Recent content by jmastagetoblasta

You're totally right. I needed to pick up something called a wall wert. One circuit goes to the ranco, while the other goes to the heating element. I can post more about it if theres interest...

It says its 240V compatible but these are the resistive specs- Contact Ratings 240v: 8.0 AFL 48.0 ALR Resistive: 15 A 8 A I dont know what the first two numbers mean but I'm assuming I cant use this on a 30A circuit without frying it... im using a single 5500w heating element just to...

I purchased a 440,000 BTU 44 array Jet Burner for my 55 gal kettle. Im taq welding an additional ss plate to bottom for fear of melting my kettle... is this overkill (the burner)? I plan on hardlining a pump to circulate, potentially during the entire boil. should I try to plug some of the jets...

Does anyone think I could just use one 7500w element to heat up my strike water in a 55 gal HLT? Then, goose it from 160ish to 180 w/in an hr? (thats the real kicker). My kettle is going to be direct fire.

Thanks! Here's the email they sent me, very fast and professional response!DAMN, thats a fast knockout!!! Yes, the 36a-40 would work well. Assuming you have a water flowrate of 6 gpm, then in the worst case scenario (water temp of 60, pitching temp of 68) you should be able to chill 55...

Hello, I was looking for a little help purchasing a plate chiller for my 1-1.5 BBL system. Not going to go w/ therminator... too expensive and IDK if the Shirron Plate chiller is big enough. Looking to run off in 20-30 minutes, ground temp water 55-60F. Duda Diesel seems to be a good company...

Calder- thank you for the correction, you're right. However, recently they switched to T-58. Letting the dregs warm to room temp., add a little fresh wort, agitate, then making a starter works wonderfully... a friend of mine made one that way... you get the full spectrum of pedio, lacto, brett...

I'm interested in building/purchasing a frame to produce 1/2 bbl of beer. I figure Ill need a 25 gal. liquor tank, 30 gal mash tun, and a 25 gal kettle... does anyone know a good website to connect me with a welder or cheap frames I can buy online?... let me emphasize cheap. Also, I cant seem to...

The dregs from the jp bottles are usually a yeast blend WLP500 and some other yeast, since jp beers are all keg/ bottle conditioned. Not saying that various other wild yeasts aren't in there... but the majority of it is simply the remains from priming.