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Glad to hear the courses are starting well for you Eric. It is nice to hear the craft brewing interest developing in Niagara. I had a chance to check out Silversmith Breweries recently and was impressed with there 50 amp version of the electric brewery. Cheers; Steve

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I was researching an EHLT I am planning to build and found this thread. Awesome

I wouldn't worry barhoc..the manifold should allow for more uniform drainage. I was using the cheap and simple stainless hose for a few years and ran into a few stuck sparges with it as well. The easy way to resolve clear sparge water stuck on top of a mash bed with no wort flowing at output...

I believe the main reason that my mash got stuck or channeling occurs is due to the fine floating mash sediment that settles on top of a mash bed causing a vacuum / channeling at edges. I have not heard anyone else really elaborate on this but this is my experience and simple resolution...

I have had a chance to run 2 brew sessions through the updated manifold. For the most part I am happy with how it has worked out. The press fit is nice when cleaning and the dead space is less than a pint on mine and the flow is more than adequate. The first time I tested the new manifold I...

When initially rinsing a keg I usually have my hot water supply hose connected to a beer out quick disconnect allowing the beer out assembly on the cornie to be fully backflushed. This also pressure washes the trub adhering to the bottom of the keg at the same time. I know this doesn't qualify...

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I took apart my bulkhead and notated the various components; Cheers; BeerCanuck

1/2" bulkhead for 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler