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Hopefully someone out there hears this: My understanding is that the interior of this box has flat surfaces, except for the hole in the top leading to the exhaust duct. Is there any condensation buildup in the interior of the box - condensation that doesn't get sucked into the ventilation...

So to flesh this out some more, and assuming 15g tallboy kettle, using just the ic3500: You say you can't get a good boil going with 10g and w/o lid, but with lid it does well. Of course, it's not as difficult to maintain a boil as it is to get it going. So if we attempt to bring, say, 13g of...

OK cool i'll try the ice water prechill method and backing off the full fill. Thanks

I received a 64oz Hydroflask as a gift for Christmas and was super excited to try it. I put it in the freezer after Christmas to get it cold and facilitate headless pouring from the keg into the growler when it came time to fill it. Fast forward two months to today (Feb 3) when I filled it...

Supporting the hobby is the main reason I am a member. The AHA probably benefits all homebrewers more than you think, through its advocacy of the craft. To add to the hombrewing rally comment: I attended one at F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica, NY (they do the Saranac and Utica Club lines, plus a...

Thanks for the replies. I actually decided to get a Raspberry Pi board today, and ordered that. I realize, however, that this is not a turnkey solution, it's really just a replacement for the laptop that I was going to use. But, what I really need assistance on now is the other components...

So I've reviewed the thread in full and have some questions (see below). I am pretty sure I understand what is going on, but I wanted to recap for my own sake (to be sure I understand) and also to hopefully help anyone else out there who is thinking of doing this but needs some help. So we're...

Yeah, I'm in a bit of a holding pattern now b/c of things going on. I did order the sample temp sensor and relays, but I've been reading over this thread a lot trying to make sense of it all, and read up on the parts, so that I have half a clue about what's going on. I'll post with any progress...

I'm wondering if anyone here would be willing to work closely with me (through PM, email, possibly even phone if necessary) to get one of these remote monitor/temp control setups built. My fermentation occurs at a remote location and it's a PITA to drive to check on it. You can imagine how...

I was just in San Diego for four days (Sat through Tuesday), from New York. I was fortunate in that I had pretty much all four days to drink beer wherever I wanted. Here is what I did in terms of breweries: Sunday: Stone (Escondido) - Awesome place, bunch of menu items, finally tried Pliny...

I haven't brewed with dried cherries, but a lot of what I read and listened to (podcasts) say to add fruits like that after primary fermentation winds down, such as by racking beer onto the puree in a secondary vessel

Agreed, I also use distilled and check the Ph every month or two. Lasts indefinitely if you filter dirt/debris out of it when necessary

Can you let me know what you did? I think I need to do the same thing. I need to adapt the 3/8" OD soft copper tubing (on both in and out side of the CFC) to a 1/2" NPT male quick disconnect for coupling to my female quick disconnect leading to my 1/2" ID silicone tubing.

Any luck? I might try to formulate something too, or work from someone's attempt.

I'm sorry I can't post a picture of mine, but I installed a ball valve in that same type of aluminum pot. I used a cheap step drill bit that i bought from Harbor Freight. I went slow and used dish soap for lubricant. Filed the inside and outside edges of the hole and had no problems.