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Yesterday was the first brew day on my new system, this will be the third panel I have built and was really happy with the way it came together this time. I added a few more bells and whistles this time though, and have run into a little bit of a issue that has me scratching my head. First...

Hi All, Been building my new system for the past few months, and am done with the High voltage connections and am finishing up the wiring for all the low voltage controllers, All the high voltage AC power is grounded to the same bus, and was wondering if there is a problem with grounding all...

Hi All, I'm in process of upgrading my old panel it is a 12x12x8 30A two 5500W element system. I've been running it for about four years and have noticed that it generates a lot of heat, probably getting up to 120-125 in side the box during a brew day. Im looking to add some outlets for a...

First of all Id'd like to thank Pj and Kal for the help building my system and making it safe. But after 3 years, I have finally had a failure and it was not a big deal because of PJ and Kal. Mid boil my circuit breaker pops and after a quick inspection I find the plug had over heated and...

Brew day with the NEW conical from the HBT spike brewing contest! In honor of our first brewer...President I decided to brew a golden strong belgian ale for the inaugural run of the spike brewing conical. First off, I am very grateful to have won this contest, and am very impressed with the...

I'm a little stumped. I've been doing some programing on my BCS, and the process0 button seems to no longer be available in the main control page. Ive looked all over in the settings but I cant seem to figure out why I can't select process0...Any Ideas?

Anyone out there have a way to access the or a, BCS GUI interface and edit the processes without having the BCS on or available? Any virtual BCS shells or programs I can download and run? I'd like to be able to edit a process, then save the file and then load that file on the the BSC at a...

Thought Id share this little project. I have a couple tight turns in my brewing setup, that when I'm running hot wort through the lines they can collapse if I'm not careful. I bought these Stainless springs from McMaster Carr, they fit nicely over 1/2" ID silicone hose and can be cut to...

I saw this on ebay today, and am a little intrigued. Hanna has a whole line of testers for marine use, the Chlorine, Calcium, Iron and Alkalinity testers could be very useful in a brewing setting. at $50 each they are not too pricy. Anyone have experience using these...

I built my motorized grain mill similar to the BYO motorized grain mill project , minus the guard they show. recently my little son was grabbing the 10" sheave, the mill was unplugged. But it got me a little worried that Im just asking for an accident with this thing. Anyone out there...

I did a little upgrade to my rig this weekend, thought I'd share. For my kettle and HLT I have a float switch in them to prevent dry firing. Originally I had the float switches connected through a modified 1/4" head phone jack that plugged in to the front of the control panel. I really did not...

HI, I have been running my BCS460 for about 4 years now, and in its current configuration for about 2 years without much issue. A while back the #2 SSR that controls my pump stopped working, and i figured it was the SSR. Today I decided to swap out the SSR, but before I did i tested it one...

I think this is more out of curiosity, though I'd really like to build a 2.5bbl system some day so I can fill a 55 gallon barrel in one brew. The system I'm imagining would need 6 5500 watt element and use an tankless water heater as an HLT. I've seen 6000W high density, but I'm curious if...

Who knows about these? Are VFD only made to control 3 phase motors? from what I have read there are some units that output single phase that could control a march pump, but they are less common. There are a lot of inexpensive single phase input, three phase output options but they would require...

Hi All, Im looking to add a second Chillus Convolutus CFC to my set up. If any one is looking to get rid of one PM me. I figure Ill take a stab at it here before I order it from More beer.

About a year ago we had the owners of Old mission brewery from Encenada BC MX come to one of our CHUG meeting. we where sampling their beers and I had the idea to do a milk stout with Horchata. This last weekend I finally got around to trying to brew this beer. with some discussion with...

Any one have any experience with this polarware pot and an induction cook top? BrewRight 8 gallon Induction ready I'm looking to do 5 to 6 gallon boils on an induction hot plate, but am not sure If I will have the wattage with the plate I have. I know Induction heating is vary efficient...

First of If you have not done this, please don't just chime in about Ale esters and off flavors from pitching lagar yeast too warm. On Friday night I was judging southwest regional NHC with the owner of Lightning brewery here in San Diego. Had a great time judging with him, tons of good...

I recently bought a more beer conical, and really liked the idea that the brewhemoth people had using an immersion coil to control temps. I had Zach at Stainless brewing fabricate me a 3" coil and a 3" TC cap to fit on the conical. I decided to see how cold a 1/10hp aquarium chiller could...

Is any one using these in areas where you are fermenting? I have a small room I built in my garage where I ferment, It is sealed off fairly well but still gets a little dusty. Any one have experience with using one?