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I sourced some triclamp elements from china- the element itself seems to be folded/crimped a bit tightly so it's in contact with itself in one area... Before I try to bend them apart a bit, does this even matter?

I've been slowly building/researching a raspberry pi based brewery controller (3vessel eHERMS), and plan to use crafteerpi to run it... I've seen it mentioned in a few places that the expansion boards etc are necessary in order to not fry components... but on the craftbeerpi.com site, there's a...

I'm building a new brewery, and before going ahead with purchasing new equipment, figured I'd see if anyone is looking to offload some extra stuff. I need 2-3 ball valves, various camlocks (both male and female threaded), etc. please post or send me a message if you have anything you'd be...

so... i figured it's about time for a build thread. i'll be adding to this as i go along, and it'll be a slow build, due to a number of factors including a toddler and infant at home, waiting for parts to come in (some from China, some waiting for items to get back in stock) but wanted to at...

As the title says, I'm debating between using a hot pod (or DIY enclosure) style element where I can use a standard screw in element (with SS base) such as https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/etc4s.htm or one of the newer triclamp-based elements like the one from brewhardware or...

those of you with experience in enclosure builds, do you mount your heatsinks inside or outside of the enclosures? looking around online i've seen builds either way, would prefer to mount them internally (with a fan if necessary) unless three's strong evidence to that would be a bad idea...

so... I screwed up and accidentally bought 10/4 instead of 10/3 (for wiring my elements in my electric brewery build- note to self/readers, look at what you're buying rather than trusting you're being handed the right thing! hope I pay more attention when wiring lol). Anyhow, I'm using a...

I'm still wading through the very long strangebrew thread, and haven't had a lot of luck with searches, was wondering if anyone has posted a build along thread (or if you can direct me to a post # in the larger thread(s)) for your raspberry pi based brewing controller? I'm interested in more the...

apologies that this is not homebrew related but hoped to get some advice from the locals... I'll be in Newport Beach for a few days in April for work, and would love to visit the Bruery Terreux tap room... I see that it's about 20 miles from my hotel (hyatt regency)... any advice on how to get...

I haven't found a poll that quantifies this info, so for those of you using a HERMS coil, what's your setup? if OTHER please post in comments what you're using

anyone ever done this? or is it a crazy idea? I'm not able to build a 50 amp system to run two elements at once, but if i build a 30 amp system, wondering if it would be possible to just hook up the boil kettle to the HERMS coil, and use the single boil kettle element to boil the wort, use...

i'm getting into researching the jump from propane to electric, and during discussions with my dad (engineer) ran into some questions that i couldn't answer. why are the PID based systems seemingly more popular than a PLC? (for the DIY crowd) is it that PID's are somewhat plug and play, while a...

i havent been on here much lately, but getting back in to brewing and building a 3 vessel system (been a BIAB brewer for a while). lookingto get a herms coil for my HLT/keggle, any recomendations on where to buy? i've been looking at stainless brewing but wasn't sure if there's a better deal to...

so i've been reading up on the various ways of yeast banking, and am wondering what the more common techniques are? Seems there's two main camps, slanting on agar and freezing with glycerine. Both seem to have equal utility at 6-12 months, but it seems that glycerine freezing can result in...

those of you that have done this, where did you buy your stainless mesh? i'm looking for ideally 316 stainless, ~300 mesh size, but all the vendors i've found through google list prices that are pretty much equal to just ordering one from...

I've seen multiple three vessel HERMS or RIMS systems that also have a direct fire burner mounted under MLT. Can anyone explain why you would need/want a direct fire option if you have a HERMS or RIMS setup? Or were these set ups probably direct fire originally and then converted/upgraded to...

I recently purchased a weldless dip tube from norcal/jaybird bottom. I am getting around to assembling my keggle and am having a difficult time, the kit I was sent includes one each of the following: False bottom and stand Dip tube Compression fitting Coupling 1/2x1 1/2 nipple Lock nut...

I recently drove out to Sawyer, Mi and picked up a few barrels from Greenbush brewery, however I am realizing that the types of beer I brew right now does not lend itself to having a 5 gal barrel for aging. It has a wooden stopper, and still smells very much of whiskey and oak inside, although I...

And want to brew a sour. I've been reading as much as I can, but would appreciate any/all additional guidance. I have a few commercial sours, as well as two homebrew sours that I was just given, my basic plan is to use the dregs from both of these, mixed with some roselare. What are your...

Please don't turn this thread into a discussion of other mills, I've decided I want a monster mill and have already looked at all the other available options. That said, is there anywhere I can find them in person (Chicagoland) My neighborhood is having a rash of stolen packages and I can't...