First Brew on New System

I inaugurated the new system yesterday at Big Brew. I brewed a Blonde Ale that is destined for a family reunion in July. Not a style I typically brew, but there will be a lot of people there from the Midwest who will need to ease into the craft beer scene. I'll post the recipe in a separate post.

As for the system, it worked great. There was only one minor problem, and it was operator error rather than a design flaw. When I started the recirc I didn't realize I had the kettle drain valve open and a lot of the wort ended up in the kettle rather than back in the mash tun. I just pumped it back into the tun and started the sparge. No big deal. Here is a pic of the proud papa (me) next to my operating micro-micro brewery: