Recent content by kokonutz

Hi all - I've been asked to make a beer that is much like my "house IPA" only hazy. My experience with hazy is not something I generally try to do. That being said, I have had some success in the past. My questions: WHEAT: Today, in the "brewery", I have pale malts, pils, some marris otter...

Added to my Christmas wish list!

Hi all I just got back from vacay - clearly I don't know how to manage my kegs while I am away. I left 2 kegs full of newly carbonated beer, connected to my 5lbs tank. I think the tank was already near empty, but more importantly, upon arriving home, I found my kegs with very low pressure and...

Hi folks. I have a Camco 02955 heating element. This is my second element with a hot pod enclosure. I can’t seem to thread the enclosure collar to this element. I sticks after the first turn and can not descend to the end where the gasket fits. I can however thread this 1 inch nut (in the...

Thanks all ....oxiclean magic - no Phosphate free TSP, but will surely look into that

I think my question is more can I just boil some oxi-clean or would that be a bad idea?

wort residue. Are there household names for sodium percarbonate and metasilicate?

Hi...attached are some images of my Camco 2955 heating element. It's pretty dirty from boiling wort now, and I am curious of the best method for cleaning this bad boy. Currently I am just rinsing in hot water with a soft toothbrush. How clean can/should I get this guy?

I have a basic PT 100 in my kettle. Time to time I like to do a small batches that are less than 5 gallon. If doing a batch that small , the probe won’t touch the liquid. Is there any such device that is it thermal couple with a band in it so that it can reach the water at a lower level? I would...

Hi - I've not yet plugged in my box, as I would appreciate some review. I aplogize for the terrible sketch, but it's the closes to accurate I could get Some internal specs: 3 KCD4 switches (main, pump, and element). 3 terminal bus (Hot, Neutral, Ground) 2 Packard C230B 30Amp contractors...

ohhh thanks all -didn't even think of "re-indexing" the position by taking apart. DUH! That's why I come here - just for that outta box thinking

Hey all, I have a kettle that likes to fit the ball valve upside-down - it's to say, after some teflon tape and spinning finger tight, the valve lands upside down. The bulk head is just a nipple threaded on both ends, so there could by my problem.... what kind of methods or hacks can I do to get...

Hi - I have this thermocouple (image below...2 blue, one red) - I was reading this post and realize I need some more clarity. Both my XLR female connector and male receptacle have labels 1,2, and 3 respectively for each prong. My plan is/was: snip off red, blue and blue connectors solder newly...

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My understanding is that the XLR connector is what most use for attaching the Thermocouple to the control panel box. I happen to have an RTD PT100 with three wires. However, I'm also realizing that XLR jack/connector would require soldering...is there another option? I don't have soldering...