Recent content by brianpedersen

I also found them hard to reassemble, until I watched this video: http://brewhaequipment.com/blogs/brewinfo/34988929-best-type-of-valve-for-brewing-beer Now I find it quite easy :) /Brian

I did my first mash with the BrewPI Spark two weeks ago, using a recirculating BIAB setup. It worked pretty well, although there certainly are improvements to be made. There was a bit of overshooting, but I think that mainly has to do with my configuration, which needs to be dialed in. ORANGE...

The elements themselves usually haven't got a ground nut, the ones I have seen only have a neutral and one or more phases, depending on the element. If you are using a stainless tri-clover housing, like most are (including the one provided with the BIAC), there will be a nut in the housing...

I used something similar with my previous brew rig, but I got tired of messing with it. So when I got the BIAC I went with a cheap hand winch, with plastic coated wire.

I have been thinking, why not do it the other way round. An alternative to limiting flow, could be to release pressure when it gets to high, using something like a spunding valve. The jacketed boilers they use in industrial kitchens typically have one. Don't know, just a thought.

What a great day :) I just ordered a medium 3-in-1 with colander, heating element, insulation jacket, racking hose and wort aeration stone. I have a pair of butterfly valves and a racking arm on the way, the pump will be a locally sourced chugger pump, and the controller will be based on...

What software did you use for drawing the diagram?

There may be a better way to do it, but I opened the BIAC equipment profiles file, right clicked on the two medium size profiles and selected "copy", I then went to profiles/equipment and selected paste. Did the same thing with the mash profile. After this I was able to select them when...

I'm sure your'e right, some things you just hear and adapt, without questioning. I have heard many a brew myth being busted on the Basic Brewing podcasts, and HSA may well be one such myth. Thanks for the link.

Will you only be sparging with it, or are you also planning on using it for mashing? I believe I read somewhere that aeration of hot wort is a bad thing, and that splashing of hot wort should be avoided. But then again, there are so many theories, many of which fails in a triangle taste test :)

I have thought about going in that direction, but even then I end up at $3300 for the 3-in-1 and mash colander, or $2500 without the mash colander. The main problem here being the import tax. I would definitely want to avoid that, removing the heating element from a tank full of boiling wort...

Has anyone considered doing a DIY clone of the BIAC? As much as I would like to support Nathan, I must accept the fact that living in the EU, $500 of shipping and 25% import taxes on top of that, makes it an extremely expensive brew rig. Were talking $5100 for the medium sized BIAC :eek: So I...

Edit: Sorry for hijacking, moved to a separate thread. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/diy-clone-biac-520314