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I have switched from the solo basket to using a brewhardware false bottom and BIAB. I have tried both wilser and theBrewbag. Overall I like the bag system better, no worries about recirculation, I am back to milling at .028 and the bag is easier to rinse than the 20G solo basket. Only hiccup...

Heres my take on the split valves! During mash I can return some to the whirlpool port, then during boil I only need to swap the hose from the mash recirc port to the chiller. I need to make one more hose to be able to use the TC filter seen in the photo. All valves and fittings from...

I just do PBW and water rinse, Star san rinse if I'm feeling fancy. Havn't taken my TC's apart yet! I do plan to do this once every 10 brews or so, but I never took my old NPT fittings apart over 60 brews with no issues, and since TC is theoretically more sanitary I don't stress too much...

I have a I have a similar TC filter that I plan to try to use either for final kettle filtration or for vorlauf as you described. I once tried to use it with my clawhammer system to prevent the recirc sprayer from clogging. The filter clogged and was a PITA to disconnect at 150+ degrees. I...

Just brewed with this last weekend! The yeast starter smelled great even. Looking forward to it!

I recently picked up a few valves to make a 3 way valve setup for mashing and bypassing my exchillerator during whirlpool. I also plan to try my next batch with a bag and a finer grind. My 2nd batch with the SSbrewtech mash manifold well. Not rocking crazy efficiency yet, but I am really...

Did another brew on the solo! Much smoother sailing this time around. Brewfather I added a SSbrewtech mash manifold and a Brew-Bag 400 micron this time around. First time using the steam slayer and newly installed winch. Also first time using no hop spider and whirlpooling! I used the...

I wanna say I remember Short Circuited brewer just attaching a spare hose to the whirlpool and hanging it over the kettle handle as a sort of sight glass. I took a brief look through his videos though and couldn't find it.

Wow didn't expect a reply from Spike themselves! Have to say working with you guys for my custom kettle was amazing. Already eyeing a CF5 or CF10 in the near future. I am sure it was user error on my part, I will try turning off the heating element on my next brew. The 5-10 minute rest is a...

It appears that the fuse tripped in time to save the element, it did get a fairly nice scorch on it I have yet to clean with barkeepers friend. I also plan to purchase a brew bag for this to hopefully help with this issue. I used to use a brew-bag on my clawhammer system just to aid in cleanup.

checking into this thread! I have a 10 gallon clawhammer 120V system, but decided it was time to upgrade to 240V. I recently got a spike solo kettle, with a few extra custom ports. Went to do my first brew day yesterday, stepped upstairs for about 5-10 minutes after mash in and returned to a...

I also use two or three of these. I have them with all 3 variants of the filter mesh. They work great! Would be awesome to find them with duotight fittings I agree! Edit: Sorry about the boil kettle question, just saw that. I don't think these would work great for filtering an entire 5 gallon...

Interested in the sous vide, my other code didn't seem to work

I am interested in the sous vide! Thanks!

Shortcircuitedbrewer has several videos on the spike solo on youtube. I believe he does both a 10G and a 5G batch in his videos.