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Congrats on the Blichmann ToP. I am almost done with my intermittent spark ignition build, actually got her fired up for the first time last night, and yes, this DIY build has been quite an adventure. It has been countless hours of building, grinding, cutting, wiring, drilling, etc. to get the...

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong on this, but I believe the spark ignition "probe" also doubles as flame detection/thermocouple on these units.

I've actually switched gears since starting this thread because I found someone on here selling the popular spark ignition combo setup and this build is pretty well proven and documented on this forum. I didn't feel very confident in my skills for this first build to have to figure a lot of...

Thanks for the input guys. The more I've looked into these connectors, I think I'm gonna do PowerCons on the 120v pumps and use a single 4-pin Speakon connection to both spark modules just to cut down on holes and cables coming out of my panel Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm finishing up ordering all parts for my control panel build on my direct fired RIMS, I want a clean build and be able to completely disconnect my panel from the brew rig when not in use. I went with the Intermittent Spark Ignition module setup (Honeywell S8610U3009 module and VR8304 Dual...

Saw, Please let me know something on this pretty soon as I was just about to order (2) of these kits from pex when I came across your post. Thanks

assuming everything works okay, I'll take it!

I've been scouring the forums all day, but haven't really found any direct answers for my needs... I purchased most parts a while back to automate my brewing, had to put things on hold for almost the past year with a new baby. So I'm back brewing now trying to get this project finished, and...

Oh sweet! Congrats! I know its a nice piece of gear. I would buy it too but I'm already in pretty deep with the parts I have so I guess I must build on... But since you have the controller, any clue for us lowly hacks as to what the ignition system uses? Maybe a part or model#? Or even a good...

I'm in the same exact boat as you c3huston. I want high pressure propane automation as I already have 120v solenoid valves that will run with high pressure, and all of my burners are set up for high pressure. I have been digging through all of the automation threads and it seems most people...

Sounds great! I may look into the under storage idea too. It looks like a few people are doing that with other builds. I just don't want the thing too tall and need to make sure there is plenty of clearance for pumps, valves, etc. Thanks for the heads up! I've ordered those jet burners from...

Any updates on your build? I'd like to see how it worked out for you. I'm just starting mine and reading up on several of these threads now trying to absorb as much as possible. Any advice and things you would and wouldn't do again? Burner system working out well? I'm looking to get the same...

Really? I called mine a Smoked Jalapeno Cream Ale and still entered it in 21A (veg, spice, herb) because it was my understanding it couldn't be entered in a cream ale category due to the penos? I could very well be wrong about this due to my noobness, but I think that is the BCJP guideline...

Made a version of this beer inspired by the op recipe last summer and just entered it into my first brewing competition. Well, it took 1st place in category 21A! There were 18 other entries in that category so I think it must have stood out pretty well to the judges. Just got the news today...

That's crazy attenuation with the Notty! Good for this beer though because 7% I think is right where you wanna be. I just brewed this for the second time this year on Monday. I used bottle harvested Bells yeast that I washed and jarred from the last batch I made in June. I was a little...

I think that would be fine to only secondary. You may miss a little of the complexity, but with a "spicy" beer thats probably less noticeable that with other styles. Cream ale itself is good too. I kept some on tap throughout the summer for BMC drinking buddies but ended up really liking it...

yep, in my experiences, cream ales are great bases to beers you're trying to flavor since they are so mild and somewhat neutral. Your "flavoring" tends to shine instead of getting swallowed up by the beer. I used a very similar base for my smoked jalapeno ale and it turned out wonderful...

Ok, here's my final thought on this experience: I was the guy that was brewing this for my sister's wedding and cut back the corn and raised the rice because I was scared of too much corny-ness that some folks were reporting. Well, the wedding was last weekend and the beer was a hit. Both kegs...

Sorry shanlmt, I know this is late, but the bitterness is fine with the OP recipe. My calcs gave me 33IBUs on mine and were just enough to balance. The bitterness does not come through as much on a stout since there is so much going on elsewhere. I'm sure dropping a few IBUs will be just fine...

So here's my update after bottling this last night. Actually only ended up with 2.25 gal so I need to work something out on my sparge/boil calcs. I fermented for two weeks exactly, then took the (4) remaining smoked penos that I had frozen, sliced them lengthwise and added everything to the...