Recent content by crooow

Anyone else tried one of these yet? The price point is tempting, but there are only a few reviews out there.

I’m really curious how well the Peltier cooling will work in something like a warm garage. I’d way rather use that over having to buy a chiller or mess with a coil.

Got it! Thanks.

I’m not sure I follow. I have two independent 240v circuits feeding an outlet each. They’re each on a separate GFCI breaker. Each outlet is going to power a brew commander.

I got two (separate) 30amp GFCI circuits installed, and now I've got another dumb question. I noticed that the brew commander requires a L6-30 plug, but my my current receptacles are L14-30. I see there are some options out there for adaptor cords, and I'm wondering whether they'll work with...

Sorry to bring back this zombie thread back from the dead, but I have the same question. I'm curious how people are using four temp probe configurations...either with the Brew Buddy or on another system.

Here is a jacketed fermenter by Speidel. It's not a conical though. https://www.morebeer.com/products/30l-79g-speidel-fermentation-storage-tank-cooling-jacket.html

I just read that thread. I'm a little surprised by the response.

I've got an electrician coming out next week to put in a 50amp breaker (GFCI) and circuit. This is a dumb question, but is it possible to run a 30amp device like a brew-commander on a 50amp circuit? You got me rethinking whether I want to get a 30 vs 50 amp control panel, and I figure I might...

Good point about proprietary parts. The Brew Buddy does look like a Kal copy. I guess I'm just curious why there's such a huge difference in price between the two.

I'm toying with the idea of converting my 10 year old propane system to electric, so I'm reading about controllers. I'm looking at building a 50amp eHERMS system to make 10 gallon batches. I'm not really a DIY person, so I'm looking at off the shelf controllers. One thing I can't get my head...

Thank you for all this info. I'm buying a chiller in the next few months, and it'll definitely be a penguin.

I actually haven't pulled the trigger yet. I'm leaning towards a Spike CF-15 at this point just because it's a little more customizable, although I would still prefer jacketed. I think if I had a little more user information about what the Speidel is like to use, I'd consider it more strongly...

I've used this thing to keep stuff cold in my cooler for days: https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Shock-Block-24-Degree/dp/B084KPZ46F/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=shock%2Bblock&qid=1592488173&sr=8-2&th=1 It's huge and has a built in thermometer. It freezes down to just below zero. I wonder if a...

Can the 1/3HP chiller handle two of spike’s CF15s?