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I have been running my own little 'electric' brewery for a couple of years. My kettle has a 5500 watt 220v element in it, and I would typically bring my wort to a boil, then simmer at 40%. Recently, i noticed that it took much longer to bring my wort to a boil, and my 'simmer' required...

Hi Folks, I have an electric brewery setup. Recently, I upgraded to a basic RIMS setup, using coolers. My wort is transferred through Pex plumbing pipe. The pump I used was a cheap ebay pump, and it served the purpose. Alas, recently it passed away. The excitement of brewing must have been...

Hi Folks, I have an electric brewery setup. Recently, I upgraded to a basic RIMS setup, using coolers. My wort is transferred through Pex plumbing pipe. The pump I used was a cheap ebay pump, and it served the purpose. Alas, recently it passed away. The excitement of brewing must have...

I have an electric brew setup (control panel with 3500w liquor tank, 5500w watt kettle, all controlled through PID's) I'm adding a recirculation setup for my mash tun; the wort will leave the mash tun, be pumped through a separate heated coil, and returned to the tank. I have copper (for my...

Hi folks, i have been looking for a GFCI 30 amp (dryer) cord for several weeks now, with no luck. I hear they used to be on Ebay, but i don't see them there either. Anyone have one to sell, or know where I can get one? I am in Canada, but usually have no problem buying from the U.S...

hey folks, So I'm in the process of designing a system similiar to Kal's (electricbrewery.com). Not going to be as 'shiny', but eh. i have two questions: I installed a 30 amp GFCI breaker in my panel the other day, and hooked it up to a 4-wire dryer plug. Seems all good, voltage tests...

Thinking of eventually building a herms system. IT seems most people go for 1/2 inch copper tubing, that I have seen. Is there a benefit to this? 3/8 is a fair bit cheaper, and wouldn't it have more surface area to dissapate heat?

Hi Folks, I know some people use Little Giant pumps, but has anyone used the MPFV12? It's a 12v 360GPH pump with stainless stell head. I can't seem to find the specs online, but is it safe to assume that any pump with a stainless steel head is okay??????

Help me out here. I am very familiar with household 120v wiring, but have not worked with 240v much. On several pages, I see that people have three wires coming to the kettle, two hot, and one grounded to the kettle. However, how does this relate to the Panel? With a three prong...

Ok, So I am moving the ol' brewing indoors. I have been brewing for just over two years, I've done a couple dozen batches. I don't have the dime for a setup like electricbrewery.com (go Senators!), at least not yet. I want to start small while keeping things efficient. After a...

okay, I suspect I will NOT buy this, but: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ground-Fault-30A-GFI-Breaker-15mA-KD-LS-2123-220-240vac-/370483387893?pt=BI_Circuit_Breakers_Transformers&hash=item564287ddf5 here is a GFCI 30A 240v breaker for $30........ too good to be true???

Hey Folks, been pondering an indoor brew setup. I have been doing all-grain for three years now, and love it. I have a bango burner that works great for my boils. (I usually do a 90minute boil, and I guess-timate a cost of $4-5 dollars worth of propane per boil). I had thought of setting...

Hi Folks, I am interested in trying to build a RIMS system, on the cheap. Pumps are a fortune, but the below, on ebay, seems good. specs: listed as a 'hot water' pump 11 L /min about $50 claims to be potable water safe...

I am making my first hefeweizen. For most beers I would use a clearing agent. I am assuming that one should NOT use a clearing agent with wheat beers??

Ok, I have two 5-gal kegs. These are used 'pepsi' kegs from Keg Connection online. I did off a couple of batches of beer recently, a Czechvar clone, and a 'cream of three crops' batch. Frankly the Czechvar came out AMAZING! My first lager, and I am hooked. The Cof3C's I have made...

Hi folks, I picked up an ebay refractometer (I know, some of you might be already shaking your heads). It is listed as a salinity refractometer, and has a built in SG scale to 1.070. Problem is, I am not getting the right readings from it. a SG of 1.020 (measured by my hydrometer) is...

Ok, I just read this on beertools.com (http://www.beertools.com/html/articles.php?view=245), written by Eric Watson 1) First Wort Hopping: Don't ! This was a technique adopted by German brewmasters in the early 80's under the premise that it produced a "finer bitterness" than traditional...

so, I've been doing some AG brews for a while now, praying my local water is good, and using 52 stabilizer. Things are going good, but I'd like to start adjusting my water chemistry. I got a copy of the local water profile, and using Palmer's spreadsheet...

So I'm doing another run of Orfy's hobgoblin clone, which is excellent by the way, and was thinking about doing some First Wort Hopping. So, having read a number of sources, I'm confident to go ahead and toss the flavor hops in with the first runnings (which I would normally add with 15...

Hey folks, I am pondering the idea of an Alba clone. Truth is, I've never had Alba but it sounds really interesting. Here is a description for those not familiar: Introduced by the Vikings, spruce and pine ales were very popular in the Scottish Highlands until the end of the 19th...