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+1 on this... More you insulate the top of your MLT the better. You lose the most heat from the lid on your cooler. You need to stir your mash at least 2X through your mash to prevent cool spots... I do this and get a pretty solid 88% eff., I know this isn't a deciding factor for...

1.5 total ( I used 3 additions of .5 quarts each)

I tried something new today when I did a batch today. I had to do a longer mash (90 min.) @ 147 deg. and was worried about dropping much below that. So what I did is a thicker than usual mash and when I stirred my temp would drop a degree or two so I would add a half a quart of boiling water and...

Man, this thing sounds awesome! I cant wait to see this thing in action. +1 on the software side, I would like to be able to run this on a Mac. I wish you lots of luck with this.

Thanks for the info... I am going to call them today. If they don't have any idea when they are going to get any in yet im going to order it threw your source. So do I just have to wire the plugs to this one? I dont know what I would do without this web site.

Ive been excited about making my first lager beer. I made my order threw midwest, everything came in but the digital johnson controller... its on back order. Midwest says they are on back order with their supplier :(. I see a lot of people are out of stock of these. So what is going on? Im just...

I am currently waiting to receive my new kegging system that comes with a 5 lb co2 tank. I have a big 50 lb co2 tank that i fill paintball tanks with (9 - 20 oz tanks) this is a siphon tank so i cant directly use it with the regulator. Has anyone ever used these to fill a 5 lb co2 tank...

You will have to get a "paintball" adapter to use with the regulator. You get a tank at walmart for $15 - $20: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pure-Energy-CO2-Tank-With-Repeater/5439038 And get it filled for $3 - $4

Get it today if you can its 10% off today... $180. I just ordered mine. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brew-logic-dual-tap-draft-system-with-reconditioned-co2-tank.html

Wow thanks for that info

Thank you for your help. Im just looking to get a kit with picnic taps for now, and a used CO2 tank because I will be using Airgas to exchange tanks. Whats the best way to clean the lines out with? I see some people puts some cleaner in a keg and hooks the gas up and pushes the solution thru...

I see alot of people buy keg systems from kegconnection, but midwest supplies is running a special wednesday (10% off anything). So i figure this is the best time to get one. I can get it along with my other order i was going to make anyways and save on shipping. So my question is: Are all...

So are you pretty happy with their setup from midwest? I am looking at the same setup from them. Im wanting to get one in the next couple of months. This bottling crap is for the birds.

I called them and they are going to have some more in later today or tomorrow. So ill just wait. Thanks so much for your help though.

Im putting my order in for my next batch to find out midwest is out of hallertau pellet hops. They do on the other hand have whole hallertau (which I have never used before). The recipe calls for 4% alpha acid pellets, the whole hops are 2%. My question is: should i double the amount used to...

You look at efficiency to adjust your recipes so that your OG will compare to the recipe. If the recipe is going off of a 80% and you tend to have 70%, then you need to adjust your grain bill accordingly. This is so your beer is comparable to the recipes. Otherwise your ABV will be different...

That is where i typically mash (1.3 qt./lb) but that recipe called to mash @ 1.5 qt./lb.

I know, I heard of people getting astringent flavors from over sparging... but im doing everything by the book. I mashed 1 .lb of grain to 1.5 quarts of water. This was a recipe from BYO (dunkel wizen). I was only suppose to have a OG of 1.050 but i ended up have over 5.5 gallons of wort with a...

First: My hydrometer reading should be accurate, I did the reading @ the temp that the hydrometer was calibrated to. Second: I have a sight tube on the side of my keggle with pre-marked measurements, It is probably accurate to +/- .25 gallons. This means if Im off, according to my calculator...

This can be fixed by a piece of 1.5 to 2 inch styrofoam insulation cut to the inside diameter of the cooler and placed on top of the mash. Just remember to have a way to get it out (a small hole in the middle or something).