Thanks for the responses. I have a vissani 52 bottle wine cooler that'll be wired with a sct-1000 and some flexwatt heat tape for my fermentation chamber. What would be a good temp to hold this at? I'm using the WL Hefe IV as mentioned.
I have a 6.5 gallon acid carboy. I measured it with 6 gallons in it and have quite a bit of headspace. I'll be using a 1" blowoff tube in the top. I'm going off of the recipe that is a 6 gallon batch size.
I'm going to make this as my first all grain batch tomorrow. Can someone just please verify these #'s make sense for this batch. I'm using a 10gal rubbermaid cooler with a false bottom.
Strike water- 3.75gal @ 172
Mash for 45 mins and then drain some slowly to pour back over until it runs...
I think i'm going to try this recipe with a combination of simcoe/amarillo. Anyone else used these hops for this recipe? If so how much and how did it turn out?
You just won't have the high pressure jet like flame you get from the propane because it's under more pressure than natural gas resulting in less btu's. It's nice not having to worry about running out though.
Thanks maybe I'll add a few handfulls of them to be safe. I'm also using this calculator to figure my levels and it uses 1.33qts/lb of grain. Will this work as a starting point?
http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php
Do you suggest some rice hulls to prevent a stuck mash? If so how much and do i have to account for those as part of grain bill to figure out my water usage. I will be using a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler with false bottom.
Just ordered one from home depot to try this build. They have them for $149 with free shipping today only.
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202018109/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=vissani&storeId=10051