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I'm looking for help or guidance as to how to fine tune my BCS probes. Currently with default settings I show about a 4-5 degree variance as well as my temp readings off between 7-10 degrees. The probe on my BK shows 203 for a rolling boil. When I ran another test. I set my HLT at 125...

My control panel is runs on a 12 volt control system to fire the contactors and SSRs. My problem is I looking at have a different color LED (or lamp) lit for each control (manual or BCS) So I running a DPDT ON-OFF-ON switch. The problem is since the BCS control is only 5 volts I'm having a...

I finally have my BCS and I'm wondering where I place the temp probe for monitoring, when I'm using a round 10 gal cooler for mashing without recirc?

I finally have my BCS and I'm wondering where I place the temp probe for monitoring, when I'm using a round 10 gal cooler for mashing without recirc?

I'm a first time hop farmer and I have 12 plants year. Over the last 10 days or so my hop cones on some of my plants are getting ready to pick. The cones are filling out and texture feel of them is improving. The question I have is some of my plants have smaller cones but they appear to be...

So I haven't had time to drop off my second kettle at the welder, so I had I idea so I could still use it. I have a RIMS tube and a 2nd pump laying as I'm building the rest of the system out. I figure I could just use both and heat my strike/sparge water through the tube and back into the...

I was planning on using a 460 for my system but now I just picked up a RIMS tube for really cheap. My problem is, my plan was for controlling 2 240V outlets and two pumps. But now I have a figure out where to add control for the 5th output for the RIMS. Do I put a switch inline somewhere...

While planning my wiring for my eBrewery I thought of an ideal where, while using a two way switch to control BCS/Manual mode I wanted to have a separate LED for each mode. (ie Red Manual mode, Green BCS) I'm putting my switch on the low voltage side of the SSR control. I'm having a brain...

Has anyone done a setup where you just use an upper and lower manifolds with pumps and connect between them with hose instead of complete hard lines? I was looking at running a 2 or 3 valve manifold on my pump inlet and the same on the outlet. It would allow me to currently use one pump...

I was wondering if there was much of a need for a herms system if using a cooler for MLT. Its seems since it's already insolated you're not going to see the same temp drop as if using a kettle. I'm working on building my all grain setup and trying to figure out which way to proceed...

First round of testing my element in my kettle. I currently have 10 awg wire ran to L6-30 receptacles. I have don't have my control box finished yet. So I was using a pigtail to allow me to use a 110 GFI outlet for testing. I verified that I have the proper wiring throughout the system...

Hello everyone, I've been reading here from many months and just started to post here recently. I live in the Lakeville, south metro area of the Twin Cities. I've been for about 6 months now. I've been mainly brewing extract kits with specialty grains and such, but just performed my...

Ok trying to figure out how to salvage some of this. Followed one of the recipes on here but ended up with too much flavor from the raisins, honey and cinnamon. Wondering what extracts I could use to add to my syrup to bring out closer to root beer flavor? More vanilla or wintergreen...

I'm looking to run two 120v 1500-2000w elements in a 10 gal SS kettle. I don't have room for close-by spa panel but have two unused 20A circuits available for use. I'm planning for a 2 tier system with one pump and one PID. Currently my plan is for only 5 gallon batches. I've been...