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Two thoughts, Ferment in corny's... boiling wort can go in without harming it or yourself when moving. I have had excellent success with corny fermenting. I wouldn't cool prior to transfer. Hot=sterile. Also when cooling try gently stirring your chiller around.. i cut my water usage in...

I just did the same thing temp wise. I got the wort colder than expected at 60 degree pitch and put it in the 62 degree basement. I had expected a start within 12 hours from previous batches i had pitched at 70 degrees, but didn't see activity at 18 hours, so i put a small heat lamp near the...

Also, any flame licking up the sides is lost energy... some of the narrow pots loose a lot out the sides if the flame is real high. Once i get a boil rolling i turn mine down till i maintain the roll i want.

First book i ever read on home brewing was dave millers second more advanced book "how to make better beers" i think was the tittle... it was the only one the local library had in stock.. more in depth than most, but excellent blend of science and practical application. I kind of skipped...

MMMMmmmmm grain belt! Good beer, very unique (and stinky) post beer poo though.... works great as a stool softner, lets all sing "I love oatmeal"

I bought the No name chinese turkey frier setup From Farm Fleet with the square steel stand and 20 min timer @$57 as my second burner... first is a fish frier that look very similar to that setup. Plenty of heat for 5 gal batches with both. Try to find a sturdy stand. I actually liked the timer...

He would probably have better success knocking off the majority of the heat with city water and finishing with the coolant down to the desired temp... sounds like he is adding complexity by cooling the cooling water with other coolant... kind of like using a gas engine to drive a generator that...

Yup, total BTU's removed is what you are after. A large Delta T will do it faster. Only two reasons to go after this, Local water supply is too warm to give efficient or cool enough end temp, or to save billed water or water mess. Recirculating cooling water will give more opportunity to...

I discussed this with the engineer i work with at our vendor for plate chillers. we plunked in different numbers for wort temp and water temp. Per engineering, your best efficiency (Thermal and water usage) will be by reversing this scenario. monitor the out temp of your wort and control its...