The Spike Solo System was very enjoyable and easy to brew on. Thank you for watching!

The note of 100% on the 10 gallon system does also apply to the 20 gallon system too 100% gets to a boil on that system in under 20 minutes from 155. Step mashing is super easy on this system, you did show that quite well by the way. It's super easy. No app but who needs one with a brew system honestly. Coming from the grainfather and brewzilla's I've gotta say the Spike 240 system 10 or 20 gallon while very pricey is soooo nice and fast. I did a step mash pils with 3 steps a 75 minute mash and 90 minute boil and it was done from adding water from my water filter very slowly to chilled and yeast pitched and cleaned up in 5 hours.

@BitterRealityBrewing

5 ай бұрын

Fully agree about not needing an App as I had 2 Grainfathers back before the company was sold and purchased by someone else. The app drove me nuts back then and the Bluetooth wasn't any better. Supposedly that has all been fixed, but I'm like you and prefer a system is works and doesn't have a lot of extras that don't benefit me to create problems in my brew day. I figured the 100% would be amazing in the 20 gallon system, but on this smaller 10 gallon system it is simply too much power. I just had another brew day recently with a 13.25 lb grain bill on the 10 gallon system which is rated at 12 lbs for a max grain bill. I think I could get away with up to 15 lbs, but I'd have to watch it carefully.

Great video! Just wired in the outlet for my solo yesterday. Looking forward to a follow-up on this recipe, definitely a lot going on in it!

@prodanman

7 ай бұрын

Recipe???

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

Sorry, I missed this comment. I'll put it in the description by tomorrow evening. (Technically it is in the video.) This is why I was trying to switch over from BeerSmith to BrewFather, just so I could simply use a link to BrewFather. Eventually, I'll get there as I am just very used to BeerSmith.

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

@@prodanman Updated with a TON of details in the description. Thank you. If you have any questions just start a new comment (the replies don't always alert me) or email me a mike (at) BitterRealityBrewing.com

Thanks for sharing. I haven’t tried that method of souring. I’ll have to try that this summer when I go to make a sour. Cheers!

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

Use a Good Belly as 2 cups of that stuff works amazingly well and is really cheap.

That's a unique brew for sure can't wait for the follow up video.

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

OMG! I'm drinking the hell out of it! I came out amazing and will have the tasting video out soon.

"That's a lot of powder". Check the directions on the back of the Sour Pitch package. That 10 gram sachet is enough to inoculate 26 gallons of wort.

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

I did say it was my first kettle sour. I didn't realize that 10 gram sachet could do 26 gallons! That is a lot for a small packet. I appreciate the info as I'm looking to a lot more kettle sours with a few more twists.

@astephon88

7 ай бұрын

@@BitterRealityBrewing yea, it's hard to make out exactly who they are marketing these packs to. It's too small for a commercial brewer, and once opened, it doesn't have much shelf life, so definitely overkill for the homebrewer. I've had good luck with omega's lacto blend. It has plantarum, so it works well at lower temperatures. Then again, so does goodbelly.

I ferment in the all rounder cause it’s great, but getting the top open after I’m done is a pain in the butt! Is there some trick that you use? Or something I don’t know about! I fish a plastic hose through the two top ports and pull as hard as I can! Great video 🎉

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

First, I love the plastic hose trick as I hadn't heard of that one, to be honest it is probably harder compared to the other two methods but might reduce possible damage from the recommend technique. First to get the locking part off - Use one of these Oil Filter Wrenches - amzn.to/48aVghv Now for the other two ways to get the final cap off. 1. Your way, which I kind of like. 2. Loosen but do not remove the top screw on part. Then using a beer tap spanner tool like this one - amzn.to/46QO7lm (link provided for image) - Pry the center sealing lid up a little from both side until it releases. (This is the most popular way and I usually use it, although recently I bent one of my spanner tools doing it.) 3. My original way before someone showed me #2 way. I used a butter knife under the edge to slowly pry it up be going round and round and twisting the knife a little bit each time to nudge it upward until the seal broke. This video shows #2, although he didn't explain that you have to loosen the screw on part first, about half way. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZ2GqdKOmde6ic4.html

@adamhatty426

7 ай бұрын

@@BitterRealityBrewing thank you for the very detailed explanation, I really do appreciate it. BTW thanks more getting me in trouble for not being able to pass up on that sweet deal of a PH meter!! I think my wife got me one for Xmas 🤣 you can’t have enough ph meters 🎄👍

Hi I have same Spike kettle and grain pipe I have struggled keeping the grain from passing thru the grain pipe i normally brew with a mash tun and get zero grain in my boil kettle also have messed around with grain mill gap form 30 to 45 thousand this single vessel brewing is new to me is this normal?

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

I did a 0.035 gap if that helps and got almost ZERO grain or bits of grain in the recirculation. When I did the dump tot he fermenter there was about 2 tablespoons worth of trub that went into the fermenter but I wasn't really concerned with that. Keep in mind I did add about 7.2 oz of rice hulls, mainly due to the wheat, but I'd recommend about 3 oz in most of your brews to help with recirculation and to help with the grain bed overall.

Thanks for sharing! Is that the 120v or 240v Spike Solo?

@BitterRealityBrewing

5 ай бұрын

240v, 120v will get the job done and you probably won't need to worry about turning the power down, but the 240v is a beast. If you can go with 240v by tapping off your house hold drier plug, I would highly recommend it. That is what I did when I was living in an apartment for almost 2 years. Brew Days meant no laundry washing days.

@geradmiller

5 ай бұрын

@@BitterRealityBrewing Awesome, thank you for the info!

I just ordered the same system on Black Friday. Did you find any struggles with brewing a 5 gallon batch? Thanks for the videos

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

Sorry for the delay, YT comment app decided to get goofy. My only concern was how much water? I went OCD over that, and after a lot of math, I actually nailed my water. The 10-gallon kettle says it is limited to 12 lbs of grain, but I really think I can push it to 14 without any issues. I'm looking to test it again at 13.25 very soon. The assembly was crazy easy,. just make sure to download the guide first, as it makes things crazy easy. (IKEA can only dream their assembly manuals were that nice.) The system was very easy to use and a joy to brew on. I'm looking forward to many more brews on the system.

@nickbates804

7 ай бұрын

@@BitterRealityBrewing thanks for the reply. Good to hear, I thought you had the 20 gallon solo. I ordered the 20 watched a few videos on people brewing 5 gallons with success. Either way enjoy the videos. Thanks again.

Did you use a chiller to cool down your wort?

@BitterRealityBrewing

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I used my Jaded Scylla, but due to the heating element location it is not the best for that system. They have a counter flow system that I don't currently own and I have a plate chiller I could also use, but they would prefer I don't show other brands of products during the recording of the Spike Solo.

Hi buddy new friend 🥲🫃🏼🍌

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support and saw you had some shorts, so I Sub'd. Who doesn't love food!

Hops name is 'mo-to-eca ' not 'matuka' 😊😊

@BitterRealityBrewing

7 ай бұрын

Thank you as I suck at English and I'm even worse at trying to pronounce words from other languages. Sadly, I had heard it pronounced as it is spelled a few times by other people and didn't double check before doing the same.

@Ping_Localh0st127

7 ай бұрын

@@BitterRealityBrewing thank you for the awesome video. keep it up! you dont owe anyone an explanation.