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Learned a good lesson on this batch - always dry hop with the freshest possible hops. 6oz of whirlpool + 6oz of dry hops from older (2018-2019 harvest) hops results in some pretty powerful hop burn. Never experienced this before but wanted to use up some old hops I had sealed in the freezer. I...

Just kegged a batch last night with 6oz of DDH just thrown in. I kept the dip tube at 3:00, cold crashed for 2 full days, used an inline filter, and maybe rotated the pickup tube to 4:00 at the most. No problems. No clogs. Can't wait to sample in a day or two.

Fair point. Didn’t have to be like that, tho. :(

Oh it’s an option. The only reason I was considering a tea kettle is because of the ease and speed of heating. I have an electric range and it kind of sucks, but it would work just fine.

1.5qt/lb is like the default recommendation. I was advised a long time ago when I started brewing to increase that to 1.75qt/lb and it seems to have worked fine for me on my previous rig. The only reason I ask is because it seems like a lot of BZ owners are sparging with a very small volume of...

Well that answers it. More water up front, better efficiency, and I can probably get away heating my sparge water with a 2 qt tea kettle.

What kind of mash thickness is everyone using on their BZ? I hear folks sparging 1-1.5 gallons, and for a 5 gallon batch, that sounds like a really wet initial mash. 1.9-2qt/lb. I always batch sparged around 1.75qt/lb on my HERMS and got decent results.

Full disclosure: I have a pre-order in on a Gen 4 and I'm coming from a 3 vessel HERMS. From what I understand, the whirlpool arm is not necessary, but may help with chilling since you can whirlpool the hot wort while chilling and create more heat transfer which might cut some time off the...

I recently sold my 3 vessel electric HERMS and pre-ordered a Gen 4 Brewzilla. I haven't brewed in over a year because I lost interest dealing with all of the equipment and long brew day. I'm excited to get back into brewing. I feel somewhat prepared to brew on this much simpler all in one, but...

I've had a 7.5 gallon Anvil Bucket Fermenter for a few years and have been using a 5 cu ft chest freezer. My chest freezer died a few months ago and I got rid of it. Before I just go buy another 5 cu ft chest freezer, I wanted to see if anyone is using any specific mini fridges for this...

Hey folks. My chest freezer finally gave out so I'm on the hunt for a new fermentation chamber. Aside from just getting another chest freezer for my 7.5 gallon Anvil Bucket Fermenter, has anyone found any particular mini fridges that will fit it? I don't mind doing a little modification.

Yeah, I have a 1.5L electric kettle I use for coffee. Are you saying you use that to heat your sparge water a half gallon at a time? That certainly sounds interesting and pretty easy for me to do.

Not gonna lie, this method makes a lot of sense. Heat the total water volume, drain off your sparge volume, mash in, finish mash, pour sparge water over grains. Done. I’ve been on a mission to simplify my brewing equipment and just stumbled across “cold sparging” and I’m intrigued. I realize...

When I was brewing on my HERMS I’d average 5.75 gallons of mash water and about 4 gallons of sparge water. I haven’t found an electric kettle of that volume yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G305PK0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This is the pump I bought years ago, used for a few batches and wound up upgrading. It was a great little pump. Did everything I needed it to (recirculate mash, pump wort through CFC, you name it)...

I think you're misunderstanding my question. I'm looking for a vessel to heat sparge water to pour over the grains after I pull the malt pipe. I also think I answered my own question. This vessel only has a 36 watt heating element, so it's not going to do much good for heating up sparge water.

https://www.morebeer.com/products/bucket-buddy-electric-fermenter-35l925g-110v.html Curious if anyone else is using a Bucket Buddy for sparge water. For $150, this seems like a super cheap electric kettle. I have a small 12v pump I could attach to make pumping sparge water to the top of my...

Eh, maybe you're right on the condenser. It's not too complicated and far cheaper than trying to add a hood vent, ducting, motor, and cutting hole in the side of my house. How are you supplying the water to the mister? Are you using a pump or just tapping into a faucet? I plan to brew in my...

Not sure this is the best thread to tack these questions onto, but I pre-ordered a 35L Gen 4 and had a few logistics questions. I'm an experienced brewer coming from a HERMS. I sold my rig to simplify my brewday. I'm planning to batch sparge with my 35L. Any specific recommendations on mash...

Aeration! Yes! This is another topic I've debated. I have an aerator wand with O2 canisters. NOT difficult to use or clean but it's just one more thing. From many of the youtube brew sessions I've observed, it seems most people are simply draining their brew kettle into the fermenter from a...