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Here is what I am about to attempt for a Sweet Baby Jesus clone. Look good? Anything you would change? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.34 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.079 SG...

I agree with all of what MerlinWerks said this. I have the 15 gallon kettle and do mostly 5G beers. It allows me to do some really high SG beers that I probably couldn't do in the 10G kettle. If in doubt, always go bigger. You won't regret it. I can't remember if I had the camlocks on my...

Well, now I feel silly. I don't know why I thought that would be so difficult. Took me 15 minutes and 3 cutoff wheels. Mods can you please close this thread? These are no longer for sale.

I just went through the process of selling/moving/building/moving 2 years ago. Its a fun ride :) Good luck

Ill try it tonight and if it doesnt work I guess I'll only have 2 shanks for sale :)

I've heard of people using a rolling pin to crack the grains but I know I wouldn't do it. Just buy the grains milled next time.

I have a pickup tube in mine which reduces my dead spot in the kettle from 1.75G to only .5G (maybe a little less). I have it angled toward the kettle wall so that most of the trub from the whirlpool will remain in the middle and undisturbed as long as you drain slowly. I just used a regular...

I do have a dremel but I didnt think the cutting wheel would hack it on SS.

What would you use to cut it? Air grinder with cutoff wheel?

So I decided to update my kegerator to bev flex tubing and that has been a very frustrating process. After struggling with trying to get the bevflex tubing over the barbs on my shanks, I am giving up and going with John Guest fittings. My problem is, the shanks have the barbs attached to the...

If you decide to part things out I might be interested in the grain mill cabinet (dont need the mill), either the stout conical or ss brewtech fermentor (or both) and the paintball regulator/tanks. In Pittsburgh. How do those electric ball valves work?

Definitely carmelize the wort. Its easy to do and makes a big difference. Great choice on the yeast though, I've found I like 1728 in all sorts of things.

You could email Darin and ask him but, knowing him, I'm sure a lot of thought and testing went in to the decision. Just trust thats probably where it worked best. With the basket, it cant be very high up the kettle either so the choices were sort of limited anyway.

Are you talking about the 10 gallon kettle or the 15 gallon kettle? I've done up to 23lbs of grain in one 5 gallon batch (RIS) without the COFI filter in the 15 gallon kettle and had no issues at all. For those of us with the bags one thing you can do to eeek out a little more room is to hold...

Time for an update. I got my hands on a lot of Azacca and Mosaic this year and have brewed this beer about 7 times now. Here is my latest (and I think greatest) attempt: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Estimated OG: 1.082 SG Estimated Color: 6.1 SRM Estimated IBU: 77.6 IBUs...

I would carb/age it in the kegerator if I were you. At 10-12 PSI it should be just about right and bonus.... it will be cold and waiting for you. Nothing like waiting for 5 gallons of beer to cool down when you want to drink one. If you are going to carb at room temp you would need to set the...

Good deal on this. I think I paid $110 for mine.

According to BeerSmith you should be able to get it down to 1.011 if you mashed at 152. Hopefully the repitch will do it for you.

I wouldn't be too concerned with it after only 5 days. I generally don't even check the SG for at least 2 weeks. Even though the krausen has subsided the yeast are still at work.

WLP007 is pretty much my go to IPA strain.