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I had a similar problem with a brown ale. I came to the conclusion that I mashed too high and created a lot of unfermenatables. Instead of 158 I'm going to shoot for 153-5 next go around/

I'm pretty interested in this setup. I think I may do something very similar. I'm pretty set on a rims and don't want to DIY for something like this.

Interesting. Thanks for the explanation!

I still don't see how only one pump will work for fly sparging, but hopefully everything works out for you! I can see how one pump would work for a BK on the bottom, but with it up I don't see how you expect to get liquid from the MT to the BK and from the HLT to the MT at the same time.

I totally missed that the BK is on top in the drawing. So how does one sparge with only one pump? You would have to pump from HLT to MT and MT to BK at the same time.

I may be way off track, but is there no worry about condensation on the 3rd tier by having the BK under it like that? I really like this design for it's space concerns! -K

I think the OP is asking for a place that sells everything together, not about the prices. I haven't found a place other then the one he mentions that sells everything together in a kit. -K

The main Chan's wine world is the best place I have found.

I haven't found any good brew pubs but I've always been pleased with brew selection at Chan's wine world.

I just brewed my first kit on Saturday and added 1oz centennial at flameout instead of 1/3oz. Also I didn't do a starter but had liquid yeast and fermentation has been wild. Very little lag time. I had to use a blowoff tube for the first 48hrs because the krausen got up into the airlock after a...

Cheers fellow bamers. I'll be brewing on my front porch tomorrow in celebration!