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I just want to publicly say THANK YOU to Wayne Frantzen at March Pumps. Two weeks ago I was brewing and one of my pumps would not turn. Plugged it in and it just hummed. Looked up any problems on this forum and read to contact March for help. Sent Wayne an email and received an immediate...

Oh Noooo.... Don't write off that wort. I put a T fitting on the end with the heater element and out of the bottom of the Tee I put a ball valve to drain the wort when needed. (top is wort in, left is connected to the rims, right is the heating element, bottom is ball valve) I find that when...

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Thanks All! I have a large freezer I use for fermenting lagers and lagering in. So with your enchouragement I'll plan to go ahead and brew on Sunday and leave it till I get back and at that time I'll do a diacetyl rest. The first batch of Kirin clone turned out so well I want to get...

On the 13th of July I have go on a buisness trip and will be gone for 2 weeks out of the country. I would like to brew an all grain Kirin Clone but wondering: - Brew it on Sunday (8th) and put it to secondary on the 12th or - Brew it on Sunday (8th) and let it sit till the 29th and then...

If the plasma is leaving a mess than the consumables need to be replaced. I have a little 35 amp Hypertherm unit and it cut mine like butter.

Thanks P-J. This will be the second batch of BM clone and my wife really likes it even though I drink most of it. I have a Kirin clone just ready to drink now. I tried it last night and have to say I like it. First beer using rice as one of the ingredients. One of the reason's I put together...

David, Just so everyone knows what worked for me: All the parts I used are from the original thead except that the PID is the 4352 and not the 4342 since the 4352 is set up for the SSR. The thermocouple is the one from omega. The Omega web site shows a 12 inch and I called them to get...

klyph, Ya, I know I missed the details DOH :D stlbeer, More than ready to help out. This is the best home brew site out there and my first stop when I need info. It's great that everyone is willing to help the electrically challenged folks like me. :o Greg

Steveo, Thanks for the enchoragment! :mug: I just figured out that not only do I now have a RIMS heater for my beer I also have a sous vide cooker. BONUS (so do all of you with a RIMS) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide Greg

Success!! I called Auberins today and talked to a guy there about what was going on. He suggested that I turn all the settings back to factory and set the temp to 160 and see if it would hold. I thought I had all the settings to factory but when I went through the menus I had the A-M set to...

klyph, that's the answer I've been looking for as far as how long the auto tune might take. I read in the manual that setting the OUTH to anything less than 100 cuts the output of the heater. So I returned it to 100. Are there any setting that should be set to a different value (besides...

Stlbeer. I'm using an Omega thermocouple. The lights on the PID and SSR are both blinking on and off and I measured the voltage at the heating coil and it goes on in unison with the lights coming on. I have it in a box and put vent holes in it. In fact while having the problems I removed the...

Today I tried to get the controller working correctly without luck. I set the OUTH to 30 and preheated the water to 140 as the controller was set to 150. At 140 I started the auto tune. It seemed like it was working and holding the temp at 150 and then it climbed to 167 after running for...

P-J thanks, That's what I did originally and it just kept climbing. I'll try it again in the morning.

Thanks for the replies. P-J, when you say set the temp differential 10 Deg below my set point are you saying if I want a final temp of 150 I need to set the temp to 140? Pardon my ignorance but if I got it wrong please let me know. Spring Chicken, I do have the manual and have been...

I've put together the RIMS system and I'm having a heck of a time with the Auberin SYL-4352 PID. I got the system wired up and running fine. Per the suggestions on this thread I I set my temp to 150, adjusted the flow to what I would use during the mash and heated the water up to 140 and at...

Thanks for the advice and I'll insulate it. I'm thinking of trying some of the silver insulation matereal they sell at Lowes and make it so I can slip in on the keg after I fire it. Again, Thanks

I'm putting together a RIMS heater for the Keggle mash tun and have a question I have not seen addressed. Would it be recommended to insulate the Keggle when using the RIMS? I want to direct heat the strike water in the keggle before mashing in. Thanks, Greg