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No, I ended up with about 25 gallons. In the end both beers fermented down to a FG of about 1.02. The high gravity beer just got there a lot quicker. I've read yeasts don't usually do as well starting out in higher gravity beers, but maybe with a nice big starter cranking along at full krausen...

I guess that post was too long and rambling for anyone to bother reading and replying. Oh Well I guess I'll keep them shorter in future. Anyway, I still don't understand why the lower gravity brew fermented more slowly than the high OG beer. After adding nutrient and shaking, activity did...

So I'm brewing a London Bitter in two strengths using a parti-gyle method. This was supposed to be a Fullers ESB and Fullers London Pride, 10 gallons of ESB and 20 gallons of Pride. Targeted OGs were 1.058 and 1.047. This is an all grain brew, mashed at 149F. I didn't sparge enough and ended up...

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I recommend you do not try silicone hose in the mash tun. I tried using silcone hose to connect a s.s. braid before. It failed. Once it is heated to 150F mash it loses all rigidity and crushes. I had to force it off the barb and drain the mash with no manifold.

For what its worth, I came up with a way to cut slots that I haven't read anywhere. It works great! With the copper pipes held in a vice, I cut the slots with a jigsaw with a 21 tooth metal cutting blade. Takes about 7 seconds per slot cut. Hold even pressure, and be patient at first, after...