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:confused:In looking through various builds on this board, I'm still confused about the Brutus system.:confused: My confusion is centered on the way that the Brutus sparges by mixing the wort with the sparge water. Scoates has an excellent diagram on this thread. What is the purpose of this...

So I'm thinking of putting together the wiring for my RIMS system in the following way. One element will be my RIMS tube, the other my eKeggle. The purpose is: 1. To be able to operate the two elements independently 2. To have the PID also work as my "ON" indicator. i.e. if the PID is...

So I'm beginning to set up a RIMS system and would like to monitor temperature at several places in the process. However, thermocouples and readouts can start to get both bulky and pricey! What I want is a simple measurement device and a simple readout. So, what to do but build my own...

So I've been dreaming of setting up a RIMS system and, after looking at a few other designs, here is what I've come up with. My goal is to have a system that eliminates the need for an HLT. I want to minimize the space required, so I want to stick with only the MLT and the brew kettle...

So the white oaks are beginning to produce a tremendous amount of acorns this year. Even though we had a serious drought this summer, we've had about 6 months worth of rain in the last 4 weeks...so the trees are ready to go! My question is, has anyone ever tried brewing with acorns/acorn...

So after reading a lot of questions such as... "How big does my CFC need to be?" "Is 1/4" tubing OK?" "How much water will I be using?" "How long will it take to drain my kettle?" ...I decided to do some calculations. And being the engineering nerd that I am, one thing led to another...

Terreros Pils A dry, crisp, traditional pilsner named after a martyr and founder of Mission San Saba in 18th century Texas! Ingredients Grain 10 lb German Pilsner Malt Hops 1 1/2 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) - Boiled for 60 minutes 1 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) -...

I currently have 3 go to lager recipes (a Bock, a Pils, and a Vienna) that I have been making repeatedly and enjoy. I currently have a frozen yeast bank with one strain (Wyeast Bavarian Lager 2206) which I use for all 3 recipes. However, sometimes I'd like to brew a quick ale and would like...

Metternich Vienna Lager A traditional, Vienna brew that Metternich himself might have quaffed! Ingredients Grain 8 lb Vienna Malt 1 lb CaraMunich 80L Hops 2 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) - Boiled for 60 minutes 1 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) - Boiled for 30...

So I'm in a bit of a pickle and thought I'd get some opinions. I normally brew 2 five gallon batches very close to each other (one on saturday, one on sunday). This way they're on the same fermentation schedule. But I went out of town 2 weeks ago and was only able to brew one batch. Now...

Brazos (Texas) Bock Don't let the simplicity of this recipe fool you, it's what makes it great! Ingredients Grain 12 lb German Munich Malt 1/2 lb German CaraMunich 80L Hops 2 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) - Boiled for 60 minutes 1 1/2 oz Halltertauer Hersbrucker (2.4%) -...

Howdy! My name is Luke and I'm a new brewer in College Station, TX. I'm a chemical engineer by trade and have my second batch of beer carbonating in the newly constructed kegerator. Just wanted to introduce myself and say that so far I've already learned a lot from this board. I hope to be...