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Yes, I think it does work as advertised. I've made two batches in it so far and both have turned out well. I did buy an inline filter because I dry hopped with pellets and no hop bags, that is a mistake, always use hop bags. Bottling is super slick, especially if you use a bottling wand...

Extracts are just wort that's been boiled down/condensed. There is no mash down on brew day. You start by boiling. Mashing a day (or more) before, then storing that wort (not on the grain) would eliminate the mash on brew day and you jump straight to the boil. That is why I was saying...

As long as you are not mashing overnight I don't see anything wrong with it. Just drain into your boil kettle, off the grains, and put the lid on and you should be fine for a day or so. Really, it's not all that different then using extracts.

That is actually not true. The Tilt can connect to a google sheet through the app. So you just connect to the Tilt a couple times a day, or whenever you are near, and it will automatically send the data to the cloud and record it. You won't have a complete record, but enough of a record to see...

Duct Tape.

I also have a Catalyst, but do BIAB not extract. I let mine sit for two weeks before I dump the trub, but I also transfer through a strainer to try to filter/aerate a little. I would try to keep the trub dumping to a minimum. It will settle and compact, the stuff in there after an hour or so...

I got a Tilt for Christmas, I don't use a spare device with it. I just connect with my iPad a couple times a day before and after work, check the reading and it auto-logs it to the Google sheet. No real need for a dedicated device to get readings every few seconds, unless you just want to check...

my internet sleuthing came up with "Three-Way Edging Clamp"

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Usually the minimum recommendation is two weeks. Most people will claim it's much better after three weeks

I got a Tilt for Christmas...you can see it floating nicely in my Catalyst. I really like the thing, pretty slick:

Gushers will either be infections or continued fermentation. I generally don't bottle earlier then 4 weeks. I don't even check gravity for two weeks. Well...I got a Tilt for Christmas so now I check gravity all the time, but I don't have to open the fermenter to do it. Worse case scenario...

I BIAB, I have a 9 gallon SS Bayou Classic pot and that is good for a 5 gallon batch with about 14 lbs of grain...but it is full to rim. I use a fleece blanket to insulate it and it maybe loses 2-4 degrees over an hour on a 40 degree day. No real need for a pulley system unless you start dong...

I would ignore it for a week or so, then see where you are at. Three days is a little early to worry about a stalled fermentation.

For my wedding we brewed 30 gallons. 10 gallons of IPA 10 gallons of a lighter pale 10 gallons of an imperial stout (ended up about 8%) It was August and hot....we had about half the stout left and very little of the IPA and pale. You have to know your audience. All we had was wine & beer. (And...