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It's a grey area for sure. The effects of mash temperatures is well documented, allowing us design a beer and replicate it. We're doing our best to achieve that target temperature as soon as possible. Ramping, which is really what we're doing, adds ambiguity. Are there discernible...

I looked into that possibility when doing my system. I believe I ran into an issue of food grade cam locks not being rated for our temperatures. Just curious, why not tri-clover?

Ed, you guys do CO2 refills?

I had a similar setup but got tired of using the cordless drill. It would get stuck at slow speeds and had trouble with wheat and a small gap. The chuck would also slip sometimes. Got a used gearmotor with a starting capacitor and it chews through anything with a flick of a switch.

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He could drown in a bucket though so carboy is clearly better because of anti-drowning abilities.

Soak in oxyclean for a few days in the sun and everything melts away. I like how glass smells new after every clean, unlike plastic.

+1 Glass Carboy + Handle + Care

Agreed. This newly hired assistant is not working out as planned. When I said "go check the boil kettle thermocouple and make sure it's secure", he simply said "BOON!", and proceeded tug the 'balloon' downward. He's been with me for a year but I had to let him go. Good help is hard to find...

I just saw your rig in the electrical forums. Nice, you win! :D

I think i win for smallest rig. It's all electric and uses the RIMS as an instant water heater for fly sparging. Build thread here.

I have a similar problem. Bought a sack of wheat and have lots to use before it goes bad. Have plenty of wit so i'm going to the darker wheat side, dunkelweizen. Adding some munich, a little chocolate, and hefe yeast.

Excellent documentation. I'd have to agree with some of the others. I think it's great to explain how each component works and provide tips but providing idiot proof schematics is a line I would not cross. Like someone else said, if they need schematics provided to them, they aren't competent...

Can we argue now? I think you guys covered everything. I'd argue scorching is not an issue with an electric RIMS with PID control. HERMS is stratification proof although I'm not sure how significant stratification is with a RIMS. There's significant velocity and turbulence in the heating...

My 1 year old discovering a new toy...

2-Vessel All Electric Brewery

Maybe it was a few minutes longer. I didn't save my temp data so it's just an estimate. I was definitely pushing the recirc as fast as possible, basically matching the pump flow to the drain flow. 3 to 4 quarts per minute seems about right.

I ramped about 5 minutes for the 122 to 154 step and around 7-8 minutes for the mash out. It could have been faster but I didn't want to overshoot the temperature too much. Here's my Hoegaarden clone: Recipe: Weakness for Wheatness (Hoegaarden) Brewer: Sizz Style: Witbier Type: All Grain...

I wouldn't do anything permanent to that pot. You may find one bigger or flatter down the road. Make a heatstick out of that element.....