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Only my own experiential research... 20 hours got me a pleasant tartness and a PH around 4.95. An earlier batch i did sat for about 10 hours with almost no noticeable affect. Then again my 20-hour rest was done outside in the kettle (lid on) in the hot sun, so that probably sped things up a bit.

Earlier this week i brewed up 11 gal of the RR R2H56 clone recipe. Everything went great. I’ve been doing my mashing one evening, collect the wort, and boil the next day to reduce the impact of a brew day on my schedule. This time i didn’t start the boil until 20 hours later. After a 90 minute...

Great post, and great summary. Either way you go you won't lose out. Happy brewing!

i really haven’t seen them, and to be honest it’s almost impossible to see inside without taking off the 6” TC at the top. so volume etchings would be nice, but mostly impractical.

Have my second brew in the SS 1/2 bbl unitank. wish there was a volume etching but otherwise it’s awesome. spent a while deciding between SS and Spike but ultimately decided on SS because of the included features and the FTSS system. i CIP but if i didn’t the spike would be easier to clean with...

Brewed this up today. realized when the boil was starting that i had forgotten to mash the flakes oats and barley. ugh. did a 20 minute BIAB and added the volume to the last 25 min of the boil. got me thinking... do flakes oats/ barley need to be mashed? there’s no conversion needed... or am i...

while i am sorry to hear about your troubles, this post made me lol several times. well done.

Thanks for the feedback. I got the FTSs2 as temp control was the #1 issue i’m trying to address with the unitank. Planning to run a short line into a bucket of water in a neighboring kegerator, see how that goes. Sadly I tried to get the coil extender for chilling smaller batches but they only...

Pulled the trigger today on the 1/2 bbl SS Brewtech Unitank. Chose that over the Spike due to my reservations around that gasket and the cost being comparable once all the accessories were factored. Hope that was a good call, time will tell.

Sinners & Spirits I have a few more working their way out. i’ll post as they come :)

We thank Ye for these tasty hops which we are about to receive...

Thanks for the reply @Morrey. My two main concerns are 1) the removable lid of the Spike vessel - not sure I like the look of that seal and the associated management. And 2) supposedly the SS vessel was rated up to 30 PSI, the Spike PRV looks like it is set for 12-13 PSI. Right now I'm leaning...

Hey guys, any updated thoughts on this topic? I also at am a crossroads between these two brands’ 1/2 BBL unitanks.

hahaha. well despite your enormous size your beer sounds very tasty as far as us normal sized folk are concerned. :)

Hey all. Someone recently gave me a bunch of Samuel Smith bottles - a few Christmas beers and a few “Tsingo” or something. wasn’t expecting much but man they hooked me quick. no idea what style that is but i’m hoping someone has a reasonable clone of that style - probably 8-9%, raisin-y...

Are you a giant or is that a tiny glass?

Interesting. I don’t even know what type of “2 row” the LHBS gave me. Next time i’ll do this batch with a specific grain bill put together on NB or something to get more control of what goes in.

Just brewed this up. Color was a bit darker than expected, even at mash out. i was expecting golden, but it was more on the caramel side. Question- is there a difference between 2row and 2row pale malt? Edit: everything went well though. Hit all my numbers. Looking forward to trying this one!

Brewing this up on Saturday! Looking for a good 'house' beer I can plan to repeat many times. Thanks BM.

Thanks for the reply. Those look like good sources, now if only I could find something like that in the States.