Recent content by ronsonn

The cost of the kettle with element installed totaled about $230 Here is a breakdown of the significant items: Stock pot with basket $145 Water heater element $23 Dryer cord $10 weldless bulkhead with valve $30 electrical box and misc. items to attach element to pot $15 You could...

My comment about adding extra water for a 1.060+ gravity batch is in regards to making a 10 gallon batch in a 60 - 62 qt pot using BIAB. No limitations for a 5 gallon batch. Once I have over about 20 lbs of grain I have to add 1-1.5 gallons of additional water to get a 10 gallon batch, I also...

I have an electric BIAB system fashioned after the one described in the following Instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-all-grain-electric-beer-brewery-BIAB/ The heating element is 5500 watt and I used a 62 qt Bayou Classic with a steaming basket. I made my own controller...

I made a 1.5 l starter last night with WLP001 slightly outdated 2/3/13. Put it on the stir plate in a flask at midnight and just realized after 7 hrs that I left the cover (sanitized tin foil) off the flask. This was in modern kitchen with house temp about 66 degrees. What are the odds that it...