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  1. mkirkland

    Grain to Glass in 13 Days

    I brewed a SMaSH IPA on July 26th and had it kegged and served at our housewarming party August 8th. I brewed this beer specifically to test a new false bottom and some other equipment that i had recently purchased. I was quite surprised how good it came out for just a test beer(not that i...
  2. mkirkland

    Control Panel Questions

    Almost done wiring up my control panel. I had some questions tho. I have a MAX 15a circuit, but all my switches at rated to 10a, is this ok The PID turns on the SSR, then the SSR turns on the contactor, this the correct order? For extending the K Type thermocouple. Can i use regular wire or do...
  3. mkirkland

    Contactor pole wiring question

    I have a contactor similar to this one, but my wiring diagram from ebrewsupply doesnt show exactly where to connect my hot/neutral wires to it. (1; 2; 3; 4; A1; A2)
  4. mkirkland

    PID/SSR question

    So im in the process of getting some materials together to build a RIMS tube. My question is will the SSR power the heating element directly? The PID will send the SSR signal(3V - 32V) to the SSR relay, the SSR relay will in turn send the 120V line to the heating element.. I see some people use...
  5. mkirkland

    Water Report

    So i sent off a sample to Ward Labs and these are my results: I will be brewing a IIPA this weekend. Any suggestions for my tap water. I used some brew water calculations and looks like to get into the suggested range from Palmer i only need about 1 gram of gypsom and 1 gram of epson salt Any...
  6. mkirkland

    Correct 2 row crush?

    This crush too much? Im setting up a brand new Millars B3 Sent from my iPad using Home Brew
  7. mkirkland

    Brew Stand Build

    Well i finally started my brewstand build last night. It will be a Brutus style stand made from 1.5in square steel tubing. Ill post some pics as soon as i get them. Anyone have a place to get a good deal on 3 banjo burners and a march pump? The cheapest 'ive been able to come up with is...
  8. mkirkland

    Adding second runnings to top off boiloff?

    If i have some left over second runnings because my kettle is too small for a 7.5gallon boil, can i add some of the second runnings to the last 10 minutes or so of the boil to account for boiloff?
  9. mkirkland

    First All Grain Brew with WLP820

    I brewed my FIRST All Grain Brew on Saturday. Everything worked out fairly well, i kinda was way off on my efficiency but it was my first all grain. I tried a fly sparge instead of the batch sparge. Anyways, equipment worked well....no huge surprises but i was brewing an Octoberfest beer with...
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