After cleaning up from brew day this last weekend, I snapped a couple of photos to show how things ended up evolving after the first few brews.
BrewKaiser nailed it that the TC fittings on the HLT and MLT are a bit of a PITA. I'm in the process of replacing them with cam-locks. I'm also saving my pennies to get some braided silicone hose to prevent kinking on the hot side when I recirculate. (Not that this has really been a problem, but I worry about it when recirculating at the end of the boil.)
I replaced the SS Brewtech sparge/recirc manifold with Loc-Line. I found the weight of the SS manifold caused it to sink down into the grain bed, while the Loc-Line allows me to set the recirc and sparge right above the grain bed.
I'm also looking at a dedicated fill input on the HLT with a float valve. I'm sure you can guess why.
The panel has worked great. However, now that I've seen the EZboils, I am planning on replacing the PIDs for the two elements with those!
Still need to get that Homer decal...
BrewKaiser nailed it that the TC fittings on the HLT and MLT are a bit of a PITA. I'm in the process of replacing them with cam-locks. I'm also saving my pennies to get some braided silicone hose to prevent kinking on the hot side when I recirculate. (Not that this has really been a problem, but I worry about it when recirculating at the end of the boil.)
I replaced the SS Brewtech sparge/recirc manifold with Loc-Line. I found the weight of the SS manifold caused it to sink down into the grain bed, while the Loc-Line allows me to set the recirc and sparge right above the grain bed.
I'm also looking at a dedicated fill input on the HLT with a float valve. I'm sure you can guess why.
The panel has worked great. However, now that I've seen the EZboils, I am planning on replacing the PIDs for the two elements with those!
Still need to get that Homer decal...