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2/10 vs 3/10 EHERMS Wiring Setup I have a 50 amp panel outlet in my garage, and I also came into possession of a 50 amp GFCI breaker for my box. The problem is that the outlet is a dryer outlet with 2 hots and 1 ground. Before I call out an electrician to install the GFCI breaker that...

I've been wanting to try a dry cured meat, but my family are cattle ranchers so pork has a bit of a familial taboo (don't speak about chicken to them) in addition to the fact that we're always knee deep in beef. (1st world problems...) Restricting myself just to beef, I discovered Bresaola, and...

Is anybody using these? For less than $2,000, I feel like I should be able to take over the world with a magical brewing robot or something. Now they just need one that makes stuff out of stainless instead of plastic. :) http://www.lulzbot.com/products/ao-101-3d-printer

I'm working on my plan for an automated system based around a BCS brain. Originally, I was going to mount everything on the brew stand and just plug the brew stand into the wall when it was time to brew. Conversely, I'm now thinking about mounting all of the electronic guts on the wall and...

Does anybody have experience with stuff like this? I need three of them and that seems like a swinging deal compared with $15 a piece when buying from the regular places. They're stainless, shrouded, appropriate size, and just five bucks each with free shipping. This seems like a...

I'm sure you all have already been there done that, but this article was interesting... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444897304578044733005355570.html It's highlighting a brewery that is using anything but hops for bittering. Pretty interesting.

In the simplest of terms, beer fermentation consists of yeast converting simple sugars into alcohol. There are versions of this process happening all over the world, to all sorts of sugars, by innumerable strains of yeast. What this means for you, is that your local homebrew shop isn't the only...

In the simplest of terms, beer fermentation consists of yeast converting simple sugars into alcohol. There are versions of this process happening all over the world, to all sorts of sugars, by innumerable strains of yeast. What this means for you, is that your local homebrew shop isn't the only...

I have a hot tub that’s dead, but the motors still work fine on it. I wanted to nab whatever valuable parts I could off of it before I had it taken away. Is it feasible to take the electric motors and mount a homebrew useable pump head on them? Has anybody else tried this? I was...

I've got a few kegs and have started cutting them up. I just listed this one on ebay. I'm happy to drill any extra holes you want. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Keggle-Keg-with-Ball-Valve-for-Hombrewing-No-Reserve-/121004382375?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c2c6c58a7

Below is my draft of a wiring diagram. I'd like to have my kettle converted to heat up using a Auberins PID controlling a 5500W Camco element. Am I right in believing that the element will only draw 23 amps? So am I ok to have a 25Amp contactor and SSR? Does that mean I only need 15...

So I put ten gallons of my oktoberfest hybrid in my crawlspace and when I checked on the two buckets a month later they looked and tasted fine. Another two weeks later, and uh oh... I messed one of them up. It had a dusty mold culture growing all over it. I let it ride for another...

My first year chinook hops are heavily laden with cones and I'm going to harvest this weekend. I had read that farmer cut the vines and twine off at the ground and haul everything into a shed to have the cones and stuff cut off in there. Is that what I should do or should I just try to...

So most of my projects begin with redneck version of "I dunno why you need that fancy thing when there is a duct tape to be had..." sort of thinking. I've recently got hold of a double tap tower and I want to mount it in my kitchen running from the beer fridge in the garage. Below is my...

I've put a in a simple drip system for my hop house and ran a couple lines for a new orchard I put in. I've got two hangups that are giving me a hard time. I put 10 ft loops around my trees for irrigation and it's 1/4" drip line. It's the kind that just sort of sweats from everywhere...

After the cranberry soda was such a hit at thanksgiving, my tea-totalling family has requested an Easter soda. I didn't want to repeat cranberry, so I'm thinking of going with kiwi based soda. Below, I've listed the ingredients I'm considering messing around with, but I need feedback on...

This is easily the best community for DIY that I've ever met, and I need your help. At least, I need your drunken conjecture from the safety of your keyboards. Has anybody ever built a backyard sauna? The SWMBO and I are moving to a modest home with a 1 1/2 acre backyard. My mind is...

I don’t use starters as much as I should, and I’d like to drop that bad habit. To make it easier, I’d like to start canning wort, but I don’t have a pressure cooker. I was curious if people had ever added citric acid to their wort to pull it down below ph4.6, then diluted it with water to...

So I made 10 gallons of a gluten free Belgian Strong and then pitched White Labs Belgian Saison Blend at 70 degrees. I put it in a room at 85 degrees and walked away for a few days. The two fermenters shared a blow off jug which bubbled along merrily for days. A week later... The blow off...

On that list of Craig's an ad popped up asking me to pay $10 bucks to guy 10 blocks from my house for two pin lock cornies and a keg of unknown origin. I did. I can't decide if I just jumped into a mess or what. The third keg has a Servicemaster sticker on it. Carpet cleaning chemicals...