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I'm so torn. I've got a 15G and a 20G and I'm trying to decide which to make into an electric, recirculating mash BIAB system. I do 6.5G into the fermenter to fill two 3G kegs (though it's possible I could do three kegs, so 9.75G at times?). Typically I'll do 7-9%abv, but as low as 6% and as...

Long shot I know. Looking for the flat lid, not domed, that goes to a 60 quart / 15 gallon Concord kettle. Interior diameter is 16.5” with a 17.375” outer rim diameter if you think you have something similar that may fit. Don’t really care if it’s stainless or aluminum, though stainless is...

Had a nasty bout of COVID for two weeks, no change in smell or taste. Same with wife and both kids. I know very few people who haven't had covid yet. I know nobody who has lost taste or smell.

I recently pulled a sample of a doppelbock (big malty beer, lower IBU) and it had a sharp wet cardboardy taste from yeast and probably a little carbonic acid from fermentation. Once lagered, kegged and resting it all settled out and it's amazing. 99% of the time, Charlie was right. RDWHAHB

@Dog House Brew and @AlexKay I’ve never been up to Sugar Creek (I’m in Bloomington), but wanted to go soon. Do they have any kind of tour to see their operation, also can you taste all of the grains? I can’t really get a good sense of some of their malts without tasting them. When I emailed...

I recently found a notebook with my very first 3-4 brews (30 years ago?). There were very detailed notes on what I did, and it was completely horrifying to read.

I’ve brewed for 30 years, and this year is the year of the major overhaul, reexamining every single aspect of my brewing. It started with switching from bottles to kegging completely. I’ve got very little space in my multi-hobby space so I went with 3 gallon kegs, because I can fit one in my...

What size / thread are the fittings?

This is of course false. There are two types of sales people, one who tries to make a sale, and one who genuinely is invested in your goals and works to get you what you need (even if you don’t know what that is exactly). My wife sold Cadillacs to the older set around here for 17 years and they...

I saw a guy on YT who put a whole pan of cinnamon rolls in his mash.

That’s a good question. I don’t remember, but knowing me I probably used a couple to cross reference if the numbers were off. I had already worked up a correction factor and everything else has been right on with mine. I was doing a temp step fast lager, and thought it was working great. It...

I’m well aware that it skews and used conversions. The readings were erroneous, and the further into the ferment the worse they were.

+ 9.5G Doppelbock + 7G Helles Bock = 5238.5

Agree. I’ve been leaning heavily on the convenience of the refractometer, as it’s very quick and takes a tiny sample. But it really inly seems to work well pre-ferment. I had some baffling numbers (corrected) on my last ferment. So for the next brew I used hydrometer and only double checked with...

Same. Nothing for a week, I inquired and got a tracking number and an email saying “it appears this order has shipped”. Just got it and it was wrong. Flaked oats instead of Mecca Grade Opal 44. Temps are dropping fast (brewing outside), my harvested yeast is dropping in viability, upcoming...

I haven’t heard many talk about this app made by a small (one guy?) developer called BrewBear. I use it in iPhone but it may be available for other platforms. Check it out. It’s wildly useful with lots of conversions and calculators (dilution, attenuation, SG correction, hop subs, mash volume...

Looks like you already sorted it. I made a 15% RIS and just let the yeast (05) go as far as they could. You mentioned that it would stall at 1.050, but that is an unknown. If I absolutely wanted it to be a specific abv then I’d dilute. If I was going for the moon then let it ride and see how...

I use a plain galvanized trash can (~20-30G) that I bought new. It looks like prices are up on those, or I must have found a great deal at the time. The lid seals pretty tightly, my goal was cool, dark, and zero mice.

If you consider splitting stuff up and shipping, I may be interested in the controller.

If you decide to split, I may be interested in the Brewcommander with probe and hopefully probe fitting.