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Ok, version 6 has 9 days in bottles, it's perfect (for my preference, not for style)... version 4 and 5 were ok, but no head at all. Had to change the mashing profile to Hochkurz method (63C and 72C) and version 6 is perfect. In the picture, the head already dropped a bit, it doesn't hold too...

be carefully .... this hobby is very risky. I was drinking 2-3 beers per week before starting brewing just for the challenge or out of boredom. Now, after 5 months I've already done over 500 bottles (0.5L). Finished almost 400 bottles ... in 5 months. ( with family of course ) PS: I don't drink...

ah ... forgot to add to my post another thing i was thinking: At home i have an induction stove top, which is god damn fantastic as efficiency and speed compared to gas or normal electric. My idea was to buy a strong kettle (induction ready), not something cheap with thin walls, and use an...

I have Brewzilla 65L, and I use it with BIAB instead of the malt pipe. (which is a pain in the ... to clean, also i think i get less trub in the fermenter at the end) Many are using Brewzilla, and I, personally, didn't found one person to complain about it. If I was to start over, I would...

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i have the brewzilla 65L and the malt pipe is big. I don't have a big sink to fit it in and by the time I get to cleaning usually the malt is dry on the pipe also. I don't say the brewzilla is a bad choice, i just didn't find a great workflow to be ok for me. Using biab i got 80% mash efficiency...

I just did a 22L (into the fermenter) batch using BIAB in brewzilla, without malt pipe, only the false bottom. I had 4.53kg of malt. The initial water used was 26.76L and 3.6L sparge. (yes, i did sparge with BIAB :) ) For me this works better because it's a pain in the .... to clean that malt...

Indeed, good point. But i didnt know before buying it. I like the integrated pump and everything, but to be honest, if i were to start over, probably would choose a strong biab setup with external pump etc.

After 5 brews with brewzilla, with four of them with different issues and very low efficiency, i did a biab into the brewzilla. Im so damn pleased, good efficiency, less things to clean. I’m converted. I have a normal biab bag, the largest i think, no different holes etc. i even sparged into the...

version3. (only 80 grams less acidulated than v2 above) Still a pretty chaotic brew, as I'm still learning to use brewzilla and after a longer than normal boil time, I've found a lot of burned (black) wort on the bottom :( Therefore, the color is much more intense. Also the abv is very high in...

why not, i dont think everybody is using rice hulls and it works fine.

So, meanwhile, after i got brewzilla 65l, I have already got to version 5 of my recipe :laugh8: ... I need to buy a lot of bottles. I see that step by step i get closer and closer to "usual" weissbier recipes :rolleyes: Version2 is the one i'm drinking now. It was kind of a disaster (first...

now i feel a bit dumb .... acidulated malt: 5/5 points in sour aheadbutt The good thing is that in the next recipe I lowered the quantity to 0.2kg (from 0.28kg) And the next one ... i even replaced it with Carahell. :laugh8:

Before bottling i tasted it, and it was sour, my first reaction was to dump it, thinking it got some infection. But the smell was fine, no other indication of something strange going on, but the sour taste. This is my first brew with SAFALE WB-06, but i was so disappointed because I'm very...

I have the false bottom plate and the bottom plate on the mash pipe. At boil after i take out the mash pipe, i only have the false bottom plate. it has 3 heat elements: 500, 1000 and 2000. I couldn’t find a combination to have a good rolling boil. I had to boil it for almost 2 hours to make it...

I didn’t kept on the pump all the time, because it got clogged all the time. Probably one of the reasons of burnt wort. the outlets have no limit, the wires would melt before or fuses would blow, not limit the current. I did stir sometimes, but it has the false bottom anyway. The wheat i...

Well, just did my second try on Brewzilla. I've managed to get a good OG, but sadly when i started cleaning, I've found a lot of burned wort on the bottom. :( I must be honest, i'm not that impressed on brewzilla, and here is why: I have the new 65L version and even the first time (when i didn't...

after my experience with the first try with brewzilla, I wish I had a bag malt extract to fix the very low OG I got :laugh8:

Thanks! And for sure i'll sparge from now on.

Many thanks guys for all your input. This is how I feel also … way too low the efficiency, as i said, i did better on my first ever all grain brew with a biab method and way less grains. This time I exaggerated the grain bill (brewfather saying final abv of 6.3%) :( The grain was crushed for...