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All stainless 10 gallon HERMS system with stainless stand. All stainless ball valves, silicone hoses with quick connects, March pumps, RTD sensors, HLT is powered by a 5500 watt element, the boil kettle is powered by a blichman propane burner, all stainless steel HERMS coil. PID keeps track of...

Hi all, I welded S/S male pipe fitting on to my hlt for ball valves, etc. And on the inside of hlt where I welded has started rust and seems to get worse every time I use my system. I haven't had much problem with taste in my beer but I was wondering if anyone knows if this could be a...

Hi everyone I am have a little issue with my control panel. Every time when it is on and there is liquid on the stand I can feel electric current running through the water. Not a lot but enough to know its there. I have traced it to I believe its somewhere between the plug to the box because it...

I switched to using silicone tubing for brewing and I loved it except I had problems when the silicone got hot the hose clamps I used ate into the silicone hose causing it to make holes. I am using your common hose clamp and I was wondering if there is something else I should be using to attach...

Hi everyone, I was going to make a yeast starter but realized I was out of DME but I have extra grain. I should be able to steep the grain until I get a O.G. I want for my starter? Has anyone done this or should I just get DME. Any insight would be awesome. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I have some items up for sale. I had planned on building a HERMS system with a propane system but went ended up making a electric system instead so I have these brand new never used 10" Low Pressure propane burner setup and 2- 6" Stainless Steel 1/2" mnpt thermowells that I...

Hi everyone, I have been building a HERMS system and I have ran into a bit of a problem. My pumps aren't going to have enough power to push my liquids around on my stand. I have two March 809 115 volt 1/25 hp pumps right now. I thought about reducing the diameter of my tubing which is believe is...

I bought silver solder to use with soldering a couple of couplers to a boil kettle. The solder had a low melting point at 450 degrees which made it easy to work with but I didnt take in consideration now that I use a 74000 btu burner that might get the solder to hot and cause it to melt again...

Hi i have a welded coupler on one of my sanke keg kettle and i was wondering if anyone knows if you could use JB weld to take care of the leak and if there is any drawbacks? Cheers, Andrew Thacher

Is it alright to use regular table sugar instead of dme for a yeast starter? If not what would be a good substitute?

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where i could get a 240V 30 AMP GFCI adapter for a 4 wire power cord? I am building a electric herms system and i need a power cord to power my control panel. Thanks. Cheers, Andrew

I have RTD sensors for my MT and HLT but I am trying to figure out where I should place them to get the best efficient out of them. I have seen people install sensors straight into the HLT and MT but I have seen it where people insert them on the outside into a T fittings on the ball valve. I...

I been saving up somemoney to buy a stainless conical and I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this fermentor and if it is worth the extra money to buy one or if I should just go with a normal stainless steel. Any feedback would be appreciated. Cheers!

I am designing a herms system and I am trying to figure out a good way to return the mash liquor into the mash tun after it goes through the copper coil in the HLT, does anyone have some suggestions? Thanks. Cheers! Andrew

I want to start doing 15 gallons batches but I don't want to spend the money to buy a conical and I really don't want to split the batches up and ferment them seperately either, so does anyone have any good idea?

I am looking for a reliable electronic burner regulator that I can use to hook up tp my burner that uses a Ranco temperature contoller. I want to control the temp on my HLT and use a HERMS system in it. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to get my hands on such a regulator?