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I have the CK and it works perfectly. The quality is good and there is nothing about it that I could complain about. I really don't find it a chore to pause grinding to refill the hopper. I use a drill to make it even easier. I'm on my 3rd 50# bag of base malt and so far nothing has moved...

I use an old down jacket - my home depot 10g cooler holds 1F for 2 hours even when it is below 40F outside.

I have a 50L stainless keg I am thinking of cutting into a keggle for my HLT, (assume you meant HLT above), then adding pumps to move things around. It would be a lot easier on my back if I did everything without lifting. I use the same bucket for both pre/post sides of the process since I can...

that is why I called it a two POT system. :) since the OP has a boil pot and a heated MLT, I just assumed they had a fermentor handy.

Here is my 2 pot system. I preheat my cooler MLT with my batch sparge water at about 2-3 F higher than it is supposed to be at, and while it is heating, I heat my mash water to the correct temp. When that temp is reached, I pour my batch water out of the MLT into my fermentor (I have the 8...

Nice setup! I wouldn't worry about size of the MLT, you will only need half your water at a time, so everything should fit for the mash.

This week I tried racking from the secondary fermentor to the keg via the auto siphon and liquid in post. Just run a little CO2 into the tank to cover the bottom, then start filling from the bottom up. When it starts coming out the vent, stop and filter into a new keg. The rest goes into...

This keg I tried cold crashing then pouring off the first pint or so, and that fixed the clogging of the 5 micron. The beer moved through in about 10 minutes at 5# with no foaming or other issues. I put the pitcher with the first running in the fridge and then poured the clear into the...

Good luck with the beer... I hope it doesn't taste like cigarettes and pizza :)

my 20# tank cost 40$ plus tax, so about 2$/pound

add grade A beef suet in small slits in the meat to get some fat moisture in it. Slow cook it like any roast. Wild game is best when served medium rare and dries out easily.

another vote for AAA Fire Extinguisher in Fremont. They are happy to fill while you wait.

The hydrometer says 1.020 for a final gravity. I filtered and kegged it - here is a glimpse of the final product. I'm a bit disappointed that it isn't clearer after filtering and that the hops are still not popping. I think the lack of hoppyness may be a factor of conditioning and...

It is a 5 mil followed by a 1 mil. Even jacking the pressure won't speed it up enough, a lot easier and cheaper on the CO2 to just swap in a new 5 mil. Even racking to a 2ndary before filtering leaves enough yeast to clog the filter up. Here is the final product - not too clear if you ask me...

I've tried using the 5 micron filter alone and had cloudy margins and a not quite 'brilliant' beer so I went back to the double filter method and found that after the first 1/4 keg the 5 micron slowed the system down to a crawl. I pulled the filter and replaced with a fresh 5 mill and it went...

And... if you are having trouble holding 156F, try this :fro: You may be able to strike at a lower temp. Using the down jacket I can hold within 1 degree over 120 minutes. I drilled a small hole in the center of the lid, and stuck my thermometer in it... I read it through the neck

Thanks! OG 1.073. I just went to dry hop in my secondary and took a FG reading... 1.006. This reading was with my new refractometer, adjusting for alcohol using beersmith. I pitched at 60-ish F and kept the fermentation around 60 for 2 weeks then the last week I raised it to 68F. I'll...

The new name for my Black IPA is Night Vision Goggle IPA ;)

nice trick TK :) It is my new go-to process. I did pull the pressure release valve and turn it, I think the effort of going through 2 filters was the cause of the slow-down. The filters were just coated with yeast and break materials. I was bummed when the 5 micron filter housing didn't...

I have to add that just after I posted the above, the starter took off and the stir plate couldn't keep up with the foam. The airlock is bubbling away already, so this definitely works well enough to rely on. Since I'm converting from ball jars to soda pre-forms in preparation to freezing...