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All, I am starting on a one year keezer build. The reason I say one year is that I am building a house that will have a keezer built into it. I will try to get some pictures this week, but this is the general plan. I have framed a "window" into the wall that separates my outdoor kitchen...

So, over the years, I have collected my parts..... I have: 36" drop in drop tray. 4 taps 1 soda gun and enough parts for 6+ flavors 8.8 cu-ft freezer Regulators and tanks Hose, etc I planned to build something at my old house, but moved. Wife says she is never moving again. Too much work...

So, I defrosted the freezer that I plan to eventually use as a keezer and opened the drain to let it drain out. The next day, I opened the lid to see if it was done and water poured out of the edge of the lid. I the poked on the top and underside of the lid and it feels really soft and the...

So, I am building my electric brewery. For my HLT, I don't bet really plan to move it. It will be on an upper tier. I was thinking of either running PEX or copper to it, since it is only ever going to be filled with water. That would save me some money over the silicone hoses that are...

I am building an electric brewery and can build an RTD circuit or use a ds18b20 type sensor. What does everyone suggest? Do I really need the better option? My KISS, low budget, it's good enough..... Brew colleague says just do the DS route. Thanks

Ok, I have a 60 amp spa gfci box. I plan to buy a mini sub panel to wire off of the 60 amp gfci so I can have 30 amp 220v breakers for my elements. My question is, can I also have 110v breakers in the sub-panel as well? From what I have heard, if you do not have perfectly balanced 110...

Hello, I am working on an automatic brewery that runs unattended until just before transfer to fermenter. I thought of an way to prevent boil over and thought I would ask about it. What if I take a lid for my boil kettle, drill small holes around the perimeter, cut a large duct size hole...

Does anyone have any machinist quality drawings for tri-clamp ferrules? I just want the standard dimensions, even a cap would work. Looking for 2" and maybe 1.5". Other sizes would be nice too. Thanks

Hello all. I am working on an automated brewery using keggles. I read the zymatic pico brew manual for inspiration and discovered that they "boil" at 207 F for a longer time. Since my ultimate goal is to be able to run unattended during boil, I was considering lowering the temperature...

Hello all. I am building a system that was inspired by Kal, but is different. On my system, I will be able to boil one batch while brewing a second. The heaters are electrically independent and I was planning on running more current capacity to my control box. I am using keggles for my...

So, I was just thinking. If I have a pid controller with pwm control of my ULWD 5500watt rims tube feeding my MLT, would I even need an HLT? I could just flow my sparge water directly through my rims tube and have my pid controller warm the water to my set point. I would think that...

I have not selected my pid temperature controlled yet, but I do have a few questions that will let me plan. What brand/model are you using and are you happy? I noticed that there are multiple power options for most pid s. In Kal's example, it looks like he is using 120v to power his pid s...

So I have an idea, but I wanted to know if I am crazy or not. Here goes....... I bought 50 ft of 3/8 copper tube for use in a counter flow chiller. I bought 50 ft of high temp 5/8 heater hose. I bought brass fittings to combine the heater hose onto the copper tube like everyone else...

I am looking for home made vent hood designs. By home made, I mean the fabrication of the hood itself was done by you. I am thinking of making a wood vent hood with some sort of liner, but I would like to see what you did. Thanks in advance.

All I have a bunch of pallet racks that I plan to use for my brewery/shop. The vertical parts are blue and the horizontal parts are orange. All parts have some rust on them. My plan was to assemble them, then pressure wash any loose materials off, then spray with rustoleum rusty Metal...

So I did some home plumbing and next I plan to start setting up my brewery. I have occasionally had Teflon taped NPT joints leak, but I have never had an issue with Teflon pipe dope. I prefer pipe dope for that reason. Is there any reason not to use pipe dope on my electric brewery...

So, I think tap locks are a good idea in some instances, but I can't justify spending $50ea for a lock when I could add more taps for that cost. Plus with multiple taps, the cost adds up. Has anyone done a DIY tap lock or some other security feature on the cheap? Sent from my iPhone...

What is everyone using for your seal between a collar and a freezer? I am looking for options that allow the joint to hinge open. Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So, I have 18" between my counter and an overhead cabinet in my utility room. I was thinking of building a set of taps under there with the short black tap handles. Do you think that is enough space? I was thinking of putting the spout at maybe 10", so I would have 8" for the tap and...

Ok, so I have done a searches on the internet for rtd circuits. I plan to interface to an arduino. I have had various successes in my search but nothing that I did not have to modify. So, let's compile a thread with rtd circuits that have been tested and used for brewing. Sent from my...