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The reason to stick your pH probe directly into the mash could be either laziness, ignorance of the damage the heat does to your pH probe, or you get a perverse enjoyment in buying replacement pH probes on a frequent basis. The ATC feature on a pH meter compensates for the change in electrical...

Nothern Brewer prints generic instructions for those who need the guidance. They have no way of knowing the boil off rate or amount of trub left in my system to dictate accurately the size of vessel I would need, so there is a lot of safety factor in their instructions by design. 3 gallons, no...

Kind of like buying a pair of pruning shears to trim the lawn, it will get the job done but it is a messy process. I contemplated this route back in July when I purchased my 6.5 gal Anvil. I typically brew 10 liter batches (11 liters at end of the boil) but do throw in an occasional 20 liter...

^^^^ This!!!! ^^^^ Last major update from 2.x to 3.x was 6+ years in coming. Meanwhile, Brad added minor functionality improvements (whirlpool hop calculations, elevation effects on bittering, etc.) as part of the 2.x release. I am definitely willing to bet that it will be another 3 to 4...

The answer is "what do you want to do?" There is no correct or incorrect way to run your process; there is only how you want to work the process. If you keep track of your volumes in and out, you can quickly determine the amount of water which is left in your grains as a function of the weight...

There is a lag built in so that the controls do no immediately respond to changes being made in temperature, power or delay settings. If you set the temperature and power, the machine will begin heating up fairly quickly. Once you set the delay, it takes a good 30 seconds or so for the delay...

There is a bit of a safety factor in the maximum grain volume that the 6.5 gal Anvil will hold, but 10 lbs is probably very much at the maximum end. Rather than running your process at the maximum or above the design limits, you might be better served with the 10.5 gallon Anvil. This would...

A few comments based upon my choice of the Anvil 6.5 gal over the 10 gal version. I also brew a smaller batch size (10 liters = 2.8 gal) so having an option of a unit which works at the batch size I most typically brew was important. I talked at length with a couple of the Anvil/Blichmann...

The top scale is reading 1.050 kg and the bottom reading 1.500 kg. Not sure I understand the issue.

OK, quick tip to help with this in BeerSmith: Open up your template with your equipment profile. Now add the ingredients as they appear in the recipe. If they give percentages, that makes it really easy, just add the ingredients and click on the 'grain pct' button on the far right to enter in...

Any modeling software worth its weight will need to have an accurate description of the process and process variables. BeerSmith is not alone in this. I have trialed BrewFather and Brewer's Friend and am sticking with BeerSmith. Every program has its weak points and faults, it all depends on...

Glad to have you join the discussion! I can only speak from my experiences with the Anvil. I use a bag for three reasons. The first is to retain more of the finer materials in the grist. While you are correct that this does not have a direct impact on the quality of the wort, it does tend...

Check the link I referenced above. There is also a Anvil Users group on Facebook and John Blichmann frequents there for product advice and updates.

Many ways to work around the published limit. First, it has a generous safety factor as demonstrated by users on the facebook group who have pushed the grain bill up to 21 or 22 lbs. You can also plan on adding a little DME or LME to top off the gravity or cold steeping the dark or roasted...

Really? I've seen Jeff grow the inventory of Jasper's quite a bit since he moved from downtown Nashua to Amherst St. He dumped the bottle shop portion to focus more on equipment and has significantly expanded the number and types of malts he has on hand.

I made that switch about 6 years ago and have been very happy with the decision. I get to brew more often and have covered far more styles and variants than I would have if I had stuck with 5 gallon batches. So the decision to go with the 6.5 gal Anvil was really a easy one to make. I toyed...

Anvil Foundry 6.5 gallon system.

Best way to check if the yeast is still viable is to make a small starter with a portion of the slurry. I would start with a 1 liter starter wort and add about a teaspoon of the slurry to check activity. In this case because I am looking for signs of activity more than cell growth, I would...

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