Search results

I accidentally plugged in the wrong element and walked away for a few minutes. I came back to find this: It was glowing like a stove top. It had been burning for several minuites. I turned it off (of course) and let it cool back down. It later worked fine for the boil. I'm impressed. I...

So I brewed a kolsch yesterday. I pitched my yeast at about 11pm. I am using wyeast 1007 german ale. I realize its not the best kolsch yeast, but its all that was in stock at the LBS. I ferment in a heated and cooled temperature controlled mini fridge. I accidentally left the temp probe...

I recently made a counter flow chiller, and made a nice discovery. Using this hose, with 1/2" copper inserted, these will perfectly crimp the hose in place. This eliminates bulky and ugly hose clamps. You have to have have an appropriate crimp tool, which isn't cheap and most people won't...

Last summer I purchased a large chest freezer on craigs list for 30 dollars. It is very old, and I was aware that it would probably die soon. For $30 it was worth the risk. Well, it no longer works, the temps are rising, and I need a cool place to ferment. The freezer will comfortably hold 6...

I've been planning and thinking for about six months now. I finally have all the parts for the control panel and am almost ready to start wiring. I am currently painting the sheet metal panel and will hopefully have it wired by the end of next week. There will be two PIDs and one PWM...

I am in the process of building a full electric RIMS system. I plan on using a HWD 4500W or 5500W 220V element in the RIMS tube. I am going to use it at 220V to heat strike water or possibly other uses where I am just heating water (sous vide cooking?). I want to switch it to 110V and use it...

Many of the cheaper 40A SSRs I have looked at mention nothing about being zero crossing. At the frequency most of us are switching (around 1hz), is this much of an issue? Will a zero crossing SSR have a longer life? In theory, It will never interrupting much current, seems like this would be...

So, I have been extract brewing for about six months, maybe 12 five gallon batches to date. Most have been pretty decent. Any way, I have been wanting to get into all grain, and am trying to get a design nailed down so i can start collecting parts over the next few months and get something...