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Speaking of Jamaican legends, how are you on Roots Radics and the thousands of tracks they put out? I’m a punk/metal guy but I have a soft spot for that early 80s reggae.

I came here to start a fitness thread. I am so pleased to see one already here. I think it would be great if the reputation for home brewers was, “why are they all so damn fit?” I weight lift and cycle. I will lift 5 days a week, cycle a couple days then taper off through the year in favor of...

Do you see any issue with the false bottom and small batches? Since I got one on the way, I’m wondering if this will exempt a purchase of that small batch ring when I decide to try a small batch.

If you are talking about the recirculating disc I just bought one a couple weeks ago. They forgot to include the eye bolt but they did send one out, no charge, when I brought it to their attention. They still offer it, it is under “parts” rather than “accessories.”

Haha I just ordered one of those like 2 hours ago. That brewzilla.

I recommended the bag just because at this point in my life I need as simple and streamlined a process as possible and it really helps with cleanup and not having to worry about crush size as much. So I do recommend it if your goal aligns with mine. I think you could do fine without but you will...

I have a riptide pump so I did not get the pump kit. My first brew I did without the pump and with a bag no sparge and it went great. The second brew I did with a pump and without a bag (sparged) and it was a little rough. The third brew I did with a pump and with a wilser bag and it was great...

It scrapes the living crap out of the sides, anyway, before this upgrade. I’m glad that this company listens to their customers. That should not go unnoticed. It is, however, a little frustrating to have to be one of the guinea pigs. It is what it is, I suppose.

NSMikeD is right. Daily humidity plays a big role. I brewed a couple weeks back in the basement on a particularly dry day and was concerned about the steam. Turns out it just made the room feel better. Wouldn’t do it in the summer on a humid day, though. I tried putting a dehumidifier above the...

I love the idea of brewing small batches more often. I ultimately ended up getting the 10.5 because I couldn’t ever really see a difference in time between brewing 2.5 gallon batches and brewing 5 gallon batches. That aside, the main reason I don’t brew 2.5 gallon batches is because those...

Nice! What recipe did you use? I was hoping to try a chimay clone this week.

Putting it in a separate bucket is probably the thing to do. I tried expanding that ring before I ever used the foundry. It still managed to get dislodged a couple times. Using a separate bucket is probably what I will do in the future.

legs are not damaged. Happened once pulling the basket out and not having the legs in the right position, fully, and clipped that ring off into the foundry. One time using a bag with no pulley, tried pulling the bag out with the pipe sitting on the ring. It dislodged and fell in. Yesterday I...

Just saw this. Answered my question. Don’t know how I missed it.

The malt pipe is my only gripe with this thing. Every single brew, whether I use a bag or just the basket, it will find a way to fall back in and splash wort everywhere. I think my next brew I will try that brewzilla false bottom. I went back and read your post and just out of curiosity, what...

So I just brewed my third batch on the foundry. This time with a wilser bag. Wilser made me a “hybrid” bag for use with or without the malt pipe. This is something he is now offering to everyone. It works really well. It isn’t bunched up in the malt pipe and fits perfectly without the malt pipe...

That is the same cable I have. I, too, was a little nervous at how amazing that price was. By all accounts, it is perfect (for me, at least) because it is not much more than 100ft of 10/3 cable without the gfci and for some reason it is about cheaper than a gfci breaker and I can run that thing...

I used this plug with the inline for the dryer outlet. https://www.homedepot.com/p/202077657

That is the cord I have. I did not cut the cord on the foundry I did something similar to short circuit Brewer but this is where we are getting into dicey territory. I am unqualified to give electrical advise I can only tell you what I did. When dealing with higher voltage I want the plug rated...

I use a three prong. It works very similar to a regular 120v 3 prong. Get the $90 inline from galco. Has like 100ft of cable. Get a 3 prong dryer plug and make sure you are on at least 30 amps (foundry will only pull less than 15 amps) at the other end I have an L6-30 plug that connects to the...