Recent content by Grubmeister

This is a slightly stale thread but as I've been trying to figure out how I want to proceed with my chest freezer/refrigerator/fermentation chamber/keg serving cooler (ha) I've been doing some research. Often times, you can tell how a refrigerator is built by looking at repair site drawings...

While I have not tried a plastic bag, a common cotton kitchen towel will work as well. It should probably be thicker than the floursack towels commonly used to dry dishes. It should also be thick enough to handle some stress , Roll it up a bit with one corner pointing out. Turn the carboy...

Probably the one that stands out in my mind, and I'm sure this reflects poorly of my beer "taste", is Alesmith Speedway stout. I had not tasted a beer in quite some time (sad story for sure) when we visited Stone in Escondido. I decided to splurge, having read it was highly thought of. I'm sorry...

I know this is heresy to some but... This was absolutely true for me as well. I've been interested in good beer for probably more than twenty years. I "used" to think of myself as a hop head. With the beers that have come out in the last 5 years or so, I've come to realize my love of hops ended...

That's right, I could...and I will...right after I finish my...my next beer.:D

I have in mind a herms system. I had been planning to go all electric but I need to do more work on the design. Originally I wanted to go with big, low density heating elements at 220VAC. I have not yet decided if a gas burner would be all that helpful as auxillary heat in any of the chambers...

Yes, it's in the upper right photo here at: http://www.synergymetalworking.com/images/brewing/images/2.jpg I think it's also in some of the other photos. Like I said, all I can figure is that it's located there to be high enough to allow the plumbing to fit between the bottom rim and the...

Funny how many statements I make regarding brewing start with "I think I might need a bigger...":D If you need anymore info regarding SSR's, do a search of the forums. There are plenty of hits. Some are using them exactly as you initially intended so feel free to disregard what I've said. It...

Dang...I'd been considering doing the same thing to the kegs I plan to convert. I admit I haven't started with all grain yet but it made sense to me. ...really...(stop laughing):D Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew why (if I'm looking at the right picture) the hole is not in the flat...

As the other poster said, one is a single, the other a dual. Click on the Mouser datasheet link. It gives the whole story. A few things to consider though. One of them is good to a higher voltage, which may or may not be relevant to your application. Also, the total cost for two singles is...

Gotta get out of here to meet my father in law, who just came into town so I'll make this quick. the most basic circuit is square wave being generated by a microcontroller. The square wave is capacitively coupled into a stud. The fluid completes the circuit to another capacitively coupled stud...

Thanks for the reply,

Guys (and gals), I've been considering a design for a nearly continuous fluid level detector. I'll be honest with you, I've brewed in the past but as of yet, have not finished my herms system. For this reason, what I am leading up to may not result in a workable solution. My interest in a fluid...