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Tomorrow morning (Wednesday) is going to be the inaugural brew on the new system. I didn't keep an updated build thread on the website so check the blog if your interested in that. Basically I built a system from scratch and purchased everything from fermenters to grain mill, kegs, chiller...

My friend and I built the Kal control panel, triple checked everything to make sure it was wired properly, turned it on and it shorted out because the adjustable dc power supply touched the back plate. When I turned the panel on the blue power light flashed and the main power relay turned on and...

Currently in the final stages of a Kal clone and wondering about the main power cord. The breaker box is the house and the brew rig is 45' away in a detached garage. What I want to do is hook the spa panel up inside the house with a dryer plug built in and build a 55' power cord with the dryer...

I'll try to keep this simple. A few months back I put a smoked barleywine in a 3gallon new oak barrel to age for a few weeks before bottling. The temp in the basement fluctuated too much for a few days, the barrel expanded and contracted and leaked out 90% of the beer. I brewed up another...

I am planning a build in the near future, going all electric, single tier using keggles for now and maybe upgrading to larger pots down the road. I was looking through different control panel builds and I think I am going to go with Kal's control panel because I really want to shoot for...

I made up a lambic starter and put half of it outside to wild ferment. It was about a quart of wort and it was out there for 12 hours. That was a week ago and it has since fermented pretty well but I got home yesterday and there was mold growing on top of the beer. Should I just rack out from...

Alright, for one reason or another my friend has asked me to piece together, price out and hopefully build a small pilot system in the vein of Kal's. It will use old 1/2bbl kegs and the control panel will be purchased directly from Kal as I have no intention (or ability) to design my own. Most...

I'm brewing up some starter wort tonight with wheat DME, light DME and Fuggles that have been sitting out for a week or so. My thought, since I don't have a stir plate, was to make up a 1 gallon batch and over the next few days pitch dregs from Cantillon, Boon, RR and Jolly Pumpkin as I drink...

I am embarking on a small barrel project and want some input. I am in process with a few full size barrels with some other brewers but wanted to do something on a smaller scale not only so I could do it by myself but also so I wouldn't have to age the beer as long in the barrel. I want your...

Planning on brewing a 10 gallon batch in a few days and wanted to split the wort (post boil and chilling) into two fermenters and pitch different yeast. The goal is to make 5 gallons of saison and 5 of a wheat beer. Recipe isn't finished but the idea is as follows... 10 gallon batch 50% pils...

I was at my LHBS the other week and they had plain, unmarked 5L mini-kegs like what Oberon and some other beers come in. I didn't ask about them but I got to thinking about using them like you would cask conditioned beer... just add priming sugar, fill and seal it up. The tap is built in and...

Would anyone be interested in a prohibition era capper? My friend found a few in his attic and it seems like they sell for around $65 in good condition, which these are. There is the style pictured and then another that has a wooden base. They all work well and even collapse down for easy...

I posted on here a while back about getting a small freezer that would hold three kegs. Well, I have picked up some kegs and snapped some photos of the freezer so here they are. I've order the ebay controller for the freezer and getting a co2 tank and regulator from a friend. All I...

I am interested in growing hops on the roof of my apartment building in downtown Chicago. Growing up, my family always had gardens with vegetables, herbs and flowers so now I want to grow hops and the only place I have is the roof. Here's what I am thinking at this point. My roof is long and...

There is a chest freezer available for me to use and the only things I know about it are the dimensions (which I figure is the most important). Here you go, inside dimensions are 16.5" deep x 26" wide x 29" high with an indent in the corner for the compressor. Outside dimensions are 31.5" x...

I'm brewing up a ginger beer next weekend and need some help with the recipe. I haven't found much information searching the forums so I was hoping you guys could help. I'm looking at doing 2 gallon batches in primary and then 1 gallon secondaries for "dry gingering." I figured this would let me...

Brewing up a beer for a friend and he's looking for a red ale with plenty of hops. I'm thinking I'll make something around 5%abv, <50ibus and with interesting malt character. The crystal malts are for body, the aromatic I thought would add complexity and 1lb of rye to make you wonder what's...

There are probably a few threads about this but I couldn't find any in the few seconds of searching I did. I work for a small retail shop in IL and we are putting in a tavern in the half of the shop not currently in use. My boss and I were talking about it today and he has been thinking about...

I know most people use puree or boil fresh or frozen fruit to add to their beer but has anyone used dehydrated fruit? The only reason I'm thinking this is because I have, and use, a dehydrator and this might be a great way to sanitize the fruit and make life easier as I can just turn on the...

This website has Siemens 2-pole gfi breakers for $32 NIB... that can't be right. Anyone have experience with this company? Is there some condition where I have to buy 5000 pieces at a time, is shipping $100? Circuit Breakers | Molded Case Circuit Breakers | Siemens Circuit Breakers Type QPF...