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I recirculate through my spider to improve hop efficiency and to grab any residual grains. It can get blocked on my last few additions so I use a rubber spatula to keep it flowing.

Tap water does not introduce infections. Many people top off extract without boiling. I’ve never had a problem with it. You could boil some DME as mentioned above or just enjoy your low alcohol beer.

Is your brew cart wooden? If so you were insulating the bottom. If you don’t like the 17 hour answer, sit it on the concrete as it is a big heat sink.

Theoretically this could happen, but that wasnt the problem here, the ending sugar was very close to his target, it was just diluted due to excess water. If he would have skipped the mash out water, it would have been just fine.

Are you serving from the fridge or just storing it there? Do you have room for a CO2 canister, regulator, and hoses in there too? You wont need the floating dip tube if you are just storing it, but they are good to have anyway :).

Well you ended up with about twice the water you expected, so the OG would be very low. I suspect you didn't hit your estimated boil rate (1.875 total). What was your pre boil volume?

No doubt, but an ice bath with some agitation can be done in about 30. Hence the 15 minute saving I referenced. I used to do close to that with my 5 gallon extract batches. It probably takes more time to set up the equipment, clean it and put it away than you are saving. Guess I'll have to...

My devil's advocate hat is on this morning - I'm assuming you are doing 2-3 gallon batches for simplicity in the kitchen. If that is your goal, I'd stick with an ice bath in the sink. Wort Chillers are nice, don't get me wrong, but you are going to either run hoses everywhere or move your...

I had to look up your equipment to understand what's going on. one difference is the lack of a grain pipe that lifts out and allows the mash to drain back into the pot, I sparge at that point, getting to by pre boil volume. You need to use a bag, which is fine, but you will want to sit it on a...

nothing boils of during mash, that variable may be for full volume mashing? I use 1.25/1.5 to mash then add sparge water in my all-in-1 to get to my pre boil target. I can get 16 lbs+ in my robobrew pot and its not even close to the top.

Yea, if you just set it in a snow bank, it'll be slower, needs agitation. But still 1 1/2 hours with the lid on isn't going to cause any problems. Try the sink ice bath, and save the chiller for when you step up to larger batch sizes.

I looked at that BrewHa system some time ago, and I still don't get it. The only advantage I see is footprint. But if you are building a brewery and are that confined in space, you picked the wrong location. This system just doesn't scale economically. I'd bet the Colorado system and a...

Something is off with your calculator. Using a standard of 1.25 - 1.5 qts/lb., a 7lb bill would max out about 2 1/5 gallons or so. Am I missing something?

Looks like beer to me. It just looks like your suspended material, which is lighter in color, has settled out more, leaving darker looking beer which has more clarity. Beer always looks darker in a vessel than in a glass. Headspace is not an issue as way more CO2 was generated that that...

I never picked up on your basket design to realize it is really a false bottom, not like the commercial versions. The one hole is counter intuitive to me, but it obviously works.

You'll be pumping 1-2 gallons of steam into the room, so you need to vent that. Adding more moisture to a basement usually isn't a good idea. Is there a window or a door close to your station? The solution could be as easy as a fan in the window. There are several recent threads on...

Check Craigslist. These $20 food grade barrels are listed in ATL.

First variable to change is the extract. Substitute the LME with 4 lbs of DME (officially 4.11). Add it late in your boil, like with 20 minutes to go, just before your second hop addition. Leave everything else in your process the same and see if it improves. If you change more than one...

Looks like they only sell on Amazon and AliExpress. I didn't find any 'real' distributors or partners. My guess is it's a Chinese company that markets cheap knock-offs. So unless you find someone with first hand positive experience, I'd stick with Marshall.

That looks like a heater for the warehouse. York makes HVAC equipment. It is not brewing related.