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Is there any reason you don't just keep it slightly submerged? As long as it's submerged I think it would flow much more evenly from all ports since it shouldn't be fighting gravity the same way. At least, that's the whole idea behind this current design, and I haven't really tested it yet, so...

In case you didn't know, malt extract is made by making wort using the same mashing process all-grain brewers use (albeit on a bigger, industrial scale) and then evaporating most (LME) or all (DME) of the water from it. Really, you're just paying someone else to do the mash from you, but you...

I used a pie tin for one batch, but I later found the pie tin had sunk itself under some of the grain and then shifted off to one side and was doing nothing. I'm sure it's my fault due to lack of familiarity with it. My MLT cooler is roughly 16 inches square, this may not be an issue in a...

Well, I use a braid, so there are really never any significant grain chunks in the wort to clog anything (unless I managed to damage the braid during the mash, but then the sparge arm clogging wouldn't be my only problem) The one problem with the 90 degree outlets is that since they are each...

Good call. I use oxiclean or UBC for so many other things, not sure why I didn't jump to that idea for this too. I suppose anything UBC won't take off, isn't likely to come off in a mash either ;)

Not sure if this would help or not, but on the PC side of things, one part of a little project I'm working on is a .NET class that will take a standard BeerXML file and deserialize it to an object with the same hierarchy as used in the BeerXML standard, so you can then easily access the recipe...

I haven't priced things out lately since I stocked up on hops before the prices skyrocketed... But in the past it wasn't out of the question to brew a 5 gallon AG batch for $10-15. But even with the issue of price aside, don't forget about quality. To me, having fun (AG is much more...

So I made a sparge arm finally: I'm still not 100% on the design, especially since the parts are cheap enough that I can make a different one for dirt cheap. I might try one with no pipe-end outlets, but rather a series of drilled holes in an otherwised closed ring of pipe. We'll see when I...

I can't think what else it could be. I assume that your measurement practices are sound, since I know you're pretty experienced with the scientific side of brewing... Having not added or subtracted anything from the wort between the two samples, it has to be some physical change that occurred...

I have one that suffered a similar fate. I've been using it for a long time with no issues. IMO, it's not worth worrying about unless it's really bad. If the plastic isn't obviously cracked or something, there's likely little to no real damage other than cosmetic. BTW, filling it with water...

The little round stickers are awesome if you get the ones that are printer-friendly. Designing and printing takes just minutes. You can get a lot of info onto a 3/4" or 1" label, too. I usually put the name and bottled date, and it's big enough to be easily readable, though you could fit a...

I'd think the hole-poking would be the most tricky part. A drill will just separate the material and create holes that close back up. Slits may be okay - as mentioned, they'll open up. But, my gut feeling is that they may not open up as evenly as you might like - not sure. What you could...

Well, I'm satisfied! This is with plain water, and seeing the level is no problem, so even a very light wort would be no issue. Take my word for it, it's even easier in person, it was just hard to get decent pics of the shiny mash tun with the morning sun shining on it. Putting something...

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If you don't mind a little hacking, you can just pop the handle off and use a metal file/dremel/whatever to make a flat on the shaft for the set screw to snug against, then there's no way it can slip.

I assume that you aren't using a fermtech thief - I keep my hydrometer right inside mine, and it goes deep enough into a 6g better bottle with 5g in it to get a hydrometer reading on the first dunk, no shaking or other trickery required.

Probably a good option. But, on my kettle, with a banjo burner, using a heat shield around it in the colder months, it gets REALLY hot on the sides - melting the plastic grip on the valve handle and anything else with the misfortune to find itself in that area. Since I haven't tried a...

Yeah, that's what I do currently. But I've already got my paddle marked for two kettles, and would like to be able to measure in my various coolers which I can use as MLT's and HLT's, so I'd at least need a couple more paddles (and to keep track of them)... Plus, looking down into the kettle...