Recent content by Jtvann

Hey All, It’s been a long time since I posted here, and probably close to a year or more since I brewed any. I recently moved across the country from Nevada to Florida. I’m trying to get back at it and have run into the same issue twice now. I haven’t got a full blown stuck mash, but it’s not...

I’ve done this before when trying to get yeast that I couldn’t find in the store. I think it was for a Belgium trippel. You never know the condition of the yeast in the can/bottle. It can be fairly stressed. You might not collect as much as you thought you did on the initial pour. Your...

Your efficiency is going to suck. This was the biggest weakness of the brew boss system. You can add LME/DME, make a smaller batch, or boil longer. you can ditch the cofi basket and go with a bag. You can get a false bottom to hold the bag off the element if you’re worried about scorching the...

If I remember right, you had ton of frustrations around the self tune feature. I think I remember that you were even steered by Ssbrewtech to use self tune. It’s been almost a year ago now, so my memory might be off. Self tune sucks unless you are constantly on top of it, and is the worst...

Glad they were able to help. I’m not much of a camera man and didn’t do any editing. I wish Ssbrewtech did a better job explaining what we really need to know.

It would cost about 250 dollars by UPS. I’d advise against using UPS. Go FedEx if you make the deal. I shipped the same unit a year ago. It’s well worth the asking price even if you did have to pay shipping.

I don’t

Cheaper to buy their valve tree if you need multiple of them. At 72 dollars per valve, I’m going to have to real desperate for a change.

I couldn’t find them any place other than Ssbrewtech. I’m interested.

I’ve got a home made DIY version with a bunch of 3 way valves that I can shoot you a picture of. I don’t know that it will help at all in your case. Just curious, how many valves in total do you have? Are any of them 3 way valves? I can tell you that from looking at pictures of the standard...

I’ve got a micrometer and can measure the thickness near the lid. If you want to assume the wall thickness is the same as near the mouth? There’s no way of measuring from inside to outside for wall thickness.

Mine worked great, but it was deforming. Mash out temps are too much for it. Someone doing BIAB would probably be fine.

I guess I do still sorta measure. I use a Ssbrewtech mash tun that has a manometer. I set to rate rate that doesn’t pull suction. If liquid is dropping in the tube from under the false bottom in relation to the one above it, I’m going too fast.

Back when I was measuring it (I don’t anymore) I aimed for 1.5 gallons per minute. I tried various means to measure from simple to more complex. Easiest was to just get a quart mason jar and put my recirculation line in it. Time it for a minute and do the math. Most complex was plumbing a...

Shipping on a chiller would likely put you in the price range of buying new. I’ve got a jaded hydra with whirlybird bird Whirlpool arm that I’d sell for 125. PM me for zip code if you want to calculate shipping by FedEx, UPS or USPS.