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Ran the inaugural test this weekend. Other than running low on propane, the brew went amazingly. No issues with yellow of low flames either. I will probably sit the kettles up a quarter inch up or so. Only thing I need to really work on is the spare arm. It did not perform the way I was...

Here is my inexpensive sparge arm. I am so excited to see it in action.

Almost done. Just a few electrical connections and i can brew again

I guess just personal choice. The plate chiller is a little more involved in cleaning (i bake it at 425 degrees for 3 hours after every brew and flush both directions) but i like the fact it can cool 10 gallons to 72 degrees in less than 10 minutes. Good time saver for me.

I didnt have a SS barrel connector at the time i put them together, but I did have spare ball valves. :) the inflow valves stay wide open. I may get around to changing them up when i am finished. :)

Here are some updates

Here is my simple electric grain mill.

so I took this : (72 feet of 2x2x.25 tube steel) and made this so far : still loads more to go, like mounting the 3 blichmann burners, the two March pumps, plate chiller, gas, and RO system...

I'll give that a shot. Can I get it at a lhbs?

I use the 5.2 ph stabilizer in my mash. Is that the same as calcium chloride? Thanks for affirming I can use my RO system. For extracts, it makes great beer.

Can I use RO water for the mash and sparge or should I turn off my water softner and take water from the tap? My water ph is 8..

Makes sense. Thanks for the input.

Is it when you are sparging into the kettle pre-boil or post boil?

Thanks guys. I appreciate all the advice I can get.

I agree. So my OG is 1.046... Not bad, but I can certainly improve...

So this is our setup... Oatmeal stout for SWMBO. I hope I got enough sugars out of it... I'll let you know the OG as soon as I have it...

Count me in as wanting free stuff!

Today I received my all-grain equipment and I am hoping to starting brewing in the next few weeks... I still need to build a poor-mans 3 tier system... :). The equipment is 2 10 gallon rubbermaid coolers...

Great! Thanks for the information.

How critical is the water Ph when doing an extract kit? I know for all grain the Ph of the mash is very important.