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Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there's anything left to try to get this PID to work properly. I've autotuned many times, played with some of the values, and even autotuned with a mash tun full of grain to fully simulate the actual use of my system. I'm using a RIMS tube to recirculate to a...

I recently figured out something about my PID that allowed me to autotune it much more precisely. I'm not sure if every PID has this feature, but if, like me, your PID tended to overshoot a degree or two after autotuning it, this might help. It turns out my PID, Auberins Sy-2362 has a...

In the last year I've really gotten into sours. Now I'm about to take possession of a 55 gallon barrel from my brew club. We were planning to fill it with a Duchesse de Bourgogne clone fermented with Roselare. But now I'm looking over my brewery area in the basement and thinking that I'm...

Is this how things work with the three position, maintained switch? When switch is turned to the left, it activates the contact block on the left. Its normal state then changes. So NO ---> closed activating the coil of my contactor. If turned to the right, it activates the contact block...

Sorry for the stupid question. I've bought a few elements that have claimed to be ULWD and I speculate that they are not. Having some scorching issues with the RIMS when trying to ramp mashes from protein rests, etc. I recently got this 220V element to run at 120V in the RIMS Was supposed...

I have an electric rig with a RIMS setup. My BK element has no PID or PWM and runs at 4500W. I sometimes find this is slightly too much juice for a 13-14 gallon boil. I'd like to use my existing PID to dial it down in manual mode. Plus, it'd be nice to have a physical switch on the RIMS...

First off, GRRRRRRRRRRRR! Was making a pilsner today. I was planning on brewing at a buddy's place on his outdoor propane system. Well, he tripped heading outside and rolled his ankle pretty badly. I had already crushed all the grain so the brewing moved to my indoor electric. Long story...

I recently did a protein rest for a pilsner. The gelatinous spooge from the rest and the ramp from 122 degrees to 150 degrees left me with some scorching. I have 1500 LWD element. I was hoping that a 220V element, run on 120V would help me avoid this issue. Is the 5500W 220V element run...

I'm wondering if anyone has worked out a good way to do a decoction mash in an electric rig with an element mounted in a keggle. Would an ULWD heat stick work for this purpose? Just thinking out loud about the possibilities. Seems like this is one of the limitations of this kind of...

Hey all, I'm looking to do my first Bohemain Pilsner next weekend. The recipe calls for a double decoction mash. I normally brew 11 gallon batches, so that's what I'm planning here. I'm all electric in my basement with elements mounted in keggles and a RIMS tube for the mash. My keggles...

I'm wondering what element to buy for doing 11 gallon batches using 220V. I won't be using a PID, just a switch with a relay, so I need about 4000W as I won't be able to dial down the element at all. I'm look for LWD or ULWD. I've heard the typical ripple elements may not work with a...

After I had some scorching in the RIMS tubs I decided to go with something more removable. Right away I found this at Brewershardware. Before I go into the review, let me say that if you have a LWD element, you may be fine recirculating cleaning fluids. Although I ordered an ULWD element...

I had a bit of scorching in my RIMS tube today. I'm switching to a tri-clover style attachment to more easily clean it. So I was looking for a new 1500w LWD element. Hoping for copper or stainless. I found a few possibilities, then noticed some are "resistored" and others are...

I use pure 02 for oxygen with a stone. I just saw a post where someone claimed that with pure O2 you could saturate your wort with O2 and "suffocate" the yeast. He was basically trumpeting his aquarium pump oxygenation setup, where you can't over-oxygenate. Any truth to this? I use a...

A guy at work is running a coffee program with learning disabled kids where they sell coffee around the school. He came over a while back and looked over my kegerator system. He's been bugging me ever since to find a way to put brewed coffee in a keg. I guess brewing it up per use is huge...

My first brew day with the new control panel. Sometimes, not 100%, when I turn off my pump, it trips the gfci in the main panel. Turning on does not trip anything, only when I turn it off. Any ideas? Exhaust fan and keggle elements don't trip anything. Does the spinning action...

I finished wiring up my panel tonight. I decided to do a continuity test to check that everything was grounded. I have a stainless steel panel that I painted. What I found was that the inside of the panel read zero when I touched it and the ground bus bar. However, when I touched the...

I have three identical DPST contactors. I just wired the last one and it makes a louder "hum" than the other two. I guess it's not that different, but it's definitely louder. A sign of something or no big deal? Here's how I wired it. The neutral wire does go to the other side of the...

Will a fast acting fuse work okay to protect wire leading to a heating element. The fuse is 20 amps and the element should only draw 16 amps. I would've preferred slow blow, but I can't find them locally and I want fuses I can drive up the street to a local shop and replace if needed...

I read that it was allowable to have up to 16 #12 wires in 3/4" EMT. Yeah, good luck getting that done. I have 8 and it wasn't easy to pull those. I was going to run a separate ground wire. But now I'm wondering if I can use the metal conduit as the ground here. I don't know if I can pull...