Bear419

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• Posted in thread: I call it the "Brew-Pug 5500" on 03-18-2013 at 07:09 PM
  Finished at at last: my mobile, recirculating, 2 vessel, electric, apartment friendly brew rig.
  

• Posted in thread: Electric Build Eye Candy on 03-05-2013 at 12:30 PM
  bear... nice umm box... :)i actually have purchased the same exact one for my build. my
  question to you is, what did you use for a backplate to mount the other components? i'm
  thinking of turning the ...

• Posted in thread: Electric Build Eye Candy on 03-04-2013 at 08:50 PM
  I like what your'e doing there!Can you kindly explain or picture how you attached the J-box to
  your element?Thanks!On the open side of the J-box (facing keg) there is a metal face plate and
  water proo...

• Posted in thread: Electric Build Eye Candy on 03-04-2013 at 04:16 PM
  Just about done with this project. Here are some pics of it coming together. I will have to
  write up a lessons learned post once I have the plumbing and stand in place.Big Thanks to the
  HBT community....

• Posted in thread: Brew Stand Concept: How's it look? on 03-03-2013 at 05:59 PM
  Sorry, it's crazy crude but it should get the point across. The whole thing could be 2x4's.
  Shouldn't be too hard to build. Just cut em to the right lengths and screw together with 2.5"
  screws. The or...

• Posted in thread: Brew Stand Concept: How's it look? on 03-01-2013 at 05:45 PM
  IMHO not a fan of the boil kettle being under anything. I see the idea is to minimize size but
  I really think a two tier sort of structure would be better. Then you'd have room under the tun
  to store/...

• Posted in thread: Brew Stand Concept: How's it look? on 03-01-2013 at 05:40 PM
  1. How are you planning to chill?2. Where are you putting your e-kettle controls?1. I have an
  IC I'll stick in the 10 minutes of boil2. I have a pretty long cord for control panel so I will
  probably h...

• Posted in thread: Brew Stand Concept: How's it look? on 03-01-2013 at 05:29 PM
  Also, I've never heard or read anything about cold sparging... How's that work, out of
  curiousity?Kaiser has a nice write up on it. a good point on the condensation falling back
  into the BK. I was g...

• Posted in thread: Brew Stand Concept: How's it look? on 03-01-2013 at 05:12 PM
  Sketchup of my of a stand for my two vessel electric brewery. No need for HLT since I will
  either mash at full volume or cold water sparge. One of the top 2x4s has a latch and hinge so I
  can swing it ...

• Posted in thread: Inagural eBIAB brew day = failure, but why? on 02-21-2013 at 02:02 PM
  +1 for switching to low density element. I've seen people add near 90 degree bends to some
  elements so you might be able to make it fit your current equipment.