Recent content by jamesj1982

Thanks for the confirmation Jeffmeh. @Woodbrews: I wasn't aware there was even the option of the low watt density versus the ultra low watt density. I'll have to read up on it. Both elements look the same size, though pictures are deceiving, not to mention websites frequently using stock...

@Bsquared: I'm not surprised about the harbor freight punches. I shop there a lot, and certain tools are extremely prone to break. My favorite is the 10mm line wrench which has broken literally every time I've used it (gone through 4 of them so far, and 2 of them were in a single job)...

I got most of my stuff from bargainfittings.com 1x 1/2" ss camlock A style quick disconnect @ 3.70 = 3.70 4x 1/2" ss camlock B style quick disconnect @ 5.50 = 22.00 3x 1/2" ss camlock f style quick disconnect @ 3.99 = 11.97 1x 1/2" ss camlock d style quick disconnect @ 5.75 = 5.75 1/2" NPS...

Hello all, Brewing has become a real PITA in the winter season, so I've started looking into electric brewing. Also driving this consideration is a desire to improve my system. I've gotten by brewing on a single burner with a 6.5 gallon aluminum turkey fryer, a 10 gallon mash tun, a cobbled...