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How much gelatin do you use? I've found that if you use a whole packet of Knox or a tablespoon, it'll strip some aroma but if you only use 1/4 teaspoon, it works just fine and no noticeable difference in hop aroma/flavor. I'm sure it varies recipe to recipe, but you can always factor this into...

It doesn't matter how you make the wort, topping up with water is dilution either way. You just have to have a target OG, post dilution, and calculate the pre-dilution gravity needed to hit it. This has nothing to do with mash efficiency per-se. Using your numbers, let's say you have 4...

Starting volumes will vary based on your equipment, recipe, and boil off rate. For a 3 gal batch of a "normal" beer (og 1.060 or thereabouts) you want 3 gal(final volume) plus boil off rate(.5-1gal) plus grain absorption (.1-.07gal per lb depending on if you squeeze the bag etc) plus have to...

Move the fermenter to the cold area, this will start the process of clearing the beer. It will also cause any chill haze to form(though don't know if 50 is cold enough, I crash/serve from keg at 38-42 depending on the beer). Adding the gelatin a day or two later will cause the chill haze to...

No real need to worry about that volume of starsan either, the yeast will just eat it.

In my opinion, a few hours is NOT an extended time and you'll be fine, if worried, simply dunk the bottles in star san again prior to filling, it won't do anything negative to your yeast.

I use a cheap scale I got at harbor freight, and yes, it does both though it's limited at 11 lb. I check it every once in a while with a nickel.

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Seems like its kinda a 6 of one, 1/2 dozen of another situation to me. Fermentation could have stalled, or it could be still going. You could either re pitch, wait a week or two, or wait a week or two and re pitch then, and all three scenarios will likely be fine. Just be aware that every time...

What's the gravity reading and how far from your expected Final gravity is it?

I am also in the same boat. I decided to build a keggle for BIAB. I cut the opening very large, removed most of the collar except for the handles, and sanded the rim smooth. I have it set up with a jaybird false bottom, which while redundant during the mash, serves well in the boil kettle to...

The posted link didn't work for me but the farmhouse website appears to only have pellet hops, the preorders are listed among them. Do we know roughly when these will ship?

I had the same problem with a recent brew, Amarillo pellets just seem to hang around for me for some reason. Anyhow, I kegged the beer before leaving for a two week vacation, a week after getting back it is 99%clear, I plan to throw in some gelatin to try to capture the few remaining hop...

You could also drill a hole in the very top of the side of the bucket. use a blow off tube out the side, and a normal bucket lid, save yourself all 3 inches that way.

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Get a roll of reflectivex, wrap it around the keggle/kettle, and throw an old towel on the lid (this is what I do and my mash temp doesn't change at all in a hr, I BIAB) or make a lid out of reflectivex. It's cheaper than the keg coozie, and works just as well, if not better.

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I made my own bag, sewing really is not hard to learn, particularly for something like this where it just has to be strong, looks are secondary. That said, if I ever buy one, Wilser will be getting my business.

IMHO, that would be way overkill. I have a 50 foot 3/8 inch chiller (copper) that chills 6 gal wort from boiling to pitching temps in 7-15 min depending on season and tap water temp. If I had your stainless id build an immersion chiller and a herms coil from the get-go.