Recent content by feyr47

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simple answer: yes they can do this.. as in previous posts you will need to keep some of the relays to run the pumps and heaters. but Click does offer some higher rated plc expansion cards. bottom line its better to let your relays do the work of controlling the current and let the plc run the...

yes please.

Sounds like a nifty idea......however, :) I see a few possible problems 1. sanitation, those valve blocks were not designed to account for bacterial growth, this means cracks and crevises for critters to hide in as well as whatever seals used in the blocks may be permiable and give bacteria a...

yeah i hear ya on the knowledge base thing, i fall somewhere inbetween the two. interesting about the ic deal, I'd try to dig up an older gfi breaker that works on the older non ic principals. do you have a surpuls industrial supply store in your area? I find so many nifty automation and control...

after reading all your posts on this subject I think your best idea is your last one. go with a gfi breaker its expensive but its the most simple. I'm a big believer in KISS. professionally I am industrial automation tech with a AS degree in electronics, and started out as an electrician.

Im currently building a drum, after seeing several examples of the wood drum/stainless screw examples. I decided that I probably couldn't make a perfectly round wood drum, so I'm trying a 3inch dia PVC pipe. I bought two 3in threaded female adapters which i joined end to end with a regular piece...

I've done this, IT was a dark and stormy night and I sort of doing a free experiment. I was trying to make apple ephimere from unibrau. so I had 5 gallons of fresh cider and three lbs of light DME i boiled 2 gallons of the cider and added the dme and 1oz of perle hops. did a one hour boil and...

i like the choice of the vienna malt , what kind of color did you end up with? im a vienna fan mainly for the color it produces.

I totally agree with king. the honey aroma comes through in my braggots strong and true. solstice are you boiling your honey? that might lead to less honey flavor. i add my honey after the boil is done but while the wort is still hot.

no worries here, i get that all the time in my beers, i cant always bottle when i want to so it sits in the carboy longer than usual. but ive never had any of them not turn out.

Yeah I've boiled honey and not boiled honey and I have to say not boiling leaves alot of honey aroma, I must admit though that I cant really taste the honey in the final product, its more on the nose than on the tongue. my friends however say they taste the honey. anyway when making braggot i...

Stout Braggot? cool idea, I'm not an expert but I got my start in homebrewing making braggot. and I make two or three batches a year. first you gotta decide if you want a "BEERY braggot? or a "MEADY braggot" now you want to do stout so I'm guessing you'll fall on the beery side of things. for...

Hey there. just joined the sites and was following this story with interest. Im planning on growing some barley this spring. i've got 50 lbs of barley from a co-op north of me. I dont know what variety of barley this is as it was the guy's last bag and he didnt have the paperwork. but he told...