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Probably not a whole lot. Pilsner is typically 100% Pils in many cases. There is not a whole lot to a Pils recipe. It's more in the tweaks and process that can perhaps make one better. I've brewed this recipe with and without the Melanoiden malt. I used a decoction mash when I went without and...

It has no impact on efficiency. (I suppose in theory if you're losing less stuff to dust it will have a negligible positive impact but it would not be measurable on this scale) Yes. It really makes a difference to the grist's appearance. Given what I saw, I'm surprised it's not...

That is in fact the beer in hand tonight. I like it. Brewed a lager today. Schwarzbier with a lager yeast from Michigan's U.P. of all places. Tried my hand at a few new things too.

Cheers to lagers.

Today I tried out a couple of techniques I have been meaning to explore for some time. Grain Conditioning Underletting BIAB style The grains look very fluffy after milling. The husks are largely intact. No dust. I will be doing this from now on I suspect. I'm very happy with the...

I use a hop spider too. Mine does not. The hops within the spider will absorb some wort for sure. Nothing approaching the volumes you've mentioned though. An order of magnitude less would be a fair estimate. I'm not trying to knock your system, merely trying to point to some areas where...

With an 11lb grain bill there is no reason why you should be losing any more than 0.65gallons to absorption and realistically could do less. Something is wrong with your setup if your losing that much. Also, 1.5 gallon boil off from a preboil of 5 gallons is far too much. You don't need to...

Simple as you please Dry Stout Details Here

Hope it turns out well for you Augiedoggy.

Very neat build.

No worries mate. AJ's outline of the forces on the hydrometer are more complete of course. I hadn't mentioned surface tension or upthrust from displaced air. I did not think of those. Thanks AJ. It's fun to construct these mental free body diagrams. Surface tension upward force

WRT to your experimental model. Oils will have an effect on the reading. Just do a little thought experiment and let's assume a calibration temperature of x for the hydrometer. Place a 1ft long hydrometer of suitably wide range (e.g. 0.9-1.1) in a half filled swimming pool of distilled water...

Yes Here is how I do it if you're interested.

All depends on the height of the box. No need to cut a hole if the setup can spin underneath the box lid and not be too far from the stir bar in the flask. The magnets in the OP are beefy. Not cutting a hole if the box allows should be a non-issue. My assaulted cigar-box is as ugly as they...

Hibiscus Saison.

My setup as illustrated sort of evolved over a series of brews at the outset of the hobby. Improving the setup to solve various problems I identified as I learned. I would advise against a pot smaller than 10 gallons (mine is 11 but called 10) I stopped using a prechiller after a few summer...

No worries. The layers just sit on the lid. Not taped to it.

I recommend no steeping grains. Zero. With the extract listed you will have enough poorly fermentable sugars already. More than you need in an IPA.

Hey TZ. Welcome to the forum. I made a lagging jacket out of reflectix, some airconditioner metal tape and a few bolts. You can see more about that in this thread. Reflectix and supplies from Home Depot For a single infusion mash I lose about 2F over the course of an hour.

Just a follow up to your question. ____________________________ Hibiscus Saison I carried out an overnight mash for this morning's brew. The plan is a dry finish on this beer so one could argue there is minimal downside to a prolonged mash. A saison. ~8hour mash duration. 77% Mash...