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I have for sale TWO (2) Camco 02955 stainless steel heating element, 4500W, ripple ULWD. One is barely used (water boil tests only). One is never used. $30 each + shipping. Buy both for $60 and they ship free. Check out The Electric Brewery website for more detailed info. please email me at...

I'm looking for a method to finish about 12 gallons of wort from a 15 gallon electric keggle. I ran a boil test last night and my boil off came out to 1.5 gallons per hour, exactly what it used to be when I was using propane. I haven't yet tried to boil 13.5 gallons of wort but I'm pretty darn...

I'm building a new, very large, motorized mill. I'll be following the instructions for motorizing the mill in this thread. My question for you today, which big giant 3 roller mill is the best, and why? Is it the Crankandstein 328D? or is it the Monster Mill MM-3Pro? Or maybe your think the...

Anyone have trouble with their Barely Crusher not crushing grains? I've had it stop in the middle before but I've always got it going again. The rollers simply won't grab the grain. I took it apart completely, cleaned and dried the rollers, re-set the gap, still no crush. I can get them to grip...

Hi all, I've been piecing together the parts for a mostly kal style control panel for what seems like years now. It's finally time to finish this project and I've run into a snag. The last components I purchased were a 60a spa panel and the plugs required to supply that power to the panel. I...

It's been a while since high school chemistry, so just wanted to check my math with the hive mind. I bought a bottle of 85% food grade phosphoric acid from dudadiesel for mash acidification. I'd like to dilute it to 25% for use and the most accurate measurement tool I have is a scale. I...

Most builds I've seen or read of use the 1.5" FPT bottom fitting on the full drain inductor tanks. It seems to me that buying the 2" MPT style and a 2" FPT > 2" tri is the better way to go. With the 1.5" female you're creating a lip on the inside when you screw in the fitting. Is there...

The results of the 2015 AHA National Homebrew Competition are slowly trickling out and I have a question I can't find in all the FAQs the AHA has posted: What is the criteria for advancing to the final round judging? Gold medal winners from each region? Gold, silver, bronze medal winners from...

I've been making batches of starter wort from 2row and canning it in half gallon jars. It's worked well for a while, but canning only 4 jars at a time is a hassle. I'm now brewing more frequently and in larger batch sizes so making enough wort to keep up is actually eating into my brewing...

Just wondering what everyone with a HERMS setup is using. Couldn't find any mention in the search. Prior to my HERMS I'd mash almost everything at 1.25 qt/lb. my first couple mashes in the HERMS got a little sticky, so I've bumped it up to 1.33 qt/lb and that's seemed to help. I've also been...

I'm about to make a starter of WY2487 HELLA BOCK for a maibock I'm brewing next week. Here's what I know: wort volume: 6 gallons OG: 1.070 (17.5 plato) yeast "born on date": 01/25/11 Mr. Malty Pitch Rate Calculator says that I need 579 billion cells. Another way to look at it is I need...

Hey all, it's been a while. I'm starting to do some beginning research on a 1bbl electric HERMS system made from stainless steel drums, mostly following theelectricbrewery.com and the bluto555. Due to the volumes in play and the tendency of regular ol' elements to corrode and rust, I'm...

I have a good supply of older, mostly continental and/or noble variety hops that would be great for Lambics. Everything has been kept vacuum sealed, and is 2006-2008 harvest. Everything is $5/oz plus shipping (probably a priority mail flat rate box). PM me to arrange PayPal payment. I'll...

I know it's a little late in the season to get started on a beer like this, especially if it's in the 6%-8% range, but I have a friend that wants to brew one so we're going to give it a go. This brought up the question during my research, what defines this beer? I know it doesn't have it's...

I'm working on an e-HLT/HERMS build and I'm thinking it would be nice to have a bottom dump valve because I'll be whirlpooling and chilling in the HLT. I used the pvc coupler in the hole method to cut the top of one of my kegs and it worked brilliantly but I'm drawing a blank on how to cut a...

My eHLT/HERMS build planning is coming along. I'm working out where exactly I'd like all the holes on my keg, how big, what coupling, etc., and I'd like the ability to remove to element quickly without having to unscrew from a locknut and then worrying about getting it to seal when I replace it...

I really like the look of the sight glasses on the blichmann kettles and I'd like to try to reproduce them for my keggles. Anyone have any ideas? Obviously I'll start with square SS tube stock. 1" or maybe 1.25". I'll let the internals decide that for me. I want to use the sight glass tubing...

I made a 1 gallon starter for WY2206 Bavarian Lager with 2 smack packs to reach the correct pitch rate as calculated by Mr. Malty. Both smack packs swelled as usual. I fermented for 4 days at room temperature with o2 aeration to start, intermittent shaking, and a boost of o2 12 hours after I...

I just recently noticed a 240v 3 prong dryer outlet in my friends garage where I brew. It was hiding behind some scrap 2x4s. I've been planning a small HERMS upgrade to my HLT but was planning on using only a 120v element. Now that I've found this outlet my plans are changing for the better...

I just picked up 1 of these stainless NEMA 4X enclosures. I got the smaller 24x30 size, which is still massive, but I think it'll work out just fine. There is still a whole bunch of stuff still in the cabinet that the owner said I could probably get a couple hundred dollars for on eBay if I were...