Recent content by vogtenstein222

Bump in hopes to see some pictures one day soon....

Ive done one other BIAB/no extract. It came out wonderful. I also had assistance setting the grain mill (at LHBS). This time I set it myself (at home). All I can imagine is I didn't crush well enough and basically attempted to mash whole malted grains....

I posted this in a sticky but I'm trying to figure out what's up. Please help. I just did a BIAB wheat batch today. The OG should have been about 1.056 (high end for the style). at 69*F, I got 1.016. I used absolutely no extract of any kind and followed my brew sheet to a tee. I am wondering if...

I just did a BIAB wheat batch today. The OG should have been about 1.056 (high end for the style). at 69*F, I got 1.016. I used absolutely no extract of any kind and followed my brew sheet to a tee. I am wondering if over...or under-crushing the grains could have led to any issues. My grain...

Here's mine completed. Still enough free room to install a second STC-1000 on the front and another outlet on the opposing side at the top when the time comes. It will be wall mounted between a semi-walk-in ferm chamber and a keezer, so I figured I'd save $10 on the next go around and double it...

Awesome both of these answers covered exactly what I was hoping for! Thanks folks!

So I'm sure this has been asked or mentioned before but I wasn't sure how to word it and didn't want to scroll through a hundred pages of search for it. Has anyone ever put a motor on a Victoria style mill? I have the mill an it does for now but sakes alive it is exhausting on a large grain...

Ya I wholeheartedly agree. But from what I've seen that cheap little brain is incredibly reliable so likelihood is ill use that and smile. I plan to eventually go pro (don't we all?) and honestly, if the stc holds up like some examples I've seen, it will probably be one of my first investments...

They really are shockingly tiny. I just got mine last Saturday....couldn't believe how small it was....

That's kind of a good point about the basket affecting a hard plumbed inlet. I may still play with it but for now I'm sticking to BiAB, so it's sort of necessary to have the basket.

On that recirc, if a person wanted to install a tangential inlet about 3" from the top, so it's "hard-tubed" (still removable, but more like the bottom), do you think it'd be wise? I'm looking at the exact same BC 62 qt you seem to have, and have a buddy who said he could do all of my welding (I...

That's only a pinch more than I paid on eBay for mine but I spent almost 2 months watching several but it now's and bid styles to find the right one (shipped from AZ, instead of china!).

That number was about what I expected. And all the advice makes sense. I've kind of looked at the pre-assembled set ups and like you, believe I would prefer to build it myself so that I can better troubleshoot any fallacies or general PM on it. Thank you and keep up the great work!

For now I just flipped the box over and cut a new hole. I am planning a walk-in ferm chamber in my basement as we speak with two zones (one for lagers, one for ales), plus a 20 cu.ft. keezer; so ill be operating a few controllers and plan to just get my hands on a larger industrial box with all...

I'm sure it's salvageable. The good news is its not an URGENT project as its gonna be for my fermenter for now and I am not brewing for another couple weeks at least.