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I brewed a double IPA (Hopslam clone) with a predicted OG of 1.091. Despite double-crushing my grains and mashing for 60 minutes, my pre-boil gravity was only 1.051 and my OG after the boil and chill was only 1.060. I'm not too concerned, because it will be a great beer, but I'm wondering how...

Will this Duda Energy 3-way L-port ball valve control flow volume, or just direction? Thinking of using it immediately after my pump, and wondering whether it will control flow. Also wondering whether it would function as a bleeder valve to assist with priming my Chugger pump? Thanks!

Brewed an irish stout (10 lb pale Malt (2 Row) UK, 2lb Chocolate Malt, 2lb roasted barley, 2 lb Chocolate Malt, and 1 lb White Wheat Malt. Mashed at 156 steady, and ended with OG of 1.070. I pitched a single smack pack of Wyeast Irish Ale 1084, with no starter. which I now understand to be...

I usually brew BIAB on my electric setup (build thread here), but last night I decided to knock out a quick full-volume boil extract brew of a session IPA. It was really fun and made for a much quicker brew day than a typical BIAB. I steeped the specialty grains for 15 minutes before ramping...

Can anyone advise as to where I've gone wrong in my calculations or my method? I came close to my predicted pre-boil gravity of 1.050 (actual was 1.047), but missed my predicted original gravity of 1.064 (actual was 1.057). The recipe is It's a Fat Head Headhunter IPA clone: Brew...

I'm trying a recipe I haven't tried before and it doesn't specify a mash temperature. Rather, to be more precise, I've seen conflicting information about both mash temps and mash times in the various recipes I've seen posted for this Fat Head Head Hunter clone. Given the following grain...

I had a little problem with my brew yesterday on my eBIAB kettle. I was making a Columbus IPA with large grain bill of 13.5 lbs (for a 5 gallon recipe). My target mash temp was 153F. I mashed in as usual at 160F. However, after mashing in, my temps kept going UP, I think because PID was...

I set up and used my plate chiller for the first time, but I need some more practice with it. I set it up to make one pass through the chiller and then drain directly into the fermenter. Unfortunately, with 75F tap water, the best I could do was cool it to 90F. Because the wort was already in...

I'm carbonating a 3-gallon corny keg of filtered water to make plain sparkling water. I've been using a carbonator cap and 2-liter bottles, but they have been leaking and costing me in gas refills. I'd like to move to a corny-based system with a tap. I already have a 5-gallon beer corny in my...

I've be carbonating straight water in 2 liter bottles for several months. Recently, though, after blowing through three (!) 5lb tanks worth of CO2, I've isolated the leak in my system to my carbonator cap. I replaced the cap but am still having a slow leak from the new cap. I'm now...

I had a successful second brew on my new eBIAB setup last night (post here), but the chilling process using my immersion chiller was agonizingly slow and used up nearly 25 gallons of tap water. It was a late night by the time I finally pitched my yeast and cleaned up. My tap water is about...

I have an Auber Instruments metal enclosure for my eBIAB setup. Although the box can be wall mounted, I prefer to use it on my countertop. I'd like to find some good quality rubber feet for the back of the box -- any idea where to buy them, and what size they would need to be? Thanks!

I wanted to document my experience building a fermentation temperature control system based on Gotta-Brew's Cool Zone cooling jacket. I finally finished it up last night it works, so it's time to post! Plan The system is based on a cooling jacket around my carboy. Gotta-Brew's Cool Zone...

I recently completed a partial DIY system to control my fermentation temps. (I'll start a build thread later, but the system uses a Cool Zone cooling jacket, a submersible pump in a water cooler, and a STC-1000). Up to now, I've been fermenting at ambient temperature in my basement, which...

Started my first brew this evening on my newly completed eBIAB setup (see build thread here). Went with a Simcoe SMASH ale for simplicity and because I want to learn about the characteristics of individual hops. I used BIAB Calculator to determine total water volume and strike temperature...

I started the auto-tune process with my water at 145 degrees, with a set temperature of 155. After setting the At parameter to 2 to start auto-tuning, the lower display alternates between At and 155, but the element never comes on and the temperature simply keeps dropping. As I read Kal's...

I'd like to place the temp probe of my STC-1000 into a stainless steel thermowell. I purchased a stainless steel sleeve thermowell from Brewhardware and the probe fits nicely inside of it. I plan to shrink wrap the wire in place at the top to make a water tight seal. My question is this...

Electric BIAB Build After lots of careful research on the HBT forum, I settled on a plan to build an electric kettle for 5 gallon batches using the BIAB (brew in a bag) process. I opted to go electric for several reasons. First, I liked the self-contained nature of brewing in a single...

Okay, I have a dumb question. I'd like to use cable grips or glands to secure the power cord coming out of the controller box that I'm building. But I have no idea how they are sized. On Amazon, I see PG7, PG9, PG11, etc. But how do those sizes correspond to wire gauges? For example, I have...

I've done some searches and reading on the topic, but haven't found anything directly on point. I've been fermenting my ales at room temperature (68 to 70 degrees) for two weeks and then kegging them at 40 degrees. When I keg, I rack with a siphon and leave the trub behind. How is cold...