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Oh man! That's rough. I hope you can get back to the project soon.

Good thought on the flex pipe. Once I come up with the right hood I'll pipe it with the rest of the PVC I have. I'm also thinking that insulating the hood may eliminate some condensation. I think that the convection/condensation plan is a good idea. If you can get a draft going (small fan)...

As it was tested, not well enough. I did see some minor steam drifting around the rim of the hood. I'm stuck with the fan, so, reducing the hood size is required to increase the velocity and static pressure above the kettle. (face velocity) I'm going to try a smaller hood just over the boil...

Good call. I already tested that with a hand held. The basement has a barometric outside air system that compensates for exhausted air sources such as dryer, bathroom fans and such. I am adding makeup air that way.

Thanks. The pump on the left is for water through the HLT. One valve/hose directs flow through the tank to agitate the water for even temps. The other set directs flow from the tank to the mash tun for strike water or sparging. The right pump is for wort. One hose is for...

Part 2; Here we are, ready for a test! I didn't want to wait to finish the real hood, so I cobbled this together; The area, cleaned up. I'm heating the mash tun using the HTL and HX; My brew mentor, Jeff, giving his best during the mash! Brew done! I'm cleaning in place...

Sorry for the long post, but, I'm sooooo excited! Well, I spent the Christmas weekend getting ready for a test run; I realized that the sensors needed, at least for me, to be in the kettles. I silver-brazed a 1/2 by 1/4 bushing into the keg. Brazed, ready for clean up. The...

The element connections. I want to seal them w/o a box.

I checked with Raka Epoxy, my supplier for the boat stuff. They said that they have not tested the product for electrical potting And said that it will soften at temps over 125*. I guess I'll use JB Weld. I'm getting anxious to get my set up hot, and JB is just down the road.

I'm sorry if I bore, but... I got the keggles ready for a hydro test. HLT/HX on the left, BK on the right; I silver-soldered the fittings after making the holes with a chassis punch. The holes for the couplings were dished with a tool described in the soldering thread. Here are the results...

Have gallons of epoxy in my shop,used for boats and woodworking projects. I was wondering if that might work to pot a heating element. I see that most use JB Weld. Would epoxy work?

I got the afternoon yesterday, to work on the control console. Here are a few shots; Soldered connections to the sensor connectors; The back of the switches and controllers; More of the inside of the console; The front, after testing; I need to figure out how I will handle switching the...

I got some firewood stacked, so I worked on the brewery a while today; I got some wiring chores done, and the work platform set up. Here's the area tonight; I got the power cabinet on the wall and wired; The inside of the cabinet, ready to hook up the control console; This...

Looking good!

Ditto on the spray hose. I'm going to use a garden sprayer on the end of a shortened hose. I have two kegs and a Rubbermaid mash tun. I'm hoping to clean in place. The boil kettle will have a bottom dump valve. I got a triclamp setup for the keg top fitting. The keg will be cut open up side down.

I"m planning ahead for the plumbing; Here is a doodle of what I have in mind. Thoughts? Thanks.

Thanks Cidah! (Where are you located?) I have a sheet metal fitting; Scrounged from a dumpster at a construction site. It's 27" square at the large end. I'm going to cut it apart and add a section of aluminum to make it long enough to cover the whole system as well as close the small end...

Thanks! I might try it, but, I'd like to get a dedicated grinder pump eventually. I'm trying to figure a way to prevent grain bits from getting into the existing pump to get going for now. Some sort of hop spider-ish device?

I had a day off on Friday. While everyone was out shopping, I worked on the brewery. The work area is taking shape. I cleaned up the plumbing where I removed a tempering tank and water softener. I added water lines and a sink; That large pipe in the middle near the ceiling is a 6" pipe for my...

How about a 90_deg street el? You can force 1/2" silicone over the threads. My plan is to use them rather than barbed fittings for better flow. You would need a nipple though.