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    Adding lactic acid.

    I have started using RO water for brewing and using water chemistry. I have been looking through some old post from MHB in regards to lactic acid dosage. Found one which he says .6ml per/kg will lower the ph by 0.1. He was referring to example of 9kg with a ph of 5.7 to 5.2. He says that is a...
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    Spunding valve

    Hi all, I have a question about the kegland digital gauge for the blowtie spunding valve. Is there an easy way to remove the gauge as i would like to replace the battery. There is a video that kegland have but it does not seem to be as easy as shown. I have heard that if you close the valve then...
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    Hi folks - BIAB question inside

    I think you mean "A guide to Mini-BIAB". It is at www.biabrewer.info. Hope this helps
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    Digiboil 35l

    Just measured the dead space. Took the screen out of the pipe. It measure 4 inches (100mm) from bottom of boiler to lip on the malt pipe. Just over 7 ls being 300mm in diam.
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    Digiboil 35l

    Hi all. I have been using my digiboil mainly for BIAB. I have purchased an up grade which includes malt pipe ,support ring and bottom screen. I have been trying to setup a equipment profile in brewfather. I have read that people are using brewzilla 35l profile which has a 6.7 dead space. The...
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    BIAB No chill

    As i have now purchased a digiboil 35l for doing BIAB. I no chill and have seen a couple of you tube clips of a where they use a 35l digiboil biab and leave it cool over night in the boiler. It is covered with glad wrap and the lid put on. This person then transfer the following day. I do have...
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    Hi all

    I have a jug that is marked at 2lts. Iused this jug to fill my 15lt cube to 16l. Then i added the extra 4.36l using a pyrex jug with markings on the side. I have measured the diam of the boiler being 300mm. This being radius squ .150x.150x3.14x .270 which was the depth of water x 1000 to get...
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    Hi all

    Not sure if you are using a digiboil but have found out that the volume measurements are not to be taken as to what you have. I have put in a measured volume 20.36l and it is showing 19.5l. I guess it will be measured volumes from here on in.
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    Hi all

    Have now purchased a digiboil 35i. I am using Brewfather app. I have measured the the space below the tap. It is just over a litre. Should I use this as trub losses. Being so close to the bottom will end up with trub in no chill cube. Guess I will have to use a strainer for the fermenter.
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    Hi all

    Thanks for the advice. Have decided to go with the digiboil 35l. Guess i will now have to tune it in. Doing BIAB what sort of grain absorption rate should i be looking at. See some people say .6 others .8 and others different again if you squeeze the bag. Not a high ABV drinker and normally brew...
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    Hi all

    The boilers i am looking at have a on/off switch only. There is no in between settings for mashing. The only safety is a boil dry cut off. These boilers are mainly for stills. I need to be able to set it at 66 degrees for mashing.
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    Hi all

    I am looking at purchasing a 30l beer me boiler for BIAB. As this has no temp control i am using my inkbird 308. I know i could get a digiboil 35 for the same job but as i am looking at between 15 and l8l using my fermenter king junior i feel this is a waste. My question is profile set up. I...
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    T500

    Hi everybody, I am looking at getting into larger volumes.At present only do 13l BIAB because of my equipment being a 19l bigW pot. As i have a fermenter king junior which is 18l i am looking at the T500 boiler. Does this have a controllable thermostat which i could use for mashing. I have a...
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    Blonde Ale

    Looking at doing a 11l blonde ale. 1.042 OG 15ibu. It will be 98% pale ale malt and 2% light crystal. Wanting to add Raspberries at about day 3 or 4 to primary fermenter. Would 1kg be okay or should I add more. It will be fermented at 20 degrees using Kolsch dry yeast. Not sure whether to...
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    Munich Ella smash

    Hello. Need some advice for no chill hop schedule. Below is schedule for normal chill. 10 g (17 IBU) — Ella 15% — Boil — 60 min 20 g (11 IBU) — Ella 15% — Boil — 5 min 50 g (14 IBU) — Ella 15% — Aroma — 15 min hopstand @ 85 °C 80 g — Ella 15% — Dry Hop — day 5 Hopstand at 85 °C
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    Water Expansion/shrinkage

    I have done a test with my boil kettle to try and determine the expansion and shrinkage rate. My kettle is a Big W 19.5l 310mm diam. I used a set amount of tap water being 15.75ls being 200mm in depth. This was taken to the boil and took another reading and got 16.14ls 205mm. The .005 difference...
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    No Chill

    I have an 11l cube which i use for no chill. As my system uses a 19l kettle for mashing and boiling it only allows me to make 11l. I also have a 15l cube. Would i be able to make a high gravity 11l batch and put this into the 15l cube seal and roll it around to sanitize the extra space with the...
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    Hop stand

    I would like some information on hop stand. I have seen on a lot of recipe they require a hop stand of 20mins at 82 degrees. As i no chill and use a single kettle system how can i go about this. Would i be able to use the hop stand hops and put them in the cube or add them to the dry hops amount.
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    Fermenter

    Have this already. Would only be looking at up to 10psi. Would use the co2 into keg and vent of through spunding valve on keg. This would purge the keg for transfer after beer has fermented and possibly help with carbonation.
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    Fermenter

    Hi. Has anyone tested the pressure this fermenter can take. I am looking at putting a tube in the airlock hole connected to a spunding valve. Will put a gas disconnect in the lid also. If it holds a low pressure will use it for closed fermentation. This fermenter is 15l. I do closed fermenter to...
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