Recent content by Dark_Brew

I'd be willing to put any of this equipment to good use:mug:

usually 3-4. More like 3 and I change the tank on the 4th. I use the burner to heat strike water, sparge water and boil. EDIT: These are also just exchange tanks, I think you get shorted a little doing it that way instead of having your own tank refilled.

It has to have something to do with my burner setup. There are 3 other guys in my neighborhood who brew, and I was discussing this issue a few weeks ago with one of them. He has the exact opposite problem, he is always having to extend his boils to boil off enough water.

I use pellet hops. My pot has a 15.5" opening, I figured if I cut an 8" hole in the lid, it would still allow for evaporation, just not as much. I don't want to sparge with too much water, so I will probably just add an extra gallon or two directly to my boil pot.

I've been experiencing high boil off rates. Yesterday I brewed and it appears I lost about 3 gallons of water to boil off. Here was the recipe and the process. 4# marris otter 3# 2-row .75# carapils .5# crystal 10 .5# vienna .5oz cascade 60min .25oz cascade 45min .25oz cascade 15min...

There we go, that makes sense. I just came off a 12 hour night shift with a long drive home. I knew there had to be some logic to it, but with my current mental capacity I was struggling to find it. Thanks

I guess what I'm really wondering is why not just use the PID to control the contactor?

I just wanted to jump in and say thank you for all the documenting you've done on this build. It looks amazing. I've read this entire thread twice today. I would definitely be interested in seeing a complete parts list. I only have about 20 or 30 brews under my belt with my current system, but I...

I did fix my eff issue. Brewed BM's centennial blonde, target og 1.039, actual og 1.042 DB

While this is my first post, I've been lurking in the shadows reading for a while. With everything I've read and learned I decided to make the jump from extract to all grain after just two extract batches. Using some of the DIY posts as a blueprint I successfully made my own MLT using 10 gal...