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Taking gravity samples up until now has been a PITA. Should be a bit easier now :ban:. Will be testing it out this upcoming weekend :mug:

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Bought myself two of these from Tom's Brew Shop before years end to use for ales in our 65-70 degree walkout basement. Purchased the stands, carrying harnesses, & temp gauges. Decided to break them in with a ten gallon batch of Imperial Oatmeal Stout. After a lengthy brew day we ended up with an...

Discovered Tom several years ago when looking for Corny kegs. For anything that involves a keg; whether it be parts, gadgets for fermenting, dry hopping, lagering, storing long term, or just plain serving out of them...he's the guy I go to. Glad to see Tom has expanded into a full service...

Just a shout out for brewhardware.com & Bobby M. I shot him an email 4 days ago with some concerns I had about some parts I ordered last spring. It was close to midnight his time & he responded within ten minutes. I sent him some pics the next evening detailing the problem & by nightfall he...

Tested out the electric system today. "Homer the Homebrew Hound" & myself brewed up a ten gallon batch of IPA with a 31 lb grain bill. I'm sold!:rockin:. Hands down one of the smoothest brew days in memory. Really weird to be able to listen to the radio & carry on a conversation :). Used...

Thanks to a neighbor who's a wiz with electricity; everything is wired up. The controllers are mounted within reach; operational & ready for a test brew. I replaced the 5500W element with another 4500W element so all three kettles will be equipped with the same elements. On electric brew days...

I received the controllers & heating elements earlier in the week. Had a chance to mock the elements up. This is the boil kettle with the pickup tube turned a little to the side. I've got some ideas in regards to using it for whirlpooling. This is one of the 4500W elements installed in position...

Both of the Lagers brewed earlier turned out fantastic! So good I've adopted "brewing in a bag" as my preferred method of all grain homebrewing. The Bohemian Pilsner eventually cleaned up so well most think it's a commercial beer. The dark lager is now a house favorite. I've thought about...

I stopped by my welder's house on the way home from work. He had two pots completed & was working on the third. I'm glad I did; because I had no idea of how TIG welding differs from wire feed or stick. I came away with a whole lot more respect for anyone who is a TIG welder. In short he...

All I can say is that everything fits perfect! When all said & done it looks like this on the outside. Very nice & simple procedure thus far...:rockin:

After some careful thought; I did it today. I punched a 1.5" hole into the backside of one of my perfectly good & functional 15.5 gal Bayou Classic pots. I'll be taking it to a friend who makes a living TIG welding on stainless in the food industry. Instead of a lengthy description of how my...

Similar to what Bobby M explained above, we are supplying solar power to the grid. We took the plunge & purchased a 10KW stand alone solar system with over 30 panels. We signed a twenty year contract with our utility provider to sell them everything the system produces at X cents per kilowatt...

To clarify...Using electricity produced from solar panels to brew with. We took advantage of solar incentives last year.

I've been looking for a way to take advantage of solar energy...yet retain the ability to brew remotely using propane. The answer came today in a box shipped from Bobby M. They are EXACTLY what I needed! :ban:. These will allow for a heating element to be installed in each of the 15 gallon pots...

I would like to convert to all electric, & yet keep the burners in place for backup. We installed a solar system last year & would like to use electricity to offset the high price of propane. The garage has 50 amp service & could be dedicated to only that on brew days. Is that enough service to...

One of the things I've noticed about using a bag to brew in; is the amount of cloudiness in the wort after it's been chilled to pitch temps. Before I could even brew up this double batch of "Dark Lager", I knew I would need lots of yeast. On 1/18 I brewed up a full volume 5 gallon BIAB batch of...

Yes. My personal experiments have resulted in a slow transition to the "dark side" :)... Not just because it's easier...;) X's two on what Calvey says:mug:... Invest in a bag designed for wort...not paint. Double mill the grain if you plan on doing a FV batch for an accurate comparison...

Sunday went exceptionally well! Even better than expected. Garage temp was about 40F so I fired up the wood burner & started profiling the water in all three kettles while things warmed up. A couple of my brewing pals showed up around 9:00 am to help. I decided to start with 10 gallons of...

Parts arrived yesterday so I spent the day tweaking "Ruby" to make tomorrow go as smooth as possible. In the first pic I upgraded the March pump housing to stainless & added a three way valve to the inlet side of the pump. Now I can draw from either kettle with a quarter turn of the valve...