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The SSR should be after the contactor, in such a circuit the contactor passes through the power which is to be switched by the SSR and ultimately delivered to the element. Putting the SSR before the contactor would cause the contact to be cycled quickly greatly reducing the lifespan of the...

In the Benefits section it says no rinse if below 300ppm. The Directions says 1oz to 5gal = 300ppm as well.

It would be safe assuming you mixed your starsan to the concentration based on intended use. Standard sanitation would be 1oz to 5 gallons or under 300ppm. http://www.fivestarchemicals.com/wp-content/uploads/StarSanTech-HB2.pdf

Congratulations on 10 years!

It's the same reason people are looking for alternatives to NorthernBrewer.com. I however don't like NorthernBrewer.com because their order processing and shipment timing sucks (at least in my experience) whereas I could care less who owns them.

Does their beer taste different when they get a new owner?

Brewersfriend.com yeast calculator says target is 85billion cells, a 11gram pack of dry yeast would give 110billion cells. 25 billions isn't that much of an overpitch to be worried about.

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Electrolux (Frigidaire) LFWC35F4LB 35 bottle wine fridge re-purposed as a fermentation chamber using a STC-1000 temperature controller. No major modifications made to fridge, only a small hole 3/8" through upper side to pass through temperature probe (easily reversed), which simply plugs into...

My kettle has a whirlpool arm with only a camlock on the outside for the connection for the valve regulated pump output. The only issue I have had with not having a valve is when moving the chilled kettle from the garage to the basement where I ferment but the camlock cap fitting solves any...

Check for a stable (same reading over 3 days) Final Gravity with a hydrometer before bottling or you'll have bottle bombs

I paired Mosaic with Azacca which came out nice. FYI it wouldn't be a SMASH if you used more then 1 hop and an all Mosaic IPA would be ALL Mosaic. SMaSH = Single Malt and Single Hop

The spacing is not pre-determined of the vinyl sticker though the size of the characters themselves could be the limiting factor, you would need to add one gallon at a time and adhere the sticker at the line of the water then repeat until done.