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I have a TC to Ball-lock liquid post hardware (from brewhardware) to allow use of a ball-lock to ball-lock jumper hose. I use that BL jumper in pushing cleaner, rinse, and starsan for preparing kegs up front of kegging. Otherwise, I use TC to cam-lock hardware (also from brewhardware) for...

Done - survey monkey made it much less effort, so happy to support.

Same here - I have controller tied into TC off the BK outlet (that feeds into MT), which keeps temps all within a degree at setpoint. Naturally, there’s offset and lag at ramps, but no overshoots.

Just went electric myself. Amazingly quiet brew day, pumps do all the work, not a thing to complain about. Main points to consider are batch size (which drives kettle size / numbers and voltage) and footprint needs. I went with a 2V K-RIMS that enabled flexibility in batch size, gravity, and...

This was my info as well. With the time taken to bring product to market, it pressed me to find other options available as it would likely be many months, up to a year, with no certain timeline on availability. Have you considered a counterflow chiller as an alternate option that avoids...

I’ve got a larger system so pump 15 gallons of hot PBW across the kettles and fermenter - end up using a pound per batch, so it should last me a couple years.

I would often get a dull residue on the bottom portion of the BK that would not get taken off with a heated Oxy recirc, but found that it came off with light scrubbing with paper towel along with the oxy. It was a tan hue, so attributed it to beer stone or the like. I also will periodically use...

I mix it up with RO and store it in a glass spray bottle, which has a screw top lid as well as the sprayer so no need to keep the plastic sprayer attached (wanted to avoid potential of it getting dissolved over time sitting in low pH solution).

I concur, the no-rinse is the advantage for the Star-san / sani-rinse approach. If you rinse, then you have not brought in any infection through that water (admittedly a low risk anyhow). If you don’t rinse, then I suppose you haven’t observed any taste change, but not sure of the health...

I have a similar need, so have been surveying options. Best I have found in the right size range are silicone dish drying mats like linked. Silicone Dish Drying Mat - Large 19.7x15.7 - Sink Mat - Dish Draining Mat - Silicone Trivet Mat - Heat Resistant - Countertop Mat - Kitchen Drying Mat -...

I would expect CO2 isn’t the only thing you are losing due to partial pressure differentials - you will get a measurement, but have no idea how much is due to CO2 versus other mass loss (e.g., water vapor)

You could use an inverted bucket / container over water and put your blowoff tube into the inverted container. This would yield a volume measurement that you could transform into mass with the ideal gas law.

What aspects of the final beer do you find almost as good? I am contemplating a 2V K-RIMS, so I would be interested to understand the minor shortcomings of BIAB and comparison against the 3V.

Strong boil is what I was referring to with direct fired (strong flame during boil), which can cause caramelization and darkening. More details of your process are needed to determine the source of the higher than expected SRM.

Temperature and process often play an outsized role at the extremes - what time and temp? Are you direct fired?

I had a similar need, so went with soft coolers sized for corny kegs. https://www.morebeer.com/products/coolbrew-corny-keg-cooler-5-gal.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5YW8xtTH3wIVkVqGCh1mIwOSEAQYBiABEgIJyfD_BwE They have zippered access in the lid so can be used with picnic taps or hooked up to a...

Doesn’t have the brightness of aluminum to my eye. The ball lock fittings, if stainless, would quite readily mar the softer aluminum threads. What makes you think it is aluminum? Aside from weight, you can also check oxidation resistance. As aluminum will blacken with oxyclean cleanser. If...

Thanks for the info - the hesitation was because I would prefer a unitank for functionality and debating Spike vs Brewtech. With the price offer of 30% discount from new, it is attractive, but perhaps not enough to compensate for the functionality of the unitank.

I might be interested in the fermenting equipment. Do you have an estimate of the number of brews done and the operating hours on the compressor?

Bear in mind if you are measuring FG with a refractometer, the alcohol present will push up the index of refraction and lead to a higher measurement. Brewers Friend has a nice calculator to address this https://www.brewersfriend.com/refractometer-calculator/ You may not be as far off as you...