Recent content by warthog

i don't have an amp meter either, my sticky one is on my boil kettle, and i notice that the boil continues even when i switch 'off' that element.

congratulations all! i had the privilege of being a judge at the beehive brew-off. it doesn't look like i judged any of your beers (i did bohemian pilsners, ipa's, russian imperial porters (funny that that abbreviates 'rip'). i jumped in on some wood smoked beers on sunday, just to get the...

i'd say its actually less. i have a 4500w element on my 40a module that's 18.75a. its the boil kettle one. its not killing me, but its certainly a p.i.a

i've got 2 in my control panel. one works great (hlt) the other sticks 'on'. p.i.t.a! its taken me so long to put my system together, i'm not sure i can return them

i do scrounge for a lot of stuff. i have a hop garden, and i keep my yeast as long as i can. my neighbor is a big home brewer too, so we've buy base grain together for savings, then its just a few lbs of specialty grain. my typical brew costs me less than 0.50 a glass (full up, cost of energy...

i have some scrap melamine left, and a partial stick of 1x angle. and if i need to i can raid the scrap steel bin at work. i can probably make something that mounts to the side and swings out. that means scraping the paint off, and tacking it on, then touching up the paint. not the end of the...

hmmm not so good, that would mean bribing purchasing, again..... ok, so let's assume i'll get that solved. where do i put the damn control box. its 8" x 8" x4". it was originally going to be mounted to the cross brace that i removed for better mash tun access. i hoped to make the whole...

i couldn't find the switchcraft number on amazon (my brother gave me a gift card there), there were similar things with different numbers but no specs. do you know if i can get those things at homedepot? i have a friend who works there, and can buy at a discount (and trade me for beer)

awesome! I had been looking for something like that. but for whatever reason i didn't find it (well actually i did find it, but the plugs were $25 and the receptacles were $21 each- too much) . i'd still really like to do it without the hanging cord at all, but i agree this is better. as...

i really don't want to keep readdressing this issue. having a pigtail will not help. i still need the expensive male to female free hanging plug and socket connection. it just moves the problem 6 inches.

ok, i've calmed down a bit, relaxed had a homebrew (or 2 :)). i was aware of the potential (sorry for the pun) danger of having hot male pins. however, because of how the system works, it would cost me waaaay too much to do it differently. i took a few steps to reduce the risk but by all...

my problem comes when someone posted an inflammatory remark. which one of your fellow moderators edited (thanks btw). however, now this guy who posted the edited remark, now appears to be the epitome of grace, and i look like a moron. i'm done sorry. feel free to delete the whole thing

bye guys

thank you for the concern about my safety. here's the deal: a male receptacle + mating female plug end combo costs ~$80 per set. times 2 kettles, that's more money that i've got. this whole rig is built from spares, scrap and cast-offs, involving lots of dumpster diving, and barter (i have...

well, it has been a long time (too long) but i've finally finished my kettles and stand. i still need to build the controller, i will work on that after the kids are in bed. link thingy: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/my-long-awaited-build-question-421907/#post5366013