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Hi there folks....
I was hoping this thread would attract those persons using, or who are familiar with the Pro Series 2....
I am using a freshly purchased essential pro series two from brewhaus, and i have a number of questions that perhaps somebody could answer. First...My mash is Turbo 48 prestige, it came highly recommended, however i am having a lot of trouble making it clear. I am pitching my yeast at about 29 C, and maintaining the external temp of my primary at about 30C. What i need to know is-should i rack of my mash into carboys? And if so when? How far along in the fermentation process is ideal to make a high quality clearable mash. Now i am currently running my premier batch, it is coming off at 90% with no smell of wet cardboard, but i cant tell if it leaves an oily feel on my fingers. So is there a way to test for impuritys? Also my mash measured out at 1.12 Gravity and 9.5% on my alcolometer ,sp??, is this normal? i stirred my yeast twice at 12 hour intervals, but then left it for 3 days and then put it into carboys for one day with sparkalloid, but it failed to fully clear, but there was significant settling of yeast. Anyways, my mash has been running for about 8 hours, and it still is level at 77C, but at my altitude water boils at 96C so maybe this explains my plateu.
So....
to all you brewers out there, if you gotta an answer throw down for a fellow. And too Tony Ackland your the man, seriously this world needs more people willing to do things out of the goodness of their heart and soul.
Cheers.
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wow guys...thanks for the tips.
what factors influence the testing of pure alcohol. also, me and my friends think that perhaps there are bitter aftertastes in my juice. also i am finding that by using a 1000W hotplate with a thermostatic controller i am getting too much fluctuation. Could this contribute to a bitter aftertaste. Thanks
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Hi all, How much carbon do I need in a 2' food grade plastic tube to get good filtration? and how long doe it take? Also if you just put the carbon in the finished product and let it set a month or so will this take the tastes away? As always, any help is appreciated........jimbull
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The amount of carbon will depend on the amount of product that you wish to filter, the speed at which you filter, and the purity of what you are filtering. I realize that this is vague, but unfortunately there is no strict answer. For the most part, 1.7L is the amount in our packages of carbon because for most people this will do a very good job of filtering 10-12L of product at around 50%, over a period of 2-3 hours. If you are using a 2' ID tube, this is equal to a total length of 33'.
Although there are those who say that putting carbon into a container with alcohol will effectively filter it, I find it extremely difficult to believe that it would prove very effective. Activated carbon works by forcing the liquid through the carbon so that the pores in the carbon can trap molecules that are larger than the pore size. By sitting the carbon in the alcohol ,instead of forcing the alcohol through the carbon,, you are not forcing this action. It also stands to reason that you will get some backward pressure through the carbon as the granules turn, freeing some of the previously trapped contaminants.
In my opinion it may be a little more work to filter properly, but after all of the work to produce a good product to this point, why not put in the extra few minutes to finish the job the best way possible.
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HOw do you bypass it say on the 1100w broil king you sell
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OK I am trying to better understand the reflux theory. Just got the pro series II ,with raching rings,from brewhaus, and I am getting 60% off a 14% corn sugar,dextrose, wash using turbo24. I am using a submersible water pump to recirculate the water I am also dumping ice in the bucket to keep a constant condensation on the outside of thecondensor I am using a 1100w hot plate as my heat source. currently I just turn it up to the highest setting it will go ,I think its #3,and I seggregate heads and tails meticulously. I know with all this I should see alot more than 60% first run. So do I need to turn my heat source down and if so how much and at what stages, after I achive boiling? Also everytime I add ice to the water the thermometer located on the top of the unit drops in temp. I am curious to know how do I seperate tails if it never reaches over 190F due to my cooling the vapor with the iced water? Thanks you guys are really helping me with your posts!!!
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[Got it figured out disregard previous post thnx 4 all your help]
Dr B. I've a vested interest in this thread. Can you enlighten us as to what you discovered?
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