Homebrew Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 - BrewDay - Drop Kick Nate

Nice. Thx for the video!

Enjoyed watching the brew day and seeing that Bad Ass Brewery in action. The information at the end was interesting and informative. So far you and Bobby from NJ are the only Brew-tubers I've seen share some of the Science and mathematics behind brewing. Very Cool. 
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Love your set up. Where did you get that stainless coil you use in the HLT?

Will the whirpool be effective when you have the heating element and hopblocker on the bottom? Thinking of the turbulence which will occur around these things. 

Great brew vid! Thanks for sharing!

we cant find any el dorado here in Canada wish I could get my hands on some good video Tony Cheers 

Thanks Tony! Great information. I am going to try sparging like you did. I will also try the underlet. Why not do the same when you moved from mash to the boil kettle. Perhaps it is easier to see the flow and easier to set the flow rate? The calculations you had at the end were very helpful. You did a great job of explaining that. Cheers!

Tony, great video.  I really appreciate you explaining the flow process during our brew.  Had a question:  If you've been recirculating and clearing your wort for then entire MASH cycle, why is it important to transfer it at such a slow rate the boil kettle.  Hasn't the grain already been rinsed of all its goodness?  Couldn't you just fill the boil kettle up quickly?  I'm mean, you've already been sparging for 75 minutes or so already.

Great video Tony!  You've got a great system!  Cheers!

Thanks for the good info. I am getting ready to build a system very similar to yours. I liked the gravity info as well I think my beer smith does the same thing for me. Prost Mike

Hi Tony. Congratulations for the video.
I have a question about the hops ( maybe very basic thing). I thought the minute zero  hop aditions  do not contruibute to bitternes. In your summary sheet recipe in the whirlpool aditions for el dorado and galxy the IBUS are 19.8 and 18.5. It's ok? Whirlpool it's the same as flameout? 

Thanks Yony the video was great info and  the calculations were super!!!!

Hi Tony, I love the heat exchanger setup you have in the HLT. I'd like to set my system up this way as well. Do you have an equipment list you could point me towards?

I love your Brew System Cheers Tony

Hey Tony how can I get the recipie for the Drop Kick Nate?!  I have seen several brewers make this brew.  My interest is peaked!  Can you steer me in the right direction?  Thanks and Cheers!!

Great video Tony. I was just wondering why don't you heat your strike water in your kettle for underletting instead of having to refill your HLT and wait for it to get up to temp?

Thanks for the info at the end - muchly appreciated - now to go and use it!

Tony, Love you videos! Thanks!. I have a questions: What kind of pumps do you have? (I have a chugger and it always clogs). Also when you are recirculating your mash for the 60-75min do you have the valves open all the way?

Mr. Tony! I've been home brewing all grain for a while. Finally scratch building my own single tier 3 keggle, pump and controller system of my own design. I have been looking for a video that explains the mashing flow theory and process control of these systems just about since I started thinking I wanted to upgrade the volume of my brew sessions (forever) beyond the typical 5 gallon batch. I'd all but given up, thinking that many people that own a system like this have more money than an understanding of how to make good beer. Consequently, I was skeptical when I saw all of your high budget Blichman equipment, but thanks to you I now fully get how and more importantly why to plan the plumbing on my system.

Very impressive set up you have there darling! One question, Why do you ferment for two weeks? I find seven days is enough.

Gday Tony it's been a while.just interested if you are modifying your water?

Hi Tony, many thanks for sharing your brew day. I have learned a lot from looking at your setup and the way you explain what and why you do things in a certain way, interesting to see how you work out the gravity units, cheers mate.

i just saw your video and wanted to know, how long did it take you to get to that set up/point and all the equipment you have and cost?? i would like to get to that point with that equipment and the fermentation tank you recently got, -Busa Santana (Busa Brewing) instagram and fb

Why do you need a slow rate of flow from your mash tun to your brew kettle ?????

That is one of the best videos on brewing I have seen. Love the explanation at the end. I subscribed and will be setting up this system for myself.

Tony, your videos are truly awesome dude. As I research tools and apps for recipes, I s watching your rundown on the sheet you show as you go through the recipe for this batch. Can I ask which software you are using for that?

Great video and tips! Thanks a bunch. Been looking for a good demo on sparging out, and the gravity constant was new to me too!

Hi Tony - Nice set-up ans smooth operation. Just for my own interest - why don't you fill the boil kettle from the bottom, same as you do with the Mash Tun? One less hose to clean.Keep up the good Brew days. Cheers.

Hi tony,

Got a few questions

1.) How much does it cost for your three kettles (The water kettle. Mashed tun and the brew kettle)
2.) would you say they a sufficient for a start-up Brewpub with less than 50 customers per day?

Just to add that I like your channel. thanks a lot for your time.

nice! thanks.

Very good video to explain how this kind of system work. Tank you.

Do you have a video "how to clean all these"? :)

New brewer... thanks for the info.

Maybe I missed something, I am new to home brewing. However, why is your mash temp so low?

Nice job Tony!! Great videos. Keep up the awesome work!!

Great Video. How about a copy of that brew day worksheet. Thanks Keep Posting.

What controller are you using?

Really nice system Tony. 🍻gotta love imperial.

Hi Tony.
Thanks for the video.
Just started building my own system, and will definitely add the level gauge.
I just want to hear your thoughts on the chiller as i did not see anyone try or do it on a Hermes system. I was thinking of using the HLT coil for chilling. Maybe some ice cubes and water in the HLT and drain from Boiling kettle through HLT coil?
Hope to hear from you.
Regards

Amazing Tony. I am just starting out in brewing and your videos are so informative. Cheers dude!

I have been thinking about buying a beginners kit. But this equipment is kind what any one could progress to that point. But that More less commercial than home use. Could be wrong, but just saying.

Hey Tony, how long have you been brewing, how many batches do you do in a year? Do you consider this a beginner system? thanks

Exelent video i try to build this sistem with kegs DIY and its nice to pick up some ideas over this video. TY

Hello Tony, nice setup!! Could you please advise about the temperature probes and Tee female online store? I have seen temperature probes 5cm length (approximately 2 inches) they don't fit inside the female Tee, or I have to mount the line at 90 degree from the ball valve of the kettle, I prefer inline just as your setup, thanks and happy brewing

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Hello I have a very similar system as yours. I was a little confused how you came up with your numbers at the end. Your math in the first equation doesn't equal 607. Am I missing a step there?

damn, what is your efficiency?

very good sharing. Can you give me detailed drawings. I come from Vietnam . thanks

Taking in all the knowledge I can from the electric breweries. I finally pulled the trigger on a High Gravity controller that will power 2 Boil Coils and some other neat things.