Recent content by guillaume

In my opinion, and that's what I do, controlling the mash temp by heating the HLT and controlling the temperature inside the HLT to my target mash temp is safer. If you heat it to a couple degrees more, and send (for example) 170F wort back in the mash, you might kill off the enzymes. It might...

Exactly what I would do, but if you have access to a basic 2 row or marris otter it would be the best.

Just saying, I used 30A breaker in main panel, 50A spa panel and #10 from main panel to spa panel, to the control panel and also to elements.

I've brewed the ever so popular Raging Red Irish Red Ale from Mystic Mead here, but... I've hit all the numbers on my last 10gal batch 1.065 OG (a bit higher than expected) and 1.014 FG, but maltyness and caramel taste are pretty low compared to my last two batches :( I've switched to...

Brew day went well, looking forward to drink this batch!

Good to know, at least they don't when I open the freezer, but will try the tea. Is it a good way to check their bittering/aroma strenght too?

I've got some 2 year old hops (whole, not pellets) in my freezer, not sealed, just freezer ziploc bags. I got both centennial and nugget. I had planned to make an IPA, but haven't brewed in a year. Is there a way to test them? Like making a tea or something? They still smell quite strong...

Yeah, found a few for under 12$. Shouldn't the GFCI be wired to Neutral instead as per the specs (attached file)? Not that it matters if neutral and ground are connected back at the main panel...

I'm wondering if it is possible to use 120v inside my 240v control panel without making the GFCI trip? A friend had a doubt on that since I said the gfci checks for inbalance. I'll get all 3 wires (L1-N-L2) inside my control panel, but everything would run off 240v including the pids. I'll have...

I made this twice, aged for 4-5 months in bottles. You really should age a batch of this, you'll be impressed :mug: I used wyeast irish instead of california. I'm doing a 10g batch in late April or early May and will be giving a bottle to my wedding guests in september ;) Wanted to brew in...

Wow, it's really good work. Thanks for sharing, will be using this for my build (a bit different since I use a main switch rater for 40A rather than switch + conductor).

At this point, I'm out loll I'm a graphic designer, not an electrician :ban: Someone make a TL;DR I can put in my first post :mug:? But, I understand that using 8awg from outlet to panel is OK (I'm using range cord anyway which is rated for 50A). The PID (EzBoil) AC input (add a fuse here) and...

Have you checked my plan? plan in pdf

So put 30A breaker inside my control panel, after the spa panel? I'll use 14 to the PID and from PID to SSR, rest is 8. Might be cheaper to use the SJ00w from control panel to the element, I'll check that, thanks for the input. :mug: I'll use this element ...

My 5500w element will draw 23amp at top, I've been told to use 40A wires and not only rated for the element (so use 8 instead of 10). Of course I would prefer to size everything for 30A. I prefer to lean on the safe side, plus I can easily upgrade later when I'll have room for HLT and a RIMS...