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I was doing a recipe in Beersmith that called for 6-7lbs of grain in 4 gallons of water. Is that too thick?

I just got this water report for the City of Falls Church in Virginia. PH is 7.8. Any thoughts on the quality? I know they treat with Chloramine which I plan to dissolve with some campden. Magnesium – 5.9 mg/L Sodium – 23.2 mg/L...

Thanks I just bought that wisk. I just realized that my oven is large enough to fit my pot and has proofing/dehydrating settings that can bring the temp down to 150. Think I will try it next batch!

Is it fair to say that it takes a lot longer to heat the kettle after the grain is added? My thought was since there's 7 pounds of grain in the kettle it would take a lot more BTUs to bring the water up to temperature (if I miss the Mash temp) that if there was no grain in the kettle.

What has me puzzled is why my (3!) thermometers were not accurate inside the bag. I pull the bag off of the side of the pot and got vastly different (higher) temperature reading. I added the grain at about 2 cups at a time so I could stir them in and not clump. I had 6 lbs of grain in 4 gallons...

Tried my hand at BIAB today and am ready to pull my hair out. I was targeting a mash temp of 156. I added the grain into the bag at 157. Temperature inside the bad looked to drop 10-20 degrees. Starting heating up the put. None of my three thermometers (including a thermopen) were measuring over...

Has anyone out there setup an equipment profile for a blichmann 10 gallon kettle in beer smith that would care to share? I'd like to use it for BIAB as well as a regular kettle----do I need two profiles? I am testing the boil rate right now :tank:

Not mine but didn't know the best place to post this. Thermoworks is selling factory reconditioned thermapens for 69.99 + 5.99 shipping...

Got my 2 today-thanks for making it happen! I'm still trying to figure out why there would be several hundred used better bottles in a warehouse. I could understand new if it was from a brew/wine shop that went BK.

Wow thanks for the help. The local homebrew store told me not to use the water at all! It seems to me I should boil/ crush half a camden tablet in at the very least.

Would the hardness be OK for AG? I am making my first switch from extract so any help reading this would be of great help! http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/uepd/wquality/images/file86239.pdf

Thanks guys sounds likes its doable. I was concerned about condensation from the condenser (its humid in virginia) but maybe my concern is unfounded. For hauling the wort I could rig a winch.

Well you know I am all about helping the environment and lowering my carbon footprint so maybe I can roll insulating the joists/roof into this project...

Is there any danger or negatives I should be aware of? My attic can get quite hot in the summer (maybe up to 120?) but my fermentation chamber is a small fridge so I would think it could keep up. Would condensation be an issue up there? I'm sure dragging the wort up there would be a PITA but...

Could you put this underneath a brew pot with an immersion chiller rather than stirring to cool down faster?

So after moving ~18months ago I have finally got around to unpacking my brewing equipment and have a batch fermenting:rockin: Unfortunately my kegerator did not make the move (couldn't fix in the basement) so my question is can I carbonate in a warm keg (~60-70 deg) and then bottle on demand...

I would love a code!

I recently got an old GE mini-fridge. Realistically, how easy is it to bend the freezer compartment? Is it easier/better to bend the entire compartment to the back or is it easter to try and straighten the compartment to the side? With the former I would be bending the copper line that connects...

released the pressure many times and its still foamy. Should I keep on releasing pressure (can I leave the release valve open??) or should I wait a week or two like a fresh keg?

Its been at temp so I guess it sounds like it has too much carbonation. I'll try burping it each 15 minutes for a couple hours till it can pour a glass at low (~9PSI) pressure without much foam.