i have been brewing 2 gallon test batches until i find a brew worth scaling. final scale size i am not sure of, maybe 10 or 15 gallon. i was thinking about sizing my fridge unit and fermentor together or some kind of cooling coil inside the fermenter.

i want a big one, 10+ gallons.

i am just experimenting right now. i did taste test that beer and it was ok for my first attempt. i really need a separate pot to mash, boil and ferment in. 3 pots actually. i have been looking at a conical fermentor.

it will be gone in less than a week! i am using a floating dip tub! i really don't mind the sediment or trub mixing into my glass a bit. once i see it then its time for a new batch

yes i am or going to try too

i have the spunding valve set to 5psi. roughly 4.5 gallons has been added. thanks for the good info and help

the Water Requirements tab helped to better understand that recipe. at first glance of that recipe the water requirements are all over the place. the water tab shows gains/losses which makes sense. thanks

so i add 15.5 quarts of strike (hot) water to the 10.5# of malt? the water will be of higher temp than the desired temp of 152F? the malt will displace the water equaling a greater volume, is that correct?

i bought a 16 gallon pot with a false bottom. so like a BIAM but without the bag. i reuse the pot for boiling, once cleaned after the initial mashing and sparging. the finished product goes into a Sanke keg, then i pitch in the yeast and hope for beer. i used a kit the first three times in...

i am just trying to, fully, understand the recipe steps that most of the recipes on this site contain

a few of the recipes i have seen on this site list this step which 'i think' i understand. that is to say, malt plus water equals 15.5 quarts NOT 15.5 quarts of water added to the malt. add the malt to the pot then add water until volume of 15.5 quarts is reached? so...to fully understand...

if i want 5 gallons of beer, then i roughly want, 5.5 gallons of wort. i bought this (huge for my stove) 16 gallon brew pot from amazon, it barely fits on my stove. i am fermenting in a Sanke keg with a homemade spunge valve set to 5 psi what i have gathered, after some coffee this morning...

i have a ton to learn. thanks for this!

BIAB. i just don't understand these steps and their meaning. How do i account for boil losses and grain absorption? i can figure out tub loss. this recipe calls for 8.58 gallons (34.3 quarts) of water. strike water is 3.94 gallons (??temp??) (then add another??) Mash step 1, infusion, add...

i am trying to follow a recipe on this site and am not sure how much water this recipe needs. https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1424800/big-blue-van/519265 steps i am unsure of. Setup 1. This recipe calls for 8.58 gal (34.3 qt) of water Mash 1. Strike water volume is 3.94...