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Link was straight to the post I added with my setup 🙂 I put a temp sensor on the outside of the bucket mid way up. 55F reading right there. Which I was surprised on. Maybe that cooling coil is more efficient than expected 😁

I've got the anvil cooling system for the bucket fermenters. a thermowell down in the beer through the rubber stopper and cooling it with a cooling coil (also through the rubber stopper), insulated jacket around it (stainless steel buckets sporting orange wet suits :D) Then I've got an inkbird...

I might try those instead. The water jugs just seem to develop leaks every few uses. So I'll go buy some healthy juice and drink those up and try them instead. Maybe their plastic is a bit thicker.

The 2 gallon bags may not be strong enough to hold all that ice water :) Mine sprang some leaks through both bags. I'm trying some 1 gallon bags now instead.

Good news is the anvil cooling coil is doing a nice job. The CCG filled up really fast and the bubbler in the bucket looks like it's one of those bubblers in an aquarium, just constant bubbles. So that hopefully means the yeast is having a grand time at the temp I set and maintain.

I've ordered a TDS meter. Once i get the results I'll post here. And I just realized, making a bypass on this ph+ filter would be relatively simple since it's all duotight connectors :)

It adds calcium carbonate mineral back into the water https://www.apecwater.com/products/apec-high-purity-ph-calcium-carbonate-re-mineralization-inline-filters-10-w-3-8-quick-connect But sounds like it's not going to be an issue. Which is good, as I'm not getting another water system or making...

Just a little tip for keeping your cooler water cool without letting ice melt into the water directly when trying to keep your FV at a certain temp: The gel ice packs are great, but they're small, so they're thawed pretty fast when you're trying to cool down beer using a cooling coil in a...

I use the RO water I have that's got an extra PH thing on it to make water taste nice. But i think that brings it up to about 7-7.5ish pH. I've used this for all my brewing so far and never tasted anything funny, but never sparged before either. So I guess I need to make sure if i continue to...

My reason for sparging was primarily to understand what I was doing with it and how it works. Sort of a practice run for AG batches later.

Quick responses: Definitely 5 gallons in FV. The anvils have a nice measurement on the side inside their FV buckets. So it's an easy process to bring it back to 5 gallon level. Never had an overshoot before that I know of. However... I have been known to forget to take the OG reading anyway :D...

Link to the recipe and instructions: https://www.brewersbestkits.com/assets/PDF/5gallonRecipes/1028_GermanOctoberfest_Recipe.pdf Ok, to set the scene... Decided to do brew day today instead of tomorrow (as we postponed a board game day to tomorrow, so I don't want to be stuck brewing while my...

I really need to pick that book up off my table and read it I think. It's sitting here looking at me now, asking why I've not read anything in it. :D I do get great results from the kit instructions. But I am planning to give the wort a/b method a shot soon to see how it turns out.

That's a great read. Thank you, mac.

That's pretty useful. It doesn't look like those boil levels aside from the violent ones are even close to 212F. I watch my water temp all the time, and I try to make a rolling boil (closer to a violent at this point according to that video you posted, which is really cool) by hitting about...

That's a pretty golden little nugget of info there. That right there would potentially prevent the boil overs. It's always when adding the DME that I see the wort start to rise like a loony. I'd love to save myself that worry. The scorch on the bottom isn't an issue if you keep stirring all the...

Latest EPA. Almost oxygen free. But it does taste bang on. (Oktoberfest kit in background ready to brew on Sunday)

Wait. What? You can do this and it's ok? I always just followed the instructions on the BB kits and it never mentions to add before the boil is rolling. I'd much prefer to add it first and then get it boiling, since it's not fun to stick your hands over the top of a boiling kettle and get...

I actually have that book in it's latest edition (4e) (got it for xmas). But I am guilty of not reading it yet. I need to, as i've skimmed through it and it's got what looks like a tonne of good info. However, like Crow, I've learnt all my brewing skills so far from this site and by doing. But I...

Yup, I have forgotten it more times than I've used it. Almost forgot the yeast on my last batch but noticed it as i turned around to get my dolly ready to haul the fermenter into the other room (I know 5 gallon buckets aren't that bad to move, but I'd rather avoid any accidents. So I just use my...