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Thanks for the suggestion. I've been able to deal with the bitterness that happens with a high temp whirlpool using BeerSmith to calculate the additional bitterness that the whirlpool adds and adjusting my hops quantities to hit my IBU target. However, my beers often lack any real hops flavor...

I'm still using a 20 year old More Beer 12.5 gallon conical that I recently had customized. I found someone nearby that doesn't charge much for sanitary welding of stainless. I replaced the racking arm and had a TC flange welded to the bottom to eliminate all threaded fittings, and I had 3 TC...

Thanks. I also made a kettle insulation jacket that I use after flameout during the whirlpool on cold days to keep the wort temperature from dropping below 200+ degrees. This keeps me from having to sanitize the transfer hoses and wall pipe, and let's me brew year-round in NJ. I also use a...

Thanks! The grain hopper is actually a wall mounted dog food dispenser that I bought from Amazon...

New member - first time posting. Thought I'd share some photos of my setup, which is a bit different than some. I mash in the basement (using a grain/grist hopper to make mash in easier), collect the wort in a cooler/grant, and then pump it from the basement to the kettle outside using a pipe...