![]() So hopefully this will help you give a sense of the "range" of the system. ![]() If you include rice hulls, Ive done grain bills as high as 19.25lbs in the malt-pipe and bag and sparged more. But I will try the reiterated mash technique first to see if its worth my time/money to purchase a cooler for bigger grain bills. I also imagine that the cooler route for a bigger grain bill would work fine as I have considered this myself. I haven't done this yet myself, but I believe a few others here on HBT have done this with success. The drawback to reiterated mashing is obviously the longer brewday. So my plan for this one is a reiterated mash technique where you mash twice, each with half the grain bill, and the second grain bill mashes uses the wort from the first mash. I am planning on brewing my first stout in the next month which will require me to go over 20lbs of grain, targeting about a ~9% abv stout. I have run 28 batches thus far, mostly IPAs, Pale ales, NEIPAs, and a couple belgian beers. I do use a bag in the malt-pipe which allows me to crush finer and I do sparge on most of my beers as well which helps with efficiency. I have been able to achieve 75-76% mash/lauter efficiency with this unit. I have been able to achieve an OG of 1.071 without the use of sugars (dextrose, candi syrup, etc) with about 16.5lbs of grain (yes you can safely go over the manufacturers 16lb max grain capacity). I used this platform step-stool, and also used a folding stool for the Anvil pump. As far as "versatility" Im assuming based on your post, you are referring to the range of gravity you can get on this system. Raise the Foundry up off the floor to create more clearance under the valve, and also to keep it from sitting in water or wort if there is a clamp or valve issue. That last one can be a little tricky as some All-in-one BIAB called eBIAB systems can cost a pretty penny. Luckily I was still in there and heard a hissing sound and turned the water off before it caused too much trouble.Ĭlick to expand.I bought the AF 10.5g about a year ago and did my first brew on it in january. When compared to HLT (Hot Liquor Tank) brewing, there is less equipment needed to brew with a bag, which means there is less to clean, less to store and theoretically, should be cheaper. Last night the tubing split right as I was beginning the boil and sprayed water all over the kitchen. Well it worked the night before when I tested for an hour, but I did notice the tubing running between the barbs was swollen at both ends and I was a little concerned that there was too much pressure for it. Then I decided I would try to make my own adapter by connecting my 3/8 female to barb fitting to a short piece of clear tubing and then connect a barb to 3/4 male fitting to the other end of the tubing so that the Steam Slayer water-in could be screwed on to that. I bought a 3/8 female to 3/4 male fitting, but it didn’t seal the way the kitchen hose is designed so water just flowed backwards around the hose. I have one of those pull-down hose faucets, and the fitting that the sprayer head is connected to is 3/8 male. Yes, I just have the drain hose stuck down the kitchen sink drain.
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