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Pol - did you every try changing the cycle time. Noticed in the manual it says to stay with 2 for a SSR. Just curious -
Pol - did you every try changing the cycle time. Noticed in the manual it says to stay with 2 for a SSR. Just curious -
Yes, somewhere on HBT here I have the exact settings that I used. Though I have no idea where. I used a 1 sec. cycle
Still searching...
Has to be here somewhere...
Pol - did you every try changing the cycle time. Noticed in the manual it says to stay with 2 for a SSR. Just curious -
Pol:
About cleaning the kettle:
I would imagine after initially scrubbing the pot down, that a clear water boil and a Star San soak with enough Star San to get the liquid level a few inches above the heating elements. Maybe repeat the same process on brew day just to be sure.
What do you do?
Have you found any negatives with brewing electrically?
Dirt, caking, element failure, bugs hiding in the small places of the thread and gasket seals around the elements?
Additionally:
Using the Ultra Low Watt Density elements do you notice that you get darker beer from more caramelizing?
but I know I wont be carrying the kettle, that I do know.
I rinse with a Star San solution afterward (some things didnt completely drain) and I thought it may help keep critters from growing.
I've been tempted to do the same but fear leaving acidic solution in the copper bits. I'm coming up on a full year of brewing on the CB-20 and think I'll tear down the pump/chiller bucket soon to have a close-up look at things. I'm particularly interested in what the insides of the March look like after a year of CIP cleanings...
Cleaning the kettle and plumbing, easy.
Starts with a "warm" 5 gallon water volume and a brush to knock the majority of the hop junk off etc. Then I pump it dry. Then I load 5 more gallons of water in, 1oz of Oxi Clean and heat to 150F and let the pump recirculate it through the plumbing. The PID maintains that temp... I come back a few hours later. Drain, it is done.
No bugs, really pretty simple. I liked the adjustable pick-up tube for the CIP
Woohoo, Scored a free 9.75"x8"x5.75" steel control box from work today. I know you said it was cramped in your 8x8x4 but this is free and I gots small hands These are internal wall to wall measurements.
I went with the 8x8x4 in spite of what I'm sure is sound advice. We'll see how it goes this weekend...
Wish I could have gotten one for free!
I dont currently have one, I dont even own this rig anymore. I think someone else may have drawn one up? Id like to draw one, but I am a little task saturated at the moment.POL might you post a schematic of your control box?
Pol,
If you re-doing your old HERMS system and wanted an integrated control panel, would you go with a BCS, 2 PID's, or the way that you built the original system.
Also, would you have gone 220 for the HLT?
Thanks,
Eric
That's what I was thinking.
Would you recommend changing the HLT to a SS Pot in order to use a bigger element?
I agree, I'm just not having a lot of success finding a 240V element that is 7". Is that the max size you think is possible in a 10G cooler?
So where do you think the trade-off advantage lies. More water to heat with bigger element or less water and smaller element.
I guess I 'll have to do the math and see what works best.
Do happen to remember how much water you needed to cover the 7" element?
I needed 3.6 gallons to submerge the 7" element.
I mean, it is up to the individual as to what they prefer. You'd have to work out the issues with having that much water in there at all times to submerge a larger element. Depends on the individual.
What kind of issues are there with having extra water in the tank?
Um, having to refill the HLT whenever you pump water from it to keep the element submerged. Remembering to turn off the element when you transfer from the HLT so that you dont start the cooler on fire... etc.
Why don't you just coil the element so that it is submerged by say, half a gallon of water?
How would I go about doing that? Are the elements flexible?
How would I go about doing that? Are the elements flexible?
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