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I don't see any attachment..... Confused.

Looking good. You have lots of time into polishing those kegs and they look amazing!

Welcome to the madness! It is always good to have another cheesehead here.

How many gallons? This is a function of mass. The more water you intend to heat, the more watts you need.

10 brix is approximately 1.040 5 brix is about 1.019-1.020 That translates to about 2.5% ABV

I'm curious. We're you using a punch or a hole saw? Or some other type of bit?

If you had reliable measurements, then the efficiency calc should be reliable too. Nice work!

Awesome! You'll never regret the switch to electric. It makes temp control simple.

Welcome to the insanity. Check back in when your basement is full of shiny equipment and your checkbook is empty.

We don't have any pressure in carboys, so they should be fine.

If I recall correctly, HSA is a concern when temps are above 170. Since mashing doesn't reach this level, we don't have to worry. I don't worry about HSA anyway.

Good to hear that you figured it out!

How cold was the ambient air? Do you have a heat source on your HLT?

Check your hydrometer for accuracy. It should read 1.000 in distilled water. Tap water should be somewhere close to that.

Your beer was probably on target. The gravity was in the teens, but it sounds like you added your priming sugar before you took your gravity reading. This means the reading would reflect the added sugar, thus boosting the reading.

Subscribed. I'm going to hold off constructing mine until v 2.0 is released. I hear from industry insiders that plans include an upgrade which will simultaneously wash the crud from the inside and remove labels. :-)

Yes the phone is working like a champ...ready for the initial Brew Day Tomorrow!!! SO excited I love story with a happy ending! Glad to hear it could be saved - like saving a batch of troublesome beer.

Added to my wish list

Welcome!

I have this one protecting my storage unit that has my RV. It has worked really well, even in crappy weather. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Y8CA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20