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Wow.. thanks PistolPatch for the excellent response. You are correct, there seems to be no standard for referring to efficiency and that has caused confusion. Of the 6 gallons final volume, I lose about 1 quart to trub, so I have 5.75 gallons in my fermenter, of which I am able to fill a 5 gallon Co...

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FP, the 1500 watt may take Hours to get to boil, if the attitude is low, as well as the ambient temperature. Also, the Hot break starts at 180F so, a long time between Mashout and Boil will take out the Hot break Better! If you FirstWortHop(FWH), you will get Much smoother bitterness and a bit more...

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Thanks for the input. I'm just wondering if a 1500'watt element is capable of boiling 7 to 8 gallons of water, neglecting time concerns. If it is then technically a120 vac system is possible, it would just take considerably longer. Not sure what the effect of taking longer to get from strike temp to...

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Yes, actually I was full volume mashing 20 years ago. I did not use a bag, but instead used a stainless steel double boiler type arrangement where I drilled thousands of small holes in the inner pot and it acted like a bag. Similar to the old stovetop coffee percolators with the metal perforated bas...

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New Low Cost Completely Automatic Electric BIAB System

I posted in the New Member Area that I have developed an Automatic Electric BIAB system that I'm working on making available to others. It is much less expensive than other commercialized options and easier to clean. Start to finish including cleanup in 4 hours for a 1 hour mash and 1 hour boil batc...

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Nuff, I use the Brewhouse Efficiency Calculator on http://www.brewersfriend.com to determine my brewhouse efficiency. As I too cannot validate the formulas they use for their calculator or the assumptions they make, the actual efficiency could be different. I'm having a graduation party for my daugh...

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My name is Darin. I have been BIAB brewing since 1993, 20 years! I am a mechanical and Electric engineer. I have developed a completely automatic BIAB custom electronic controller with a keypad and display that makes homebrewing almost as easy as brewing coffee. Press one button and the entire proce...

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