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So after several attempts at 1bbl EBIAB I've come to the conclusion that it's just not working out how I hoped. My efficiency is way down. The basket keeps giving me fits with stuck sparges and it's not easy to dump at all like I hoped. The main issue with dumping is the basket is just not rigid...

So today was my first brew with my new setup a 1bbl electric BIAB. Pot and mesh basket I believe the basket is 400 micron mesh. Two 5500 watts elements controlled by a hosehead. I'm brewing a 27 gallon batch since it's my first time using the system and I'm inside so I wanted extra room in...

So I'm about a week away from brewing in my new rig. I plan on making 2 batches. Two 1bbl batches so I'm going to need like 80+ gallons of water. I have hard water and a water softener but I also had an RO system installed just for brewing since I knew water from the water softener was no good...

So I've got a free 1bbl conical so I figure I'll make a 1bbl batch of Apfelwine. Up to this point I've made 5 and 10 gallon batches. So to make a 1bbl batch I figure I just scale the recipe up. Any issues with that? Also it's an SS chronical it sits in our 2nd house on the lake which we only...

So I have my hoist system attached to my brew stand to lift my 1bbl basket out of the brew pot. I would like to test it before actually using it on a brew day. So does anyone know about how much 1bbl of spent grains will weigh?

Been racking my brain trying to figure out a way to mount my electric hoist for lifting the basket for my 1bbl EBIAB. My current brewing area isn't permanent so I can't mount it to the ceiling. I also may brew outside so I want it to be portable. I've been looking at going to welding shop to get...

So finished my build have extra parts after all the hoarding. All together shipped CONUS $100 1" 1/2 TRI CLAMP ELBOW 1" 1/2 TRI CLAMP STOUT SPARGE ARM 1" 1/2 TRI CLAMP 3/4" FEMALE FITTING AND 3 THREE PIECE SS BALL VALVES 1" 1/2 TRI CLAMP ON ONE END 3/4" FEMALE ON THE OTHER 1"...

So after ordering the final bits for my build I was assembling everything and realized I didn't have enough of the silicon or whatever rubbery gasket things that go in between the tri clamp connections. Well I didn't want to pay shipping for just a few gaskets so I checked on Amazon and ordered...

So I'm about to have my 1bbl EBIAB finally up and running. I would like to mount my Exchillerator and March Nano pump on a cart of some sort. The shelves on my kettle cart and brewing table would work. But I have two 1bbl conicals and will be kegging using 1\2 bbl kegs. I will also be using CIP...

So we bought this lakeside house. Being lakeside there is no room for a leach field. We bought the house knowing this and that it had a 1000 gallon holding tank that had to be pumped. They had approval and permits to add another 2000 gallon tank. The previous owners died before getting it done...

So I'm replacing the floor in the house with vinyl plank flooring. Did 1/2 the living room then a few days later after it was dry I had a the wife help me move the couch. Its heavy with an electric recliner on each end. We set it down I go to do something else and she decides to push it...

I bought this chiller before I started my new build over a year ago. Then decided to go with a bigger chiller (my new system is a 1bbl one) so putting this up for sale. $150 shipped CONUS PP only. I also bought this Stout HERMS coil. The plan was to use it as a chiller coil in a DIY 1 bbl...

Who is everyone using to buy full bags of grain ect. We are looking at doing a group buy. Delivery would be in Minnesota - twin cities area. Any advice would be appreciated.

So I am starting to assemble all the bits I've acquired for my 1bbl BIAB. I bought an Exchillerator Max CFC. I'm new to CFC use searching the net I've seen them setup both ways. Hot wort in top cooling water out top, cooled wort out bottom cooling water in bottom AND Hot wort in ...

So I knocked my laptop onto the floor and now it won't power on. Not a big deal except all my beer recipes are in Beer Smith 2 on it. Panicked but remembered I still had my old laptop. So I dug it out and "phew" my recipes were on the Beer Smith on it. Thinking about getting the mobile app...

Almost ready to fire up my 1bbl brewery so I'm gonna need a lot of grain. Any Minnesota guys interested in teaming up for a group buy.

So I have two 1 bbl SS brewtech Conicals with the FTS chilling coils. I got 2 of the FTS temp control kits (pumps, temp controller). Now I didn't get their Glycol chiller because I already had a glycol soda chiller that I planned on using for a DIY system. I bought it a year ago off CL for...

Bought these early on in the planning process of building my new rig. Ended up I needed a 1" bore valve on my brew pot for the Nano pump I ended up getting and my conicals came with their own so these are extra and too nice to sit in a spare parts box. They have a 7\8" bore. These 1.5" sanitary...

I'm in the final stages of getting my new 1bbl brewery up and running. My 1st couple of systems were repurposed cooking equipment used on the stove top and then turkey fryer type burner. Then I DIY a 3 vessel keggle system. This new system is my first built by other people. Also my...