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• Posted in thread: Bennington Wedding Ale - A crowd pleaser on 04-23-2013 at 07:01 PM
  Brewed tonight to serve at my wedding on June 15th! Thanks for the recipe!Hope you like it! Be
  sure to let us know how it comes out.Btw, I dry hopped the version I won first place with -
  cascades, I t...

• Posted in thread: What's your go-to brand for wine kits? on 03-29-2013 at 07:06 PM
  Cellar Craft Showcase or Limited Editions. They are now owned by WineExpert, BTW.For those
  thinking about getting into kits, I recommend only the top of the line kits. For an extra $1 or
  so per bottle...

• Posted in thread: Converting from Dual 120V to 240V on 03-22-2013 at 08:40 PM
  And, for the third time, my power switch is the "OFF means OFf" switch. It breaks the AC to the
  elements.There is always water in the pots when this switch is ON, And I am there.

• Posted in thread: New to Electric on 03-21-2013 at 11:55 PM
  After you get done with the ElectricBrewery.com, do some searches in this forum. PJ has done an
  incredible number of diagrams for different controllers for different systems people have
  built, and the...

• Posted in thread: Control panel pricing/e-brewery help on 03-21-2013 at 11:42 PM
  I posted on another thread about cost, but you can save a bit by going ebay, Amazon, Home
  Depot, etc., substituting equivalents and looking for deals and low or no-cost shipping(often
  overlooked). Cha...

• Posted in thread: Kettle size versus heater element size on 03-21-2013 at 11:29 PM
  I'd be real careful using that spreadsheet.Insulation and diameter of opening on the lid can
  have huge effects on efficiency. If you are just heating mash water, you can achieve pretty
  high efficiency...

• Posted in thread: Any new news on Home Depot Homer buckets? on 03-21-2013 at 11:11 PM
  OK, this thread is getting out of hand. The original poster wanted to know if "Homer Buckets"
  are safe.The answer is "maybe". HDPE (#2 plastic) is the safest plastic for brewing. However,
  the Homer Bu...

• Posted in thread: How does my single PID 10kw diagram look? on 03-19-2013 at 11:39 PM
  First thing I see is that SW1, SW2, DPDT switches will need to be rated to 40 amps. Where are
  you finding those?I think that's the primary reason most 240V systems use contactors (a type of
  relay run ...

• Posted in thread: Cost of a typical E-system on 03-19-2013 at 10:49 PM
  I probably got by VERY cheap compared to most for an equivalent design. Why? I already had the
  kettles. But the key thing is shopping around and design flexibility.Vendors:1. Ebay (mostly
  Chinese vend...

• Posted in thread: Converting from Dual 120V to 240V on 03-19-2013 at 09:33 PM
  Totally different than what we're talking about. You could just as easily say "I have a breaker
  to flip, so off is off" or "I can unplug the panel, so off is off". What we're saying is that,
  even if y...