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Well I do use a mesh bag for the hops and don't use irish moss. Both batches I've had quite a bit of trub on the bottom it didn't necessarily look like grain but it was kind of mucky? I'll do one more batch on it (after Christmas) and I'll take a picture if it happens again. I still have some...

I would say the bottom of my kettle 7 gal has a layer of trub on it. I may try to remake the piece and drill holes.

Same here I decided on cutting slits. I have brewed 2 batches so far with success. I have vorlauf but I seem to still be getting some grain particles through into the kettle. Could my crush be to small perhaps?

Thanks! Boxers are awesome!

Brutus

I imagine it'll be the same as the rubbermaid cooler 3/8” MIP x 1-1/2” brass nipple (Watts A-786) https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-10-gallon-rubbermaid-mlt-conversion-23008/

I fly sparged. I wasn't sure how to determine efficiency based on what I've read so far since honey was added during the boil. My grain bill was 8.5# and my pre boil gravity was 1.054 however during the boil 2# of honey is added so my SG was 1.060. The recipe was shooting for 1.054-1.058

I ended up revisiting the square design and used it for my first all grain batch. It worked great! I ended up sawing some slots on the bottom.

So I also made it as an octagon shape with just a horizontal piece. Only concern with that design is breaking it loose when doughing in.

I do like your design mobrewdude. I've seen a couple octagon shapes and was curious about the middle of that not having any pipe in that open space. I was thinking of fly sparging (don't have anything built for it yet) but maybe will just jump into batch sparging instead.

Yea i was curious if slots would be more prone to getting grain stuck. I haven't decided yet. The only place not to do holes or slots is right next to the valve correct? I was thinking from the T up to the valve no holes or slots.

How does my manifold look? Minus the stickers still on it. Do you recommend holes or slots?

You have nightmares you ran out of beer!

Awesome name! :rockin:

I like the tip jar idea! :tank:

I could always hold out a couple days since I don't need the beer until next weekend. It's currently cold crashing anyway.

I used a carboy. Good point about all of the particles maybe i'll just take a shower before hand. Wouldn't there be much less chance of anything happening since it's already beer at this point and not wort? I dumped my washed thawed cherries in w/ no problem in a previous beer.

I have a head cold and was wondering if it would be fine to keg the beer. I know beer should kill most things. The thought just crossed my mind. I don't want my guests to get a cold from my beer!

The Black IPA I just made I wanted to slap my face it was so delicious without carbonation! Dang bottles got to wait for carbonation.

Does campden tablets turn the fruit white? I thought i heard an odd story about that, which is why I was chucked them in the secondary. I wasn't sure the correct method to use them.