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I started with all grain brewing. I am an avid home cook and baker. I did all the reading I could here, read Palmer's book, and decided that it's really just a process and a recipe. I can follow a recipe and the techniques don't have to be so advanced that they're difficult to perform. I...

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The elbows help to keep the hoses from kinking. I used to use them, but found that most of the time my hoses aren't really in a position to have that problem, so I took them off as it makes the end of the hose pretty heavy.

Valves are sold and shipped. Thanks!

I have 2 of these to sell. Only had a little bit of cold water run through one of them. The other is brand new, never used. These are heavy duty valves. $40 shipped CONUS for both. Paypal, please. Thanks!

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You can get peel and stick stainless tiles that are normally used for back splashes. It's kind of spendy, but it's out there.

I went poking around in my main electrical panel yesterday to find a nice surprise. I found that one of the breakers was not hooked up to anything!? So I ordered a 20A GFI breaker to put into the panel and I'll be able to forgo the spa panel for now. I was VERY tempted to go up to a 220v system...

I have this to solder the fittings onto my kettle. I just never would have thought a joint between the edge of the box and the kettle would be strong enough to be durable. Now that I see it, I think I'll give it a try. I never stop learning things around here. :mug:

I never would have thought that soldering the box in place like that would be strong enough to hold up. Is it just soldered around the edges like one would weld it or is there more to it?

Not a problem, P-J. I appreciate the help you've already given me a great deal. Without your guidance, I would not have gotten as far as I am at this point. You've got my e-mail address. :)

That's good to know and I never would have thought about it in those terms. Thanks for your input. :)

I will likely change to a 40A contactor once I get going. I'm fairly certain I can get by with a 30A even if I upgrade in the future. For now, I'm brewing 3.5 gallon batches. I do not have the space or the consumption capabilities to brew more than 5 gallon batches. A little overkill never hurt...

Thanks for the pic. That's a good idea. :mug:

Can you clarify how you have them wired? Do you have the element in a box like the Electric Brewery method? I already have my element potted in epoxy, so there's really no elegant way I could put the light any closer to the element without replacing the element. It sounds like a good idea...

Nice panel! I just saw those in my cursory search of the site. I'm a bit concerned about the negative reviews on all of the lights at the Shack. It's a very limited number of reviews, though. Probably inexpensive enough to at least give them a try.

Thanks for the very thorough reply. :rockin: I'm not an engineer by any means, but I think I understand most of it. I'll be interested to hear whatever results you observe once you're able to test. I know the final beer is all that matters, but we all know the process is a big part of how...

(I removed the images in the quote) How does this setup effect your boil-off rate? I'm intrigued by the idea of a hooded kettle.

Thanks. I don't know why I never think of Amazon for stuff like this. They have everything... Thanks. I never think of them anymore since they're basically a cell phone store here. I'll give them a look next time at the dreaded mall.

The voltage of the coil on the contactor does not need to be any greater than 120v. It's isolated from the load current; it's only activating the magnet that closes the contacts. My home central air conditioning unit has a 24v coil contactor that switches a lot more current than 24v. That's...