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Chillers certainly make things easier when it comes time to cool that wort down. I use the stainless immersion chiller that came with my foundry. It works well and is easy to clean, so I haven't changed to anything else. Although, I have been contemplating buying an exchilerator, or something...

Looks like a bit of remaining krausen and co2 bubbles. Gravity reading seem good. I'd say you have nothing to worry about. Don't open it up and introduce oxygen. You want to keep oxygen out as best/much as possible post fermentation.

I thought a little more about this. You said you buy your grains already crushed, and then crush them again? What is the reason for purchasing crushed grains if you're going to crush them with your mill? The only reason I ask is because you want to use grains that have been crushed relatively...

Your process seems pretty solid from what you said. I dont see anything wrong with your mash process. However, 3--4 days is certainly fast to be drinking some styles of beer. Some styles need more aging than others. I find that most of my average gravity beers start tasting their best around 2...

This off flavor of "everything tastes like nothing but wheat" you are experiencing has me baffled. You seem to be doing everything good from your responses to all the suggestions. The only thing I'd suggest is try to do temperature controlled fermentations to help improve the beer, but like...

You mentioned brewing an AG lawnmower kit beer. Could the ingredients be at play here? Are the grains in the kit pre-crushed? If so, some of those kits sit on the shelf for a very long time, so you could potentially be using pretty old/stale grains (especially if they are pre-milled), which...

Hell yeah, welcome back to the hobby!! I fell off from it myself for a few years when life got in the way, but my new wife gave me a push to get back into it. I've been brewing non stop since. It is always so satisfying when we hit our projected numbers haha! A 5 hour brew day from start to...

The jacket certainly can come off. You might need to do some pulling/stretching to get it off and over ports and other areas, as it is pretty tight getting it over some spots. The same thing when putting it back on. Just take your time so you don't rip it. I've only taken mine off once or...

I send my water out to wards yearly. I probably should send it more often, but the changes are never a significant amount. I usually see 1 - 4 ppm +/- change each year on some of the mineral content, and some stays the same.

I use one of the Apera pH meters from Amazon and it seems to work just fine. The "all my beer tastes the same" phenomenon can also be caused by a number of things. Water adjustment is certainly a good step in the right direction to making better/great beer, but you also want to make sure the...

What style beer did you make? What all did you add during the boil? A ton of hops and/or some adjuncts can cause pH to rise. Is it possible the pre-boil wort was not homogenized and your initial sample was off?

You are on the right track by getting a test from wards. This will help determine if you need to cut your current water with RO or distilled (If any) depending on the style brew you are making. Dialing in mash pH would be the next step if you are not already doing it. Final pH can play a roll as...

My thought was to use my current mill with the motor setup if the chinese one it comes with is crap. I have a decent mill already. It's not the best, but not the worst either, so I could probably swap it out if need be. I like your build mongoose and am still contemplating the drill route. I...

Haha yeah I wouldn't believe that. I did see that it said about 44 lbs per hour, which seems a little more realistic. I'd assume about a pound per minute though. If that's the case, then I'd be ok with 15-20 min grind time since I only do 5 gallon batches and typically mill about 14 - 17 lbs of...

Thank you! I may just give this a shot for my mill station build. I've seen the temu one too, and it looks like it might have a slightly better motor. Time is not too much of a concern (As long as its not miserably slow) since I do 5 gallon batches. I don't need to crush my grains in a few...

I've been contemplating adding a dedicated motor to my current mill and building a little mill station. I've also been jumping back and forth about not dealing with the hassle and purchasing one with a motor, but don't want to spend 500+ on a mill. I came across this cheapo one on Amazon. Looks...

What is your equipment like? Does your mash tun have a lot of dead space where water is not mixing with the malts?

I usually have about a half gallon to a gallon left over. To help minimize loss, I like to take a fine mesh nylon bag and dump the remaining wort and trub though it. Depending on what fermenter I'm using, I sometimes have to use my funnel and place the bag in it and tie the draw sting tight. I...

I'll agree with you on this, even though I am one who tracks everything in my process. However, if things don't fall in place, I don't stress it and just let it ride. The beer still ends up great and I just take notes for next time around to try and achieve what I am after. I do feel gravity is...

Lid was always on and latched shut.