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Welcome Forum / Another Newbie!

« Last post by rjdaddio on January 21, 2021, 08:54:53 AM »

I am brand new to home brewing, just finished my very first batch of cider and currently waiting to see how it turns out, I have a little over a week to go until the official taste testing when in bottle carbonation finishes. Excited to see where this new hobby takes me and glad to see all the excitement on this forum. Can't wait to try making some wine and mead as well.

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Vendors / Re: BIAB System or HERMS Keggle system?

« Last post by DanJ on January 18, 2021, 04:13:19 PM »

I'm hoping so.  I spent a little on gear over the holidays.  In addition to the Solo, I added a 3 Roller Monster Mill and a Blichmann Riptide.  I'm ordering a pressurized transfer system today so I can move fermented beer from the conical to the kegs without exposing it to air and risking oxidation.

I'm using 20201 to taking home brewing serious again.

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General / Re: Big efficiency drop

« Last post by Brian_S on January 17, 2021, 12:12:24 PM »

Ok, so 4 of us is a bit more than a coincidence.  I'm going to say OiO had a quality control issue.

Also it appears we are not the only ones to notice:

https://www.brewersfriend.com/forum/threads/incorrect-original-gravity-with-custom-fermentables.11864/

I'm recording the IDs of the bags and will see if I can contact some at OiO.

Brian

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Vendors / Re: BIAB System or HERMS Keggle system?

« Last post by shazapple on January 04, 2021, 08:53:46 AM »

Nice! That's a fancy looking rig. You'll be happy with that for sure.

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General / Re: Happy holidays!

« Last post by shazapple on January 04, 2021, 08:46:47 AM »

Same to you! We only had to leave the property twice, so I count that as a win.

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General / Happy holidays!

« Last post by Roger on December 30, 2020, 08:53:17 PM »

Hope everyone is having a "good as possible under the circumstances 2020 holiday season "...
Stay safe out there and hopefully we can get together sometime in 2021...
 

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General / Re: Big efficiency drop

« Last post by Roger on December 30, 2020, 08:49:59 PM »

Interesting! So did mine. I thought it was just me...
Weird!...

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Vendors / Re: BIAB System or HERMS Keggle system?

« Last post by DanJ on December 28, 2020, 12:36:16 PM »

So, after much procrastinating I just went ahead and ordered the Spike Solo 20 gallons 240 system.  Looking forward to get brewing on it, and this should definitely cut down on my time when it comes to heating and cleaning up. 

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General / Re: Big efficiency drop

« Last post by Kyle on December 27, 2020, 08:55:25 PM »

I think you may be on to something Brian. My efficiency with grain from that order was lower than usual as well. Weird.

Edit: the 2-row specifically

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General / Re: Big efficiency drop

« Last post by RobMac on December 22, 2020, 05:07:11 PM »

I noticed a drop as well. Not quite as bad as yours. Expecting 1.056 and ended up with 1.050. Considering I've never had a problem meeting or getting close to my target. I was blaming it on my mash temperature dropping a little lower than I wanted. (Not paying attention) The ale finished at 1.010 and was expecting 1.012 so I wasn't complaining. Again I was blaming myself and not the grain.
Good to know about the grain.