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    ANVIL FOUNDRY ALL-GRAIN BREWING SYSTEM

    My (Gen 3)6.5 AF Just arrived this past weekend Anvil ran a Black Friday sale on just accessories so I built the re-circulation add-on at the Sale Price Impressed so far with the Unit. (Its going to be my winter WI indoor system / Gas Fired 20Gal Blick/Spike Top Tier RIMMS is my outdoor system)...
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    Measuring Calcium Chloride

    Sharing a XLS CaCl2 Calculator attached (compressed in a Zip File) with calcs included in this thread
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    Measuring Calcium Chloride

    duplicate post
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    Measuring Calcium Chloride

    Q? Has the W/W issue been corrected in Bru'n Water v5.3 ? as I am getting a different result with W/W = 100*( -684.57 + 175.12*C11 + 509.45*C11^2)/(C11*998.203) where C11 is the SG with SG = 1.060 Above yields 6.9441 where BnW yields 6.7 @mabrungard @ajdelange Just wondering what value I...
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    Still making bad beer after 30+ batches.

    Agreed I now cold crash only in a Corney (under LP Co2) and close transfer by a Carboy Bung (pipe Clamped) with a SS Cane and apply CO2 Pressure Until I get my hands on a SS Conical next year :) then I will still use ~1 PSI a LP Propane Reg and crash = 1 Year Shelf life on Pils/Ales...
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    Still making bad beer after 30+ batches.

    Having the fermenter under CO2 Pressure when you cold crash is more critical than 2" of head space in the corney keg
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    Still making bad beer after 30+ batches.

    One note on this I have a corney filled with Star San and just daisy chain them. Then I purge full of SS corney by a Pushout into corney #2. Then I fill by CO2 pressure transfer from Fermenter (Glass with a SS racking cane and orange bung) Has solved most of my longer term issues of...
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    Still making bad beer after 30+ batches.

    Hello, sorry to hear of your troubles FYI on the instructions with my 2nd Spike Kettle (arrived last week) Spike has now told us to not use the green scotch-brite pad Just use PBW or like and then shine with Barkeepers friend and stainless scrubbers or a rag that grey sludge is oxidation, and...
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    A Brewing Water Chemistry Primer

    Any recommendation on the Atomic Amber (Home Brew All Stars Recipe) Northwestern Style Amber ~6.7% 44 IBU ? Water is 100% RO DI - 8 ppm TDS has 4 oz of late hops in it (bittered with Magnum 21 g) 15.8 lbs of grain Go balanced .5 Gypsum .5 CaCl or go 1 tsp CaCl ? any Epsom...
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    Cold crashing problems and questions!!!

    Great! no tape was probably my issue then, think I will double bag the balloons still.
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    Cold crashing problems and questions!!!

    this correct? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KTS20JM/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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    Cold crashing problems and questions!!!

    Thanks, just to clarify is the balloon neck then on the outside of the red/orange bung ? or on the inside of the rubber bung?
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    Cold crashing problems and questions!!!

    Day_trippr So I built the assembly and had issues with it holding pressure, are you putting the balloon inside the orange/burgandy bung? and the clamp out side? and a pipe inside the balloon? So I put the balloon on the outside and clamped there I also tried double bagging the...
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