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I contacted Blichmann about a longer float valve rod for my Auto Sparge. This was the response: "We just got our new, longer rods in at the end of last week. We have a nine inch, part number BE-00259, and a twelve inch, part number BE-000260 available. If you contact your retailer they will be...

My system is hybrid gas/electric system. I'm running a 1650 watt 110 volt element. I designed it to use the propane at a very low setting to speed up heating, and maintain a boil. So, here's the issue. I installed a push button battery operated ignitor in the control panel, and ran the wires out...

I'm using 120volt neon indicator lights in my control panel. They are hooked up after the ssr to indicate when power is being supplied. For some reason they are always on. They do get brighter when the ssr closes, but are lit dimly before. What would cause this?

Ok, I built myself a plastic conical, I dumped some yeast, and have no idea what to do with it. I know how to wash yeast from a carboy or bucket, but this stuff is much thicker, and I believe free of trub. So do I just cap it and throw it in the fridge?

Well I've done it. I sold my motorcycle to get funds to upgrade my brewery. I see an all electric rims system, fermentation chamber, and acouple conical in my future.

So I got my first stirplated starter going. Is there a differance in how a stirred vs a non stirred starter looks and acts?

Can someone who understands PID's and electricty look at this and tell me if I need and SSR with it, and explain the wiring diagram. I plan to use it with at 110 volt element and use a thermocouple. http://webbuilder2.asiannet.com/ftp/1752/UM90901B.pdf

I just bought one of these on eBay for $21.00 shipped. http://iphone.ebay.com/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?aid=160404245273&ebayref=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%3A80%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D160404245273%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AL%3AOU%3AUS%3A1123%26autoredirect%3Doff thoughts?

So I open my keezer today and find black mold everywhere. I mixed up a bleach solution, and hose it down with the bleach solution. Let it sit for 30 minutes, rinse, and then hit it with a slightly higher then normal solution of starsan. The mold looks like it is gone, but it was everywhere...

Is a 2" beer shank long enough to work through a 3/4" piece of plywood?

I got a Wyeast activator pack of Irish ale yeast yesterday. I let it warm up for two hours and then smacked it. Nothing happened. No big deal. I've had that before. The yeast was packaged in October. I made a 2 ltr starter of 1040 wort. I pitched it 16 hrs ago. In the past even when it didn't...

I made a sparge manifold out of PVC, and used PVC cement to bond the connections. It smells terrible even several hours after putting it together. Does anyone know how long it takes for the smell to disipate? Any risk of it causeing an off flavor in my beer?

I brewed a Belgian Witbier, and it has been in the primary for 7 days. It had an original gravity of 1.047, and I'm fairly certain that it has hit it's FG. it is at 1.008 now. There is still a thick layer of yeast on top. Should I wait till it drops out, or go ahead and rack to secondary...

I'm going to be in Muncie with my family tomorrow. Can anyone recommend a brewpub that is family friendly, or if not a brew pub, someplace that I can get quality craft brew on tap.

Does anyone know how many atmospheres a beer bottle can hold?

What is the deal with my March Pump. I have no issue priming it until I try to prime it with boiling wort. I've tried every thing I can think of, but it just will not stay primed when I'm trying to run boiling wort through it for the last 15 minutes of the boil. As soon as it stops boiling...

Here we go! I just doughed in and thanks to Beersmith, I hit my mash in temp of 52 degrees right on the nose.:rockin:

I have a 54,000 BTU burner (regulator says 5PSIG on top) that I'm using with a Keggle. I tested my setup yesterday, and it took about an hour to boil 7 gallons. It was a pretty weak boil at that. The ambient temperature yesterday was around 45 degrees. I used a windscreen to keep the wind...

Ok, I have everything I need to finish up my all grain system except for the hoses. I bought a plate chiller, and I need to know if it is absolutely neccessary to get the silicone hoses or are the reinforced pvc hoses good enough. I know they are only rated for 150 degrees, but... :confused:

I just bought a 60 Qt. Igloo Ice cube. I think it will make a great MLT. The only thing I'm concerned about is that the lid is hollow, and devoid of insulation. Has anyone ever filled a hollow cooler lid with expanding foam. Would it even make much of a difference.