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I was thinking of this too, I don't have a braid, but I do have a boil screen, and considered putting that in the mash tun, the only thing that has me a bit hesitant, is the screen has some rough edges, worried it was gonna catch and pull the bag.

Its good to hear that its necessary to raise the bag a bit. I thought I was doing something wrong. Maybe ill add a false bottom at some point. Thanks for the input.

I recently purchased some used equipment from another brewer to replace my kettle. Along with the kettle he sold me I also got a 10 gallon cooler, brew bag for the cooler, CFC, burner, tank, and a fermonster. I usually do BIAB, but I was excited to try using the mash tun. I was doing a big wave...

So, i guess might be eating my words about only doing BIAB. I ended up getting a used 10 gallon anvil kettle, but with the kettle I got a bayou propane burner, 20lb tank, counter flow chiller, a 10 gallon cooler mash tun, and a fermonster and some misc. pieces. I mainly wanted the kettle and...

A shiny new kettle does indeed sound enticing, but regardless, even if I buy a new kettle, id like to not throw this one out. So, if I can fix it with very little invested additionally, then ill keep it. I am a BIAB brewer, and I dont know that id ever go to a 3 tier system. Just don't want to...

I had thought about going bigger but figured I would have a tough time finding ss bulkhead fittings bigger then the 1/2" size, however I didn't know the tri clamp bulkheads were that much larger. Ive seen the tri clamps, but really didn't know much about them. Thank you for the tip. If the...

Understood. But i already have the solder and flux on its way, so what have I got to lose. If the warping or gap proves to be a problem, im thinking I could use a bolt with a washer thru the spud and a fender washer on in the inside of the pot to try and pull everything together.

Lol. Im a fleet mechanic. No stranger to tools, that being said, lve never soldered stainless yet, but I've done copper pipe sweating and my reading suggests this really isnt too much different. I've watched a couple videos, and searched a bit so I'm think im ready. Besides. Cant really screw it...

Thanks for the reply guys. According to the greenlee box, it said 1/2" pilot hole for the 1/2" conduit punch which makes a 7/8 hole. So I started with a 1/8 bit, then moved onto my step bit to make the 1/2" pilot hole for the greenlee screw to fit thru. I went no larger then the 1/2". But I will...

Im thinking it is salvageable, with the right tools. If you look at the picture, you can see where the greenlee punch pulled the metal and got stuck in the die rather then cutting it. I dont think it was so much the greenlee, as much as its the fact that the pot is so thin. How to go about...

So, I wanted to add a ball valve to my bayou 40 qt pot. I started with a 1/8" cobalt bit, then moved to a 1/2"step bit. The pot drilled very easy with the step bit, and when I got to end of it, I thought to myself, maybe I should finish it with the next size step bit, but figured the greenlee is...

Agreed. Did you take consecutive FG readings to confirm fermentation was complete? How much priming sugar did you use?

I remember reading some where someone else had just racked on top of it in a secondary, but I'm not certain of that, hopefully someone else can chime in. As for gushing, do you mean your getting major blow off during the ferment? My guess is that its the extra sugars of the frozen fruit. Did you...

Thanks all for the replies. I ended up getting to the brew store this weekend. I picked up ingredients for a mesquite smoked wheat beer and for kona big wave clone. Also got an oz of half price wakatu hops and 1 pound of amber DME. I put the all grain recipes away and used the 4 pounds of light...

Thanks everyone. I still havent done anything with the DME. I didn't realize rolled outs and steel cut were different. Really wasn't looking to obtain any gravity points with the oatmeal, just thought that 4lbs of light DME by it self might be pretty flat. Ill probably just stick with the DME by...

Hi guys, im generally a BIAB brewer. I bought 4 pounds of light dme a couple of months ago for making starters for yeast harvesting, but I ended up never using it. lhbs is about an hour away. So im looking to see if I can do anything with what I have. I like light beers like the triple hopped...

As the above post states, i didn't secondary, and i added the enzyme straight to carboy. I did this a few days ago and have not seen any signs of fermentation restarting. How long before activity starts up again?

Thank you for the reply. I knew that the mold was common but hadnt heard about the little black spots. As for adding yeast when hot, towards the beginning of the thread, I had read that adding the yeast when the rice was just cool enough to handle and then capping it to capture condensation...

So i started a batch 4 days ago. I used 4 cups sushi rice and 4 golden lion yeast balls. Added yeast and mixed a bit when the rice was probably about 105 degrees. Capped with a sanatized rag and then the jar lid on top. I have fuzzy white on top, but no liquid at all yet. Also ive noticed...

Just about everything I've found I needed per recipe, they have had. I have always felt that they were pretty knowledgeable, until this instance, and they have flaked grains. I had read that the diffference between 6 row and 2 row had been the extra enzyme, but couldn't find anything suggesting...