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I'm trying to put together a CIP system, and am using a NorthStar Pump that draws 10A at 12V. To power it, I ordered a 12V 10A AC/DC power supply from Amazon. However, when I connected the power supply to the pump, the power supply immediate shuts off, as if it was overloaded. To...

I'm putting together a parts list for a CIP system. I need a small diameter nozzle, as I'll be using it to clean carboys. I'm curious whether anyone is aware of any "gotchas" with any of these nozzles - anything I'm not considering? GW Kent twk-rotating nozzle This is my preferred choice...

I'm planning on building an inline oxygenation system, using a diffusion stone and an O2 tank with a flow meter. From what I've read online, I may not need a sight tube, since the flow meter should be sufficient for ensuring that I'm not putting too much O2 in the wort. But I have the parts...

I'm considering branching out in my brewing adventures by making lambics and meads. Both of these have long fermentation cycles, which means I'll be more inclined to do larger batches. That said, I'm considering learning how to ferment in sanke kegs. I've found several options for how to...

I recently switched to brewing all-grain but am missing my target gravity, and I'm trying to figure out where things are going wrong. The following calculations are based on this Guinness Draught Clone. I'm not positive that I'm doing the calculations correctly, but it looks like...

I recently finished a room that's (mostly) dedicated to brewing, and I thought I'd spruce it up with some quick-reference posters. One thing I thought would be handy/fun would be a list of gotcha's that can be relatively easily avoided if you practice good brewing techniques. There have been...

I made a 10 gallon batch of Centennial Blonde a couple weeks ago, and on a whim, racked one of the carboys (5 gallons) onto 2 lbs raspberries. It wasn't until later that I realized that I probably should have saved the fruit until the secondary, but too late now. I did look around, and see...

Yet another hurdle on my path to an electric brewery! I hadn't thought/read about rust on the heating elements, so after running my tests, I let the water sit in my keggles for future tests. I went down the next night, and was surprised to see the heating elements in my HLT and BK were...

I've been working to install an electric system in my brewery, and finally got to the testing stage yesterday afternoon! While calibrating my RTD thermometers, I noticed a drastic temperature difference between the temperature shown on the PID and dial thermometer on my HLT. At first, I...

I'm finishing up my AG brew rig, which is an indoor (electric) gravity fed keggle system that uses a pump with a RIMS system in the MT, and another pump through a chill plate after the BK. That said, I have a lot of equipment and hoses that I'm unfamiliar with cleaning and sanitizing, and I'm...

I'm in the planning stages for converting my brew system to electric. I'll be putting in a RIMS system, as well as electric heating elements for my HLT and BK. Ideally, I'll use a single control panel to control them all. I based my design on Kal's tutorial, with the following changes...

I'm considering going electric, and have been reading a huge number of posts regarding RIMS/HERMS and using a control panel to control the entire brew process. I really like the sort of set-up that the electric brewery uses, but my inclination is to use a RIMS system, rather than HERMS (as Kal...

(Long-time lurker, first time poster here, with a question I'm hoping you guys can weigh in on) After several years' brewing hiatus, I'm finishing up a 3-tier brew stand, which will allow me to do AG batches! I'm getting pretty close, but I have a question about flame quality related to the...