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I was at a brewfest recently where someone was serving an esoteric German beer, which they said they had to lager and used honey, and which was deliciously refreshing. I recall the name started with a K, and found descriptions of a "kottbusser" online but thought the name was a bit longer...

None to speak of - it's worked quite well. The one thing I'd flag is that there isn't a ton of clearance behind the valve to insert your thermoprobe. I have an STC-1000, and there's enough clearance to angle the probe in. If you're using a different probe, check the clearance before you drill...

Made this mistake in my STC-1000 build, and was driven near insane trying to get the wires to play nicely in my enclosure.

I made the mistake of dumping the first round of dryhops in immediately after pitching the yeast, rather than waiting until fermentation was over... This is my first foray into dryhopping, so I was wondering whether the impact (especially in such an overwhelmingly hoppy beer) would be big...

Annnd closing the loop - did my first brew (8 gallon boil) with the control panel, wired as depicted in the 2nd post above. Worked flawlessly, and kept my mash within a degree of the target (151) for the full hour without any drama with any deviations being corrected pretty quickly. Made...

After poking around, made some fixes and simplifications to the design, which moot a few of the questions. Thought I'd post the revised design here in case anyone was curious, though I'll note I'm not an electrician (so, inspiration but not instruction!). Changes: Combined lines 1 and...

In the interests of getting second/third/.../nth opinions and not electrocuting myself or my wife when we brew, I was hoping one of you brilliant e-brewers could give my wiring schematic a once over: It's based off one of P-J's designs. I configured it to have two lines (at 120VAC), one to...

The yeast doesnt "work harder" at higher gravities; the work is harder for the yeast to do at higher gravities (and they stop doing it more quickly). Attenuation rates drop as you scale up the original gravity of a wort; an "easy" wort of 1.040 might get 75% attentuation; the same exact grain...

If I'm understanding everyone correctly, there are two parts to this answer... First: Your first runnings from the mash are going to be higher in gravity, which is why you want to boil your IIPA from the first runnings (you need more sugars to hit the higher OG) and your session ale from the...

Hey all - Working on a belma/cascade IPA recipe, and would love some input from the hive mind... I've done a number of batches of an earlier version of this recipe, which was far more weighted towards the bitter end with less emphasis on flavor/aroma. I've shifted a hefty portion of the hop...

Orthogonal question (and not to derail this discussion, which I'm following with great interest) - I realized after buying all my parts and having a custom aperture drilled for a power receptacle for this setup that the original design called for a 120V/20a receptacle, and the receptacle (from...

Since the kettle can be heated via direct fire too, I mainly just need the RIMS to be able to hold the temp consistently - when ramping, I'll augment with a propane burn. The 1500W elements I found were typically much smaller, and I'd prefer to keep the watt density as low as possible. Bought...

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Hey all - Planning my RIMS system (following P-J's excellent diagrams, namely this one) and was hoping for a sanity check on my parts list... Any wiser minds have additions to the below? RIMS Tube (Brewhardware.com) Heating Element (to be purchased from Home Depot, see below) (from...

What is the total grain bill? I may not sweat having only 1/2 my required amount of black patent... Even with 8 oz you're going to get the SRM for your porter, and at least some roastiness. Depending on your bill, I may just mash without replacing.

Hey all - I'm scoping out the parts list for a RIMS build (so as to gauge cost and such), and can't seem to find any ideally sized project boxes/enclosures. The medium aluminum enclosure from Auber is just a tiny bit too small for my needs (I want to have the PID and four buttons on the...

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P-J - Forgive me for dredging this six-month old thread up, and for the novice question, but what is the structure in your diagram between the RIMS outlet and the PID panel? I feel comfortable enough with the wiring to attempt your setup, but am still learning terminology and such. Is this...

+10 gallons IPA = 20727

As it turns out, it appears I don't (and didnt use one during the last batch). I had read someplace online that the suction from the pump could cause the grain bed to compact, which could cause a stuck sparge. Didnt seem to be an issue on my batch though.