Small batch so used the Anvil system. Brewery water comes in about 160 so only needed to raise it about 4 degrees. Easy to set the temp and mash in the basket. I was using a recipe for my 3 vessel system so the mash was very stiff. Added some strike to loosen it up so the mash temp was a few degrees high. Added some rice hulls as well which is not part of my home recipe. Mash went well. Temp stayed exactly where it should and recirculated the entire hour. Pulled the basket and sparged using the brewery hot water. Boil volume was about 6.5 gallons or so. Used a hop spider for the entire 3 oz. of hops in this beer and ended up with about a quart of hop debris. Everything else was pretty much business as usual. It was different using bulk yeast versus a packet and made me think about vulnerability to getting a bug in. All in all it went pretty well and hit my numbers. The last 5 gallons sold out in two days so we’ll see how this one does. 
It’s fun working there and seeing the commercial side. I’ve adapted a couple of things for home.
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