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A fermenter would be cool!

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The 1.25 qt/lb is for mashing. You will need additional water to sparge and to reach your boil volume. I know there is method to determine how much sparge water will be necessary, but it escapes me at the moment (I'm sure you can find it on this forum) Dang - already answered while I was...

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There is a sticky on yeast washing. It is an easy to follow set of directions including pictures. Try searching for 'washing yeast' or similar. I haven't figured out how to post a link to another thread on the mobile app (sorry).

I use BeerAlchemy and haven't had any issues with the OG calculations. Just for grins, I put your recipe in www.hopville.com and it turned out as an OG of 1.087. If you went to 6 lbs LME, you'd be at ~1.066. Good luck!

You should be using an ale yeast. What temp are you fermenting at?

I just noticed you are using a lager yeast. Are you brewing an ale or a lager? What temp are you fermenting at? Mr. Malty (www.mrmalty.com) says 1 smack pack of yeast is good for 2.5 gallons of 1.05 ale. For lager you would need 2 smack packs.

What was your grain bill, starting gravity, and volume? Did you make a yeast starter or pitch smack pack right in? Have you already kegged it or is it still fermenting?

I think many breweries use something like a CF chiller - at least they chill while transferring from one vessel to another. They probably filter too. I went from a CF chiller to an immersion chiller because I didn't like not seeing if the tubing was clean. I also found the CF chiller hard...

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Have you used this yet? How stable is it with no diagonal bracing or supports in the center? Looks awesome!

I think you can use either ball valves or needle valves, but needle valves should give you better control at lower volumes. Here is what I use ... http://bayouclassicdepot.com/nv108p_propane_burner_part.htm