Trying to install docker version, but script won't run because fermentrack and redis are running:
What port would you like to access Fermentrack on? [80]:
*** WARNING: Port 80 is currently in use.
::: You probably want to stop the installation here and either select a
::: new port or stop the...
Higher gravity has a negative effect on hop utilization. Adding DME late is usually done to prevent darkening of the extract by boiling, but a little improvement in hop utilization is a benefit. DME does not need to be boiled beyond getting it dissolved.
That will work fine, not really BIAB, though. It would just be a traditional no-sparge mash. Lot of brewers put a bag in the cooler for filtering, though most use a false bottom. Brew on!
I brew in the garage in MD, usually not as cold as NJ but I have brewed on some wicked cold days. I open the garage door about a foot when using propane, but I don't to do that until I've runoff a couple of inches into the kettle. I have an electric RIMS mash tun that heats the strike water...
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I dry hop in the keg with the Torpedo Keg Buoy, and rack to another keg when finished. I never see any hop particles in the beer, even without the screen.