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With turkey day quickly approaching. My excitement is becoming hard to contain. I have been planning on smoking my Thanksgiving turkey. I recently learned a good smoked turkey needs to be brined 12 to 24 hours. Prior to smoking. I have found a couple of brines I am interested in doing. But I...

I am finally finished building the electric part of my brewery and contemplating building a stainless mash tun. So I can take advantage of consistent temperature control and pumps. I will install a heat exchanger in my HLT and a false bottom in the mash tun. As well as in line sensors and all of...

I have been a member of home brew talk for quite some time and never realized how diverse this forum really is I have been involved mostly with home brewing beer and am finding out there is so much more here I might have to contribute in a more financial way Ilove to smoke meat and barbecue and...

I need to get some feedback on Blichmann floor burners I recently upgraded to electric brewing and have my old Blichmann burners for sale. They are approximately two to three years old and have probably less than 12 hours use on them. I put them on sale on a Facebook swap and shop they look the...

I am in the process of inputting parameters for an Auber SYL 2362 PID controller. I have three PT 100 RTD sensors in my system and two possible codes for these sensors they don't specify other than being pt 100 rtd's any temperature range but the code input does. I'm not sure what code to use...

Has anyone on the forum built a controller from one of the diy kits from e brew supply I could use a little help trouble shooting after initial power up. I.e. The e stop doesn't shut down the whole system. Shouldn't it

I have put hot water tank elements in my boil kettle and hot liquor tank can anyone recommend a silicone sealant to seal the inside of the electrical box just as an added measure of protection against leaking

Has anyone taken a stainless wort chiller and fit it to a hot liquor tank for a herms coIl I saw one on Midwest supply's site for 75 bucks is it worth the time to try ?

I'm preparing to drill holes in my hot liquor tank and boil kettle for electric heating elements I hope to add a herms circulation loop as soon as I have the money but for now where should I drill and mount the heating element any advice would be greatly appreciated

I am wiring rtd sensors into a Auber syl 2362 pid controller. I bought 3 pre wired socket that mount in the bottom of my controller and attach with a quick connect locking cord. The rtd's are three wire rtd's so are the cords and sockets. I am having trouble figuring out how to hook these up...

Has anyone built a 30 amp pid controlled controller. Using the line diagrams from Electric brewing supply. I have started running into questions and can't seem to get them on the phone

I am preparing to build my control panel for my brewing. I have installed a 30 amp circuit and a spa disconnect with a 2 pole gfi breaker. As well as a 120 volt 20 amp circuit with a gfci receptacle. I originally planned to use the 20 amp circuit for control power and use the 30 amp strictly to...

I have been contemplating building an electronic brewing system. I am comfortable working with electricity. But unfamiliar with solid state electronics. I have read through several threads concerning controllers, probes, timers and such. And am searching for any articles that might explain or...

Hey guys I am in the process of setting up a basement bedroom as an area to brew. I installed a sink and have two refrigerators and a bunch of shelving for brewing gear. I am trying to make the best use of every square inch of space. There are wheels on several pieces of shelving so the room is...

I am still deciding where I will purchase pid's for a control panel build I recently found a link to ebrew supply and have been browsing their line diagrams https://ebrewsupply.s3.amazonaws.com/schematics/30a-2E-BCS-Kit-2014.pdf I notice they have a #6 cu at the beginning of their diagram being...

I am currently planning a e brew set up and am working with limited space. How far away from a drywall covered wall would be ideal for a functioning HLT or boil kettle. Would a steel panel or hardi backer be beneficial as a heat shield or would it trap heat and make the problem worse.

I have been all grain brewing for about a year now. And with a few minor exceptions the beer I have made so far has been pretty good. I have been brewing with a gravity feed hot liquor tank. I tend to lose about ten degrees of heat from my hot liquor tank through attached hose to my mash tun...

I was talking recently with the owner of my LHBS about calculations and general use of mathematics used in brewing. As my math skills are weak I tend to rely on brewing programs like Beersmith and online calculators. I can figure out some of the mathematics most Brewers use but I still rely on...

I don't know if others have difficulties finding specific types of yeast. I have been thinking about ordering yeast from More Beer or Northern Brewer. I'm really curious what other people's experience has been. It looks like many online orders come from California which is only a two day drive...

I am in the middle of my first kegging experience and so far am not to happy with it. I put 4.5 gallons of beer in a 38 degree fridge for 6 days at 9 psi and not much carbonation. I drew about a pint and got about two inches of foam but not much in the beer.I have been reading about guys carbing...