G'day,
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Yes, I have done this twice on my own now and it sucks! I need a lower brew bench. The second time I pulled the pipe and put it in a pail, then put the stand in place, then lifted the pipe on... not easy!
I didn't use any rice hulls on my first brew, if you think it looks like a course crush you should be okay.....
You will need the ball valve to control the flow of the re circulation.
Not overly fast as you don't want it to blast the grain bed (my understanding anyways). A nice gentle flow is all I go for (when I don't get a stuck mash!). Just keep an eye on things to make sure it's recirculating well or better still do as other have and get some rice husks to be safe.
Did...
Well I experienced this yesterday. Had a brew shop mill the grain for me and was obviously too fine even after said they know how to mill for a robo...
Suffice to say I will be milling my own from now on. Courser is the go. First brew no issues at all using the pump. This time the malt pipe...
Will do a short report on my first brew day yesterday which seemed to go well with a new piece of brew gear.
Thankfully the display issue didn't happen this time - will keep an eye out for it. I emailed keg king about and no one has responded as yet.
I used 5.3kg of grain - mash in water was...
Hmmm seems like a common issue. We get what we pay for I guess.
As soon as I turned it off at the mains and back on again it worked fine but the base was hot.
Yeah don't mind if it happens once the mash is done and/or I am still getting a rolling boil....
I emailed Keg King to see if it's a fault or whether there is a reason it happens (can't think of one...)