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If you use a plate chiller such as the Therminator, and you filled the HLT with ice water and recirculated that water to the plate chiller (instead of using a garden hose and letting the warm water go down the drain), would the "coldness" last long enough to chill all the wort? This way you...

Here's what I do with that timer. I have a 2-position switch with both a NO and a NC contact block. The NO contacts are wired to the timer alarm relay, and the NC contacts are wired between COM and PAUSE on the timer. When the switch is turned to the left, then it's "paused", when you turn...

Thanks for the great info, much appreciated. If we go with a 5500W element @208VAC, then it going to draw 26.44A, correct? Add a couple pumps and it's starting to get real close to 30A rating on the breaker installed in the panel. Seams like to do this "right", probably should go with 50A...

Our electric brewery will be located in an industrial building that is fed with 3-phase AC power. Our electrician friend wired two of the hots, neutral, and ground to a Home Depot GFCI spa panel. The panel appears to be wired correctly and pressing the Test button works as intended. When...