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For abv you are right. But for SG if it’s not calibrated then you won’t necesaarily get the abv you are looking for.

Wasn’t a black IPA “misclasified” according to being able to see through it until it got its own subclass in the 2015 BJCP style?

It's almost as if breweries and brewpubs are responding to market demand? Or there is a cabal of hipsters pulling the strings. Or NEIPA has a wider appeal than the "hipster" base.

Did you correct for the temperature of the water? The hydrometers are calibrated a a certain water temperature, like 60° or 68° for example. Edit: .998 at 74° would be 1.00 at 60°

It's all about the surface area of the coils. There are three strands of copper so more contact with the wort. I can't find any specs on what the total length of the copper tubing is. Here is a review here: http://brulosophy.com/2014/09/23/the-hydra-immersion-chiller-by-jaded-brewing-a-review/

I use this 2 roller mill for a similar price: https://www.homebrewing.org/Cereal-Killer-Grain-Mill_p_2310.html I don’t know that you will get a quality 3 roller mill for $100.

If you are getting foaming at 11PSI then you may not have enough length in the beverage line. Dropping it to 6 PSI may fix the foaming but over time the beer in the keg will reach equilibrium at 6 PSI and be under carbonated. EDIT: Have a look through some of these posts here

It's a dip tube that forms a barrier to help keep the trub from getting into the fermenter...

If you go shorter just remember to adjust your boil off amount if you figured that into your volumes calculation.

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Also, have patience on these first few batches. Once you build up your pipeline with bottles in the fridge, fermented wort ready to bottle, and fermenters with newly pitched yeast the patience will come naturally.

Great point. I had recirculation on the brain since I'm shopping for a eBIAB from High Gravity. Bag sits in a basket to keep it off the boil coil.

@wilserbrewer can custom make a bag for that kettle I'm sure. As for the bag with the element, I've heard that the boil coil has such low wattage density that it won't burn, but I'd feel more comfortable with a false bottom.

Great! Thank you

I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread but just want to confirm... Would there be any issues with doing 5 gallon batches (7 gallon initial volume) in the 15 gallon SS Brewtech?

I would close the ball valve and disconnect the pump after removing the grains.

Interesting. That is good to know. How about adding the rest of the additions the night before. Any benefit or just wait until I start heating the kettle?

I've only used a quarter campden tablet to treat my water in the past. For tomorrows brew I am going to treat it according to the values I got from BS3 to match a pale ale profile. In addition to my campden addition, I'll be adding: Calcium chloride Gypsum Epsom Chalk I typically add the...

Or better yet: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awww.homebrewtalk.com%2Fforum%2F+maris+otter+recipe&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US590&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

I'm using corny kegs. I take a hit on my batch size but I can ferment two at the same time in my temp controlled chest freezer.