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milldoggy
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what does your pickup tube look like?
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rosenjm
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It is the hopstopper, just like Kal's. Right now it is a big green, hoppy mess, but certianly no worse than what Kal has on the main site. Total of about 5.5 oz of hops in the boil.
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milldoggy
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i am using a keggle, and with the shape of the bottom, without the proper pickup, you can leave a lot behind. That is why I asked. I am going to use a hop spider and be able to pull the hops out before sending it through the cfc.
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crush
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Congrats! 92% is a great score. Must be a great feeling to have the EB working.
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rosenjm
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Thanks! It does feel great! I am very happy with 92%, I just need to get proficient with using it.
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kal
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Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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| rosenjm wrote: | Sweet! First brew day down! 92% efficiency, not quite as good as Kal's 95%, but I'm working on it. Everything went smoothly. Only surprise is I lost about 1.5 gallons in the BK. I had calculated for a 6 gallon batch, put 7 in the BK and had a hair under 6 at the end of the boil. When I pumped it through the chiller and into the fermenter, I ended up with about 4.5 gallons in the primary. I was surprised at how much was left in the BK, maybe .75-1 gal. With about .5 gal lost in the chiller, that is about right I suppose.
Kal, does that jive with what you are getting, or am I doing something wrong? |
The only thing I can think of is one issue I had with my first few batches: The hopstopper's so efficient (high flow rate is possible) that I was sucking air from the top of it instead of wort. So it left a gallon or so behind. As the wort level in the BK gets to the hight of the hopstopper, slow down your flow rate.
Kal
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rosenjm
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Thanks, that sounds about right. Once the top of the hopstopper was exposed, the pump started drawing in air and I couldn't get it to draw suction after that. I had it throttled back pretty good through the CFC to maintain my 65F output. I'll have to remember to throttle it way back for those last few gallons. I also noticed that I misplaced a decimal point and calculated for .1 gal loss to the trub and chiller vice 1 gal. That, combined with Kal's advice would have put me much closer to 6 gal in the primary.
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kal
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For what it's worth, my first few batches were 92-93% efficiency too. Now it's consistently 95%. Good work!
Kal
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rosenjm
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It is worth a lot, thanks. Putting together a recipe for the next run. Is it possible to make too much beer?
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milldoggy
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to much beer is better than not enough
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rosenjm
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Well I think I can finally say the IWH Electric Brewery is 100% complete and working! The last holdout, the non-functioning amp meter, has been fixed (finally) and everything is done! I had to order 3 amp meters before I finally got one that worked. Third time's a charm. Time to go celebrate with a home-brew!
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Spike Innovations
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| rosenjm wrote: | | Well I think I can finally say the IWH Electric Brewery is 100% complete and working! The last holdout, the non-functioning amp meter, has been fixed (finally) and everything is done! I had to order 3 amp meters before I finally got one that worked. Third time's a charm. Time to go celebrate with a home-brew! |
Congrats!
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crush
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Done already?! I've just started the climb, and you're already at the top! Did you get a refund for the 2 duff meters?
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rosenjm
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I did get a refund the bad meters, although the cost to ship them back to China was about as much as I paid for them. It is the principle I guess...
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Troubs
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Congrats man! Must be a great feeling to have such a beautiful brewery! I think I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel for my modified build
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rosenjm
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Thanks! The only thing I don't like about it is having to look at it sitting there not doing anything 6 of the 7 days each week!
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