Recent content by DeeDub76

Sold. Thanks for the interest guys:)

Still available!

Yes I am selling my rig. I built it and have never brewed one single batch. Yes I should be beaten!!!

Work of art man!!!

That is impressive! I wish I had those kind of fabricating skills....not to mention that kind of time to put into a project. Awesome job!

Awesome build!!!

LOL....yes borrowed from the lab!

Thanks for all the great compliments!!! This project has been a lot of fun. 100% of the ideas, knowledge, and inspiration has come from the great people on this site. The picture above is of a Fluke 1521 temperature standard I used to calibrate the temp. controllers.

A lot less than you think! The majority of it has come from the dumpster at my work.

My purpose of insulating is to simply make heating the water more effecient and hopefully quicker. The use of the lid also helps. I just think a lot of the heat that is lost through convection could be prevented with insulation. However, like ScubaSteve pointed out.....it's a shame to cover...

My pump is mounted with inlet up and outlet down. No problems priming or pumping at all. My kettles have bottom drains, therefore, gravity is really helping force liquid into the pump.

Duuuuuude!!!! As I expected......this is awesome!

Thanks!!! I still have to incorporate a drain valve for draining the lines after cleaning. I also want to insulate the MLT. I'm considering using 3/4 neoprene. Lastly, I need to plumb my plate chiller.

I just purchased two 5 gallon Better Bottles with the flow spigots. They seem like a quality product. My other project is my refridgerator fermentation chamber. For right now I plan on bottling. I am sure that will change.

Well last night the rig came to life! I ran some water tests to qualify it. No leaks, pump worked awesome, and elements operated smoothly. The PID's need calibrated and some additional setup. Timer still needs connected to buzzer/indicator. But, in all, it was a great feeling seeing my creation...