Recent content by SookeBrewing

I brewed this at the end of September and bottled it on Monday, Oct 21. I made a few changes to the recipe, including using Wyeast London III. This yeast took off like a shot and dropped the beer from 1.078 to 1.030 quickly, but then seemed to stall. I agitated the yeast (a large floating mass...

Hey Duane - I know you from the Internet! Also, I think we may have met once at some blogging thing with Rebecca? Anyway, welcome to the wonderful world of electric brewing! I completed my Electric Brewery build in late summer and have been enjoying it ever since. If you want hints on...

It condensed a little bit, but only in one corner where it dripped harmlessly on the concrete floor. Where I have a real condensation issue is in the fan itself. It drips like Niagara Falls when the boil is on. And it's still summer and my garage is warm. I understand this is pretty common...

Success! I completed the tile work over the last week or two and my electric brewery is officially, officially complete. This project was a lot of fun to put together over the past year (almost to the day). I brewed my first "official" beer with the completed system last night...

Sorry for the late reply - and maybe you've already done yours, but it was really easy. Just put the donut (you'll have to extend the wires if you got the same one as I did) around the HOT wire coming out of the MAIN power relay. There is a good picture here (not mine)...

Well - a couple of factors play into my decision to source it myself - so your mileage may vary. I am in Canada. But my mom lives close to the border of Point Roberts, WA, so I was able to take advantage of free/cheap on Amazon, BargainFittings, etc and have stuff shipped to a mail depot in...

My garage has lots of windows - I will just crack one open.

MEGA UPDATE - NEARLY DONE! I've been busily putting together stainless steel bits and pieces and finishing the ventilation hood. I built it out of wood and lined it with fibreglass panel, caulked at the seams. My fan and pumps arrived also. No issues punching holes in my kegs and all my...

I recently completed my build of http://TheElectricBrewery.com - using kegs instead of Blichmann kettles. 5500W is precisely what is in that system and it will easily boil 15 gallons or more. Yes, you can do a simple plug-in element, but the problem will be controlling the output. Not only...

Will the inlines be going on sale?

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Big day today! I completed the wiring of the panel and everything checks out! I also polished, punched and secured the second kettle and heating element. I finished the element housing and cord with the expandable braided sleeving. I set up the other kettle, but I ran out...

Today I finished wiring up the PIDs, timer, alarm (buzzer, lights and switches). Here is a pic of the panel powered up. The volt meter does work, I just knocked a wire loose and didn't bother to hook it back up. Still waiting on a replacement ammeter/voltage converter. Here, the...

Update! A few weeks ago (during the Christmas break) I got quite a bit done! I drilled all the holes in the bottom of the box - this required some, uh, creative drill press work - I had to put some lumber underneath it to get more height and clamp it down. All went pretty well though...