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Like @Norther Brewer states, if you're going for a true representation of an ESB (Bitter, best or whatever you want to call it) then I would stick with traditional hops. Personally, for an ESB that I brew I use Challenger at FWH, then again at 15 min along with EKG. That's it, no dry hops or...

Totally agree. Personally I like to FWH my beers. Especially so with noble variety hops. For a balanced bitter there needs to be some attention paid to which hops go in when. Indeed. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that bittering additions aside, there is no need to put a ton of...

How is your pump head oriented: Horizontal or vertical? You may get some benefit from having the inlet pointing down and outlet pointing straight up. You may also want to install a bleeder valve on the output side to bleed the air. As other's have said, some fiddling around with flows and...

With the emergence of NE IPA style and method of dry hopping during active fermentation, I've read and have experimented myself and most of the aromatics that are so desired can actually be extracted during fermentation due to bio-transformations of yeast and hop interactions. This has me...

I agree that this batch is likely lost and best to start over. In the future, if you are adding toasted coconut chips in secondary, you can simply toast raw coconut just before pitching (let cool a bit, of course). The gravity does not surprise me as the London Ale strains are moderately...

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Head pressure from a full tun is considerably more than from a hose. Initially, these pumps may draw down more liquid than gravity alone can provide so careful flow maintenance will be critical to maintain equilibrium. It will be very easy for these to suck in air and now you have lost prime...

Nope! Just Mad.:fro:

If anyone can figure it out it's you! Your BruControl automation will certainly make it easier monitor flows and then switch valves and reverse flows, but for non-automated home brewers I think the added effort and expense will likely not be worth it. Gravity does an excellent job of pulling...

I use this blow off stopper https://www.morebeer.com/products/rubber-carboy-blow-hood-wwhite-caps-3-5-6-65-gallon-smooth-neck.html I attach to the carboy with a hose-clamp. I hook the C02 airline to the smaller diameter, but taller silicone nipple. I insert a standard airlock in the other...

+1 ^^ The weld actually looks solid. Your welder did not use a back purge kit with inert gas and did not descale after welding and what's on the surface is oxidation. A strong Stainless wire brush, angle grinder with buffing disk or wire wheel attachment should make quick work of that...

Volume of dilution water depends on OG at 30 minute mark and volume of wort collected. I use the dilution tool in Beersmith to determine approximately how much water to use. In general, 4 Gal of 1.050 wort diluted with 1 Gal of water will result in 5 Gal of 1.040 wort. There are other...

When I first started making starters I would pre-mix DME with warm tap water prior to boiling. A funnel was key to getting DME powder into the flask. The constant tending to the Erlenmeyer flask during boil was tedious as the shape of the flask makes boil over inevitable. I then...

Check out Katom Restaurant supply. I picked up 3 of these lids for my Keggle. I CNC machined my opening to 11.75" and these 12" lids fit well. https://www.katom.com/175-69412.html They have lots of other options to choose from.

@hausofstrauss great data and info. I applied Lizardskin (thermal insulating ceramic paint) to my keggles and HEX. Wish I had done a before and after so I could verify the results. What I do know is that I can put my hand on the outside of my BK during boil for 10 seconds without getting...

Having a trench is definitely ideal. If I could have done that I would have, but I could not so instead I designed and fabricated a brew sink to go under my kettles. Works great and makes clean up a snap. Did require some creative bracketery to hang the kettles, though. Also needed to tie into a...

My recommendation is to do some test runs with water and also take copious notes of temp changes during brewing of your HLT and MLT temps during strike and dough-in. Every brew session I record ambient room temp, MLT starting temp (ambient empty temp before strike transfer), initial strike temp...

Having just completed my new rig build, I have a different perspective from when I started. I love my system, but the new more complex design makes brew days more of a challenge, at least until I get it dialed in. Having researched and gone through the MANY threads on HBT, it's obvious that...

BrunDog, if I hadn't just finished phase one of my rig I'ld be all over BruControl. Looks very well thought out and executed, but would expect nothing less from you. Wish you all the luck and success in your new adventure.