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They also sell this 5 ft extension cable for $20. Not cheap, but cheaper than a new controller: https://www.morebeer.com/products/brewzilla-gen-4-rapt-screen-extension-cable-5-ft.html

I ran into issues with the floating ball dip tube. I got tired of trying to get the right weight on there. The Flotits definitely have an advantage with the offset float, the dip tube sits reliably under the liquid. That said, the Kegland version with the wire mesh held together with a...

@OakIslandBrewery can you send pictures of how you have the lines going for that? I wrestled with first foamy point for awhile and finally got clear of that with long shanks inside my keezer with a recirc fan blowing cold air right on them. So I'd be nervous about lines to the taps sitting out...

Seems like it will come out as some kind of German lager. Should have some malt flavor to it, more than a typical pilsner, but not that much more. I'd skip the sugar.

I dump if I'm brewing an IPA that has a lot of kettle hops. The first time I had a conical with a dump valve, I made an IPA, and decided I'd dump a couple times. Beer came out the best I've ever made. Sure, it might not be related. And in theory I could experiment to see if it makes a...

Yes, I read "reduced power loss" as "low electrical resistance". And since lower resistance = lower temperature, I figured this might give me some robustness to unplanned partially seated plugs. Obviously to a degree... On the detachable design, I recall reading Kegland's comment that they...

I just did a write-up on programming some profiles, and how I handled temperature calibration & PID programming on my BrewZilla Gen4. It's been working great for me, and I've been quite pleased. Thought I'd share: https://www.homebrewfinds.com/brewzilla-programming-tips-and-tricks/

I had an issue with this, but did not have a wet interface that I'm aware of. Kegland said that they see this in some cases when the cord doesn't get fully seated into the brew unit. I couldn't say for sure how careful I was of that before (but I for sure am now!). I went for a slightly...

Not in my experience.

Should work as you describe. You'll definitely need to pull the pressure relief valve on oxebar a couple times. Alternatively, you could loosen the tap head slightly, just enough to get a small CO2 leak. That way your headspace never goes to 0 which could make your transferred beer foam up and...

I haven't seen this sentiment shared yet, but anyone experienced at homebrewing knows it. Or probably any hobby/skill/etc. It's tough at the start. You're gonna make bad beers every now and then. Your numbers aren't gonna come out the way you planned. This absolutely happens. But the...

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I use FWH only on my hoppy beers. I find the roundness/softer bittering thing with it. I've played around with it and came up with my general rule of doing about 25-50% of my bittering IBU as FWH, and the rest at 60 or 90 minutes, depending on my boil time. (I still do other additions for flavor...

Sounds good. Let me box it up then I can send you dimensions/weight.

Blichmann plate chiller. Used only a couple times, but I'm not a fan of cleaning it afterwards (recommend you use a hop spider if you use a plate chiller). Includes quick release mounting plate/bracket and Thrumometer to see wort temperature as it circulates through it. Price new for...

This has been a great unit for me. Top RIMS solution I feel over other RIMS tubes on the market. The Blichmann RIMS Rocket holds a larger volume of wort and has a lot of surface area on the heating coil- both meaning decreased chance of scorching your wort. My homemade mounting stand is...

The other things I've iterated to on my Bitter recipes are: 1. ABV in the 3.7% - 4.0%. This is less about trying to stick to a style as it is sticking to what my palate likes. In my mind, Bitter is successful when it is light enough you can drink large amount of it, but not so light that it...

Post-party report. I took my last ibuprofen Friday morning. Sampled my beer Saturday about 1:00 PM. It still had the off flavors. I didn't let that ruin the party for me, and I still had the variety of beers. At some point, in the late afternoon, I was mid-drink and it was like suddenly a...

When I look at yeast substitution charts, it shows all kinds of yeast can be substituted for US04. All kinds of yeast that would never taste like a British Bitter in my experience. There's no way it tastes like all of those, so to me it seems like it must be pretty generic in flavor, which...

My experience on British Bitter is the yeast is critical to getting the right taste. I've never used S04, but the description sounds like it will be pretty non characteristic. I wasn't happy with my Bitters being what I wanted until I tried WLP002. I absolutely stopped messing with yeast once...