75-81 mg/L Calcium: 60-72 mg/L Sodium: 6-14 mg/L Chloride: 4-5 mg/L Sulfate: 12.7-20.8 mg/L Iron: <0.1 mg/L Manganese: <0.01 mg/L Holy night and day difference.