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I do cell counts for all my propagations and they never grow to what any of the calculators predict. I get 10-25% shy of Jamil's. This is on a stir plate controlled to 72F. I've tried pure O2 at the start and constant sterile air pumped into the headspace with no change in growth. If you...

This recipe doesn't need simple sugar or a high mash temp if you use Conan. The yeast does it all. Except flocculate unfortunately.

There are 20 Billion cells/gram of dried yeast when the package is new. They lose about 2% viability per month (stored cold) and are 90% viable new. If you rehydrate in water, following the manufacturers instructions, you'll wake all of the viable cells. If you rehydrate in wort, you'll lose...

The TopTier is too tall to fit in the garage?

From a Bru'n Water Facebook post: "WHY CAN'T I ADD MY ACID TO HEATED WATER? Bru'n Water users may have noted that the program tells them to add their acid to the water before its heated. Here is the reason why you should heed that recommendation or revise your process. When we have an...

What you're doing is essentially Krausening. It's a great way to turn out Lagers faster especially if the strain you're using is more of a diacetyl producer like the Urquell strain. If you brew the same beer over and over, use 10% of your fermenting beer and add it to your conditioning one.

When doing a test mash, is it more important to get the water to grist ratio correct or the overall water amount correct including volume under the false bottom for the regular system which is a HERMS? I'm doing a test mash with 3.5% of the grain, water and gypsum. The volume under the false...

I'm researching using Chlorine Dioxide for yeast washing and stumbled upon this post. Here's another reference for those doing the same. Trying to come up with a SOP that I am comfortable with. Crushing up the tablet by hand and adding it to the slurry doesn't sit well with me. Also, it...

Clearing the line of wort at the end of the transfer is easy enough with CO2 or chase it with sanitary water. The only way I'd be comfortable with sanitizing that length of tubing would be with heat like Bobby suggested. For reference, I pump through a plate chiller and then a 50' coil of 1/2"...

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I use CO2 to chase the wort in my system which consists of a plate chiller and an immersed 50' coil.

See post #43 and #67 in this thread

I received the Heet-o-matic 1500W element. It is in fact all stainless. The element will fit through a 1" FNPT x 2" Triclamp from Mile Hi Distilling. I had one from Brewers Hardware but it would not fit through. The element seems to be of good quality. When I get everything welded up I'll...

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with $30 ground shipping to PA

I would assume that base is not stainless.

Yes, I agree. They responded to me with, "We sell the element separately but because we are set up for small package shipping, there is a $200 minimum." Take your pick: http://www.hantover.com/cgi/hnt.wsc/product.htm?p-item-num=40830&p-callprog=cust-search...

Here's one but it's a little pricey. You can order just the element but they have a $200 minimum order. 14" from TC to end of element. http://brewha.co/products/ulwd-electric-element I've been doing research for an element for my CIP system that utilizes a slim quarter keg. I only need to...

STC-1000+...no need to flip between modes and it does temperature ramping over time. No pre-fab units in stock right now though.

Uh, yeah, count me in