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  1. Mad Mann

    Boil kettle condenser - no overhead ventilation needed

    I reuse my water for multiple brew by storing in a 20G vessel.
  2. Mad Mann

    Chinese Hops

    I buy as little as I can from China.
  3. Mad Mann

    Homebrew Competitions Survey Results

    If you want to force diversity, brew a different kind of beer.
  4. Mad Mann

    DIY Chiller System?

    Yes, use mine all the time. Converted an old air conditioner. Attached is an old diagram but it is similar. I use two different loops with two counterflow chillers and it works extremely well with no wasted water. I use some old wort pump and for the Pex loop I use a sump pump submerged in an...
  5. Mad Mann

    Connecting wort chillers

    Ive done this with two counterflow chillers. The beer portion is plumbed in series and the glycol portion is plumbed in parallel from two different closed sources. This gives me the flexibility and reduced time I was looking for. The diagram is an earlier version but you get the idea.
  6. Mad Mann

    Boil kettle condenser - no overhead ventilation needed

    Thank you for clarification! Only reusing for cooling water! Would hate to taste beer made of that!!!
  7. Mad Mann

    Boil kettle condenser - no overhead ventilation needed

    Yes, that is exactly what I was referencing. My thought is the condenser lid water "Should" not interact with the wort since it it going straight down the tube and then recirculating through a 10G vessel. Ive brewed multiple time like this and I am unable to discern any off flavors. The brew...
  8. Mad Mann

    Boil kettle condenser - no overhead ventilation needed

    Jumping on this thread a little late... are there any issues with reusing the ambient temp water? I currently use two, 10G vessels and reuse the water with my steam condenser for no wasted water.
  9. Mad Mann

    TiltBridge - Tilt-to-WiFi Device for Tilt Hydrometer

    Thank you! Mistyped... should have been HP Laptop.
  10. Mad Mann

    TiltBridge - Tilt-to-WiFi Device for Tilt Hydrometer

    Have been unable to find directions on how to load the TILT APP on my HO laptop... Currently unstable and slow on my Raspberry PI, do you have any suggestions?
  11. Mad Mann

    Help???

    I keep a log of all my brews, water, grains, efficiency ETC. I use different water ratios based on the beer type, or grain type. I calculate each brew individually then check with my dat base for confirmation. It helps to use one system. I use a BIAB and tend to use less overall water but your...
  12. Mad Mann

    False bottom recommendations

    You could simply get a pulley system and raise it when you are increasing temp. Lower when ready to mash.
  13. Mad Mann

    Grain Mill Recommendations

    My vote is a Monster Mill three with gears.
  14. Mad Mann

    Weird question....distilling beer

    Have done it before with beer that I didn't care for... turned into moonshine that was rather tasty.
  15. Mad Mann

    How do you contain spills?

    Purchased a large rubber matt from HD which somewhat contains the spill so I can mop it up. Also doubles to make it easier to walk on concrete.
  16. Mad Mann

    Can butterfly valves be used to control pump output?

    Jumping on this thread, does anyone know of good electronic solenoid T vales to use?
  17. Mad Mann

    Questions for electric herms guys.....

    Where is the best location to take the temperature, the inlet or outlet of the mash tun?
  18. Mad Mann

    Geothermal glycol chiller

    Since this is a hobby and we love to tinker... I built a closed dual circuit glycol thermal chiller. Attempted to include the rough drawing. I use the PEX tubing portion to bring down the initial boiling temp from ~ 212 to 150 and finish chilling with the homemade AC chiller unit. Year round the...
  19. Mad Mann

    Pressure transfer of dry hopped beers

    I use a combination of what everyone stated above and also add a filter. 1.5" Tri Clover Compatible Strainer with 3" OD Body
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