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I also use a braid in a rectangular cooler. I get consistant 78% efficiency batch sparging.

COOLING: 25 ft. may be a bit on the small side. I use a 50 ft. and it cools a full boil very fast. As for not getting it below 70 degrees, what is your ground water temperature? If it's not much below 70 you won't be able to cool past that with your i/c.

just did a 185 spage yesterday and it brought me to 168.

I had the same problem with the same exact setup. The next time I brewed I pulled the tube out of the braid and I haven't had a problem since. It has not collapsed and no stuck sparge since I pulled the tube out.

Awesome good luck with the boil!

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Thanks eviltoj and yooper. I love the avatar of red by the way

So I can just open the box and pour it right into the mash? Just making sure I don't have to pre-boil it before hand.

I've got a question for the experts.:drunk: I'm going to brew biermuncher's cream of three crops this weekend. I'm using one pound of instant rice like in the recipe. Do I have to cook this beforehand or do I just open the box and pour it on top of my mash? I know I know use the search button.:p...

I have my 8 gallon brewpot double wrapped in the reflective bubble wrap. With 6.5 gallons the highest temp it will reach is 211.5. It is boiling at this point. I don't think it will go higher because I live in the ozark mountains in southern MO. I don't know our specific altitude, but it's quite...

Well I do have a patio on the first floor. But I don't think fire code, or my apartment manager will let me use a propane burner. I may just have to build a heat stick. Don't worry I have plenty of electrical experience. Although it will make me a bit anxious using something like that.

:rockin:Hey guys, I did my first all-grain full boil on my apartment countertop on Sunday night. I made Edwort's haus ale. Everything went great, except when my mash was just finishing up my power went out. :mad: The power was down for about an hour and a half. When it came back on I quickly...

Also would it have a bad effect to sub the german pils 2-row for american 2-row?

Wow I love this site. You all are so helpful. I think I will drill my cooler and get the valve and braid. For cooling the wort what I'll do is use my tub that I use to cool my fermentor with a few bags of ice and a cookie sheet in the bottom so it won't burn the plastic. Can anyone tell me if 60...

I have the proper fermentor and a 5 gallon bb for secondary. My boil pot is 32 quart. I will do a water bath with 2 liter bottles of ice to maintain correct fermentation temp of around 60 degrees. I guess I should just pull out the old credit card and get a real mash tun huh? Cooling the wort...

I've got a decent sized cooler at home, but it doesn't have a drain. I don't have a hole saw or dremel to make the right size hole. I would already have a large mash tun if I did. The biggest thing I'm worried about is not collecting enough wort due to grain absortion to get to a 6.5 gallon...

Hey guys and gals, I need a little help here. I'm planning to do a kolsch for my next brew. I have a few partial mashes under my belt, but to save some money I want to do all grain on this one. The problem is I'm limited to my 2 gallon cooler. I can mash around 4.5 pounds of grain at one time...

That's pretty much my max right now for grain. I only have a 2 gallon cooler. Last night I ordered a 34 qt stock pot, so I'll get a bigger cooler and try to go as close to an all grain full boil as I can.

here's my IPA recipe. 2lb maris otter mashed at 153 for 1 hour sparge 168 degress 2lb vienna mashed at 153 for 1 hour sparge 168 degrees 4.5 lb pilsen dme .25lb crystal 20L .25lb victory 1.2oz marynka 10ibu 60 min. .75oz amarillo 15 min 1oz amarillo 1 min 1oz amarillo dry hop in...

I tried a bottle of my first partial mash last night. It is a wheat kit from the homebrewery. I mash an extra pound of malted wheat and a pound of 2-row. I have done this same kit before with no partial mash, and the difference is amazing. It has a lot more wheat taste than the plain kit...