Recent content by kevreh

Nice setup. That's the same sous vide heater I have, guess I need to use it for mashing in.

FWIW Amazon has the Anova 800w Sous Vide Cookers for $129 now.

Amazon has them for the same price, $129 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UKPBXM4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20). Thats the 800 watt bluetooth version. Not sure if $20 more for the 900 watt wifi version is worth it. For those mashing with the sous vide heaters, don't you really have to...

I'm ordering parts for my new kettle and plan on using silicone on the inside before I tighten everything. Specifically Food Grade RTV silicone. RTV silicone is stronger than the stuff you buy from Home Depot. Adding silicone helps prevent the bulkhead from rotating, not to mention extra...

Cool, good find. So are you sparging or rinsing the grains? What kind off efficiency are you getting?

Whats better, 300 or 600 micron, what are most people using?

Im done with bags. Cant tell you how many Ive burned and torn. Stepping up to a mesh basket.:rockin:

It can/will throw a breaker if you have other things on the same circuit that are pulling enough amps. Things like a hairdryer or coffee maker will do it. Depends on how much is on your circuit.

Try a different circuit in case its poor wiring.

In terms of venting, just make sure the moisture has somewhere to go so it doesn't stay trapped in your brewing room and potentially cause mold. Maybe a fan in a nearby window blowing out. 1 gal of evaporated wort trapped in a 100sf room is a lot worse then throughout a whole house or apartment.

Been almost a year now....hows it working out?

Do we know the price of the boiler? We all know things don't break within the warranty timeframe!:) since this is a weak link I would hope the mfctr would sell them to owners at a very good price.

So old thread and all. But I was really curious to hear how you resolved the insurance offer ($85k?). At the time you were saying it seemed to be low.

I came up with a recipe, below. Will post pics when done. Never brewed a red ale so fingers crossed the color is right. Hopefully not overly sweet/caramely. 9 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 81.3 % 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 90L (90.0 SRM) Grain 2 8.6 % 8.0 oz Honey...

Will do! Thanks for the updated recipe.