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Brickbrewhaus, that is exactly what I did for several batches until I made an actual bag. I used a giant rubber band around the top of my kettle to hold it in place. It works fine, just be careful when you pull it out so you don't dump grain in your wort. And Hancock fabrics is where I got my voile ...

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the bn. That is really cool that your wife can sew your bag, my wife watched tv while I sewed mine! I will be ordering from you soon, got to figure out what I need for my winter beers. Check your pm, I sent my e mail address.

First of all, I love the brewstrong shows, although the biab episode wasn't their best work. The basic brewing radio podcast did a much better job with the subject and that's what got me interested in the method. I really have no desire to "upgrade" to a three vessel system. Sure they look pretty, b...

Hey Niko, great to see you here. I'm one of your customers. I had to make my own bag, I suck at sewing and don't have a sewing machine, but I managed to stitch up a pretty decent bag. There is a thread on here somewhere that tells you how to size your bag. I can' remember where the info was, but may...

It took me quite a few batches to calibrate my system. I had a problem with my volume post boil, when I would siphon into my carboy i was trying to leave as much trub as possible in the kettle and would end up with less in the fermenter than I wanted. I discovered the scale button on my beersmith so...

Starch haze may have been a big factor in my problem too. I stir my mash every ten to fifteen minutes but I really don't do iodine test anymore. If I'm hitting my gravities, does that mean I have conversion but possibly not complete conversion?

I love Beersmith. Once I figured out the water volumes I need to suit my system, my gravities estimates are always dead on as far as preboil gravities. There is an article about biab on their website. It doesn't list biab as a choice on the my equipment tab, but it says to " choose a single infusion...

I use it all the time for all my cleaning including beer lines. I let some run through the faucets for a few seconds then let it stand in the line for a few minutes, run it through some more, followed by a generous rinsing of warm water, then finally some star san to sanitize. It is really an excell...

I have been using nylon paint strainer bags for my hops. I buy the five gallon size and clamp it at three points to the top of my kettle with spring clamps. The bags is big enough that it does not constrict the expansion of the hops and I believe I get good hop utilization.

I really like the better bottles simply because they are lighter and easier to handle. I do closed system tranfers by using a carboy cap outfitted with quick disconnect that I attach to the gas and a racking cane in the center hole of the carboy cap. This works great.

It's been a long time since my original post but I just managed to find time to brew again yesterday. There was still alot of trub but I changed my technique and have solved the problem. I had been draining to the fermenter through a ball valve and I went back to siphoning. This allowed me to watch ...

Beachbum, I do use whirlfloc for each batch. I'm going to try to brew this weekend and see if I can isolate the problem. I must be overlooking something in my process. I think after doing several batches that I've been very pleased with, I may have become complacent and maybe my problem has a simple...

I just finished doing a couple of one gallon batches using the usual crush size and one a little coarser. After everything cooled and settled out I don't see any of the weird stuff that I've had in my recent batches, just the cold break matter that is normal. This is going to sound dumb, but I did t...

It does sound to me like something is not right with your hops. I use amarillo quite a bit and they don't smell like weeds. Mine smell pretty floral and a bit citrusy. As far as temp control, nothing improved my beer more than when I got proper temp control. I use a Ranco single stage unit and tape ...

Its the same grain I've had on hand for months. I do use whirlflock and do a 90 minute boil. I do not really whirlpool to any great extent. I stir with a spoon after the wort is cool and then let it stand about 15 minutes before I drain the kettle.I guess my problem is that I haven't changed anythin...

First of all, I love you Aussies! What quick responses to my post. Thank you. I've calibrated my thermometer it is working properly. My theory is that I have very fine malt still in suspension after fermentation that is adding to the sweetness. I brewed today and could see a substantial amoount of v...

I haven't changed anything else at all. One of these three batches is an american wheat that I have brewed numerous times with no problems until now. I think I may have to set the gap on my grain mill a little wider to reduce the amount of flour in my wort. I just don't understand what has changed t...

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