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Purchased some equipment and now wondering what to do with it. Fogel 77 CuF freezer Glenco 44CuF refrigerator ADS industrial dish washer with extension tables A 3 compartment two faucet SS sink. If the liquor laws had passed here in Nov. I would have tried to use some of this for a small...

I bought a couple of these: http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=321514587280 Is anybody else using these for elements or even main power? I've seen a few 50 amp version but one description said the current rating was for a time of 1 second. This made me worried that all of thesee type of connectors...

Back in February I bought a Midwest Spa panel from ebay and didn't get it hooked up until this summer. Well, I could not engage that breaker at all so I contacted the seller to get a replacement. In the mean time I have been using a regular breaker to brew with. It took until...

Two panel set up Separate high voltage panel. I am working on a new setup and trying to come up with a drawing. I want to have 4 three way selector switches that switch from manual to auto(raspberry pi) and off for the elements and two pumps. I also need to figure out an automatic valve with...

Anybody buy a float switch from ebay and get rust all over the welded nut? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-Stainless-Steel-Liquid-Water-Level-Sensor-Internal-Horizontal-Float-Switch-/221414541425

Anybody have some California style 50 amp male flanged inlet and female locking connectors laying around?

I have this 1/2" valve: http://www.ebay.com/itm/290601557472?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 and this float switch...

I really want to make a double pipe wort chiller like in Jaded Brewing CFC I found the BYO article that talks about calculating the efficiency and had some questions about the formulas. I emailed BYO last week but no response yet, so I'll try here. I wanted to make sure I was estimating the...

So I did my biggest 5 gal beer today, a total of 19 lbs of grain. I was hoping for a IIPA with an OG of 8.7 but it was more in the low 7's. I should have known something was off when my first runnings were 1.075 and my second runnings were 1.045. But I had reached my pre-boil volume of 7.5 gal...

Raspberry Pi StrangeBrew Elsinore Basic Setup I'm no expert but I got this working for the most part. I have not tried to brew with it yet but I know others have. Here is how I set it up for the Raspberry Pi: Download and install latest NOOBS http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads...

I am finishing up a Dead Ringer IPA that I dry hopped for 4 days. I added 5 Habaneros de-veined and seeded. The total weight was 1 oz for 5 gal. Day 2 it tasted green peppery but on day 4 it was awesome. I am cold crashing now but was wondering if I should take the peppers out while I'm cold...

I bought one of these ph meters and some buffer solution but I got 4,7,10. If you look down the page it says: PH Calibration: 1. Immerse the electrode in PH 6.86(under the temperature of 25?)Standard buffer solution of phosphate and gently shake the electrode. 2. Regulate the trimmer...

I have a 3/4 HP blower motor that I want to use for my new MM2.2 Mill. On the wiring diagram it has 3 speeds but I don't know if using the lowest speed will drop the HP and torque too low. I also have not been able to figure out what the actual RPM would be at each of the speeds to know what...

I just brewed BierMunchers Centennial Blond and after 4 Days OG of 1.04 went to 1.002!!! Fermented at 165 Mashed 149 which I guess was the problem but that was what was recommended. Is there a way this could be an infection. I have had a lot other batches get this low but would not know the...

Here we go. I think I'm gonna do it. I have a 40 plate Keg Cowboy plate chiller that I bought on the For Sale section last year and am just now ready to use it. I was searching how to clean them and came across some nasty threads about the crap that never gets cleaned out so... Today I...

So as you guessed I'm having trouble with my water and there is a lot of info out there. I am trying to wrap my head around it. Can you let me know if I going about this the right way? Here is my water profile: Calcium 10.8 Magnesium 4.6 Sodium 13.4 Potassium 0.5 Iron...

Galaxy SMASH American IPA Type: All Grain Date: 11/27/2013 Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Boil Size: 7.49 gal Boil Time: 60 min End of Boil Volume 6.24 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 % Est Mash Efficiency 87.3 % Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU 14 lbs Perle /Pale Whole...

My last two AG batches have had a slight alcohol taste. First batch was a Kalamazoo brown kit from AustinHS. second was an IPA with Amarillo and Perle. This was the third time for this recipe and the other two were AWESOME. With this batch I forgot the Perle in the box and on brew day they were...

Not mine but this looks cool! Wish I lived closer. :( http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-OAK-BEER-CABINET-W-BUILT-IN-TAP-COPPER-SINK-LOCAL-MARLTON-NJ-AREA-/161158460759?pt=Antiques_Furniture&hash=item2585caf557

I have two heating elements, one is a 4500w fold back from Home Depot and the other is a Camco ULWD 5500 from Amazon. I will use a HERMs set up with a cooler for the mash tun, running a single pump with a 13.5 Gal keg for the HLT and a 15 Gal keg for the BK. What would the best configuration...