Recent content by matt5445

The holes are pretty big but I was thinking that the bigger holes would be beneficial once the grains were in, I did my first brew the other night, I made an english bitter using 6 pounds of grain. I milled my grains using a converted pasta mill and finished with a food processor once the pasta...

The pot assembly sits right inside of my brew kettle so for a 5 gallon batch using 7 gallons of water the water level will be just about halfway up the pot so the grains will be fully submerged even using a heavier grain bill for a stout or barleywine. It is not pictured well but the bottom of...

I took the plunge and have gone from beer kits/extract brewing as I was never able to make something I liked to what I call a modified BIAB setup. I converted a 15 gallon keg with weldless fittings and a 5500W element with PID controller but instead of using a traditional bag I'm using a cheap...

Here is some pictures of my grain basket setup and the best pic I could get illustrating the electrical box sitting around the element

I've used weldless fittings instead of welded to prevent weld fatigue causing cracking or porosity/bacteria problems, the element is inserted through the kettle side with the stock rubber washer on the element lip and a silicone o-ring and a 1" lock nut on the inside, the plastic housing has a...

My element enclosure has no connection involving the element, the box just rests over top of the keg and doesn't seal to the keg, the silicone is only over the top and angles away from the housing so if the element leaks it runs down between the enclosure and the keg and as can be seen by my one...

I didn't take too many pics of the enclosure but basically it is a 4x4 plastic junction box with a 2" hole drilled into it and screwed through the mounting ears to the lower lip of the keg and the top portion is sealed with gutter silicone to prevent water entering the housing and a watertight...

I have built a keg kettle with a 5500W heating element driven by an auburn PID controller and a DIY box. I have modified a 5 gallon stock pot using pizza screens and a grease splatter screen as a grain basket with a copper pipe running down the middle with holes drilled in it to supply water to...

I've never actually even known about that system till now and I suppose my setup would work similar to that other then a traditional top to bottom grain bed with lautering at the end, the only difference would be that I could build my setup for less then just the cofi basket, I suppose if I...

I have a crazy idea to use and old 15 gallon keg I have kicking around to build a PID dual element brew kettle with modified mash abilities. Basically I would find a stainless lid that is about 14" in diameter and cut a 12" hole in one end of the keg, mount 2 1500W 115V water heater elements...

Good morning everyone, I've been lurking the site for awhile now and decided I should join. I mainly brew meads but I enjoy good stouts, porters and ales. I have tried a few beer kits and were very disappointed with the end result/price point. I'm currently building a frankenstein hybrid brew...