Recent content by schwartzr33

Sorry, I got sloppy with my terminology. I have a HERMS that recirculates back into the mash tun/boil kettle. I'm looking at @Bobby_M Spincycle gear for the return in my unused, welded, low thermometer port.

That is a clever idea, thanks. It would also save wear and tear on the probe cable (connecting, reconnecting, repeat).

I see. How do you return the wort to the HLT? Do you pump it back through the top of HLT? Through a side port? Thanks.

Yes, same PID for the boil kettle and HERMS and I move the element cable from vessel to vessel. The other advantage of a probe in the HLT would be automated heating of the strike water (and not overshooting!). Where should the HLT probe be installed? In the sidewall of the HLT?

I step mash with a HERMS, so the DSPR-320 makes sense. However, my boil kettle does not currently have a temperature probe. I boil by manually setting my PID (RIP my old friend) to 100%, when I see the wort boil, I back the PID down to 50% and set a 60 min. timer on my phone. I've read your...

I have a SYL-2352 PID that has given me over 10 years of excellent service. Today it would not turn on. The rest of the control panel is working (all the switches work, the contactors work, and the pump works). I tested the PID with a multimeter and it is receiving 120V across terminals 9 and...

Bobby, thanks for your help. You built my HERMS and I'm using your elements.

After 9 years of service, my homemade BIAB/HERMS control panel had a meltdown. The picture on the left is the plug that goes into the bottom of the control panel, which powers the heating elements (I move the other end of the cable between the mash/boil kettle and the HERMS). The picture on the...

Can anyone suggest a cheap way to get a digital display for an Auber Pt100 RTD? All I need to do is read the temperature--I do not need to control anything--just want to get a temperature reading. Need to have Fahrenheit with 3 digits to the left of the decimal. I thought about a STC-1000, but...

I'm about half way through the final ferment on my first batch of traditional sake. When making beer, I routinely repitch the left over yeast after racking the finished beer. I'm wondering if something similar can be done to re-use the sake and koji that is bound up in the solids that will be...

I have two separate ducting runs for the dryer and the boil-off ventilation. I was never able to find an appropriate Y connector, so I disconnect the dryer tubing and hook up the brewery tubing as needed. Basically your second option. Both runs use flexible metal tubing. Takes about 2 minutes to...

Yeah, the basket is key if you want to recirculate. I destroyed several bags before I switched to a SS basket d/t bag suckage and melting. It took awhile, but we have our system dialed-in for 6 gal batches, with very solid temperature control during the mash. We haven't done a double batch yet...

It looks like you are off to a great start. Are you planning to use a bag? I started off that way, but ended up with a basket.

Thanks. The cereal is not flaked. Do you know what the benefit of gelantanization is?

I have a eBIAB rig, so it is easy for me to step through the various temperatures for a cereal mash. I'm wondering if I could do a multi-step mash with my total grain bill, including 30% unmalted grain. This would mean the cereal would not get boiled, as it would in a typical cereal mash. Will I...