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I'm liking my cool-brewing bags. I can fit two 6.5 gallon plastic fermenting buckets in one bag. Adding about 3 gallons of solid ice drops the temp. about 10-15 degrees. I'm still working on the perfect amount of ice to add.

I increased the specific heat of the mash tun in beersmith and changed my formula in my spreadsheet based on what I was seeing in the real world. Basically, it raises the strike temp. by 2-5 degrees from what I was using before, depending on the water-to-grain ratio. I did find that I have...

I brewed another batch on Sunday and got a lot closer to hitting my target mash temperature right off the bat. After my first batch I realized I didn't account for the initial heat losses in the stainless steel mash tun in my spreadsheet or in beersmith. I had a rubbermaid cooler for my old...

I finally brewed my first batch on this new system yesterday. I did switch my HERMS in and out as it made the hoses a little less tangled. Two things: 1) The tangential inlet and chugger pump whirpools just fine. It didn't look like it with the test run using water but after whirpooling...

Fluid dynamics was about 20 years ago for me :cross: The above responses are all spot on in my book. The bottom line is that it works how I have it set up.

No reason at all. It seemed to work just fine during the test run. I may switch it as it would make the hoses line up (less tangled) better.

Yeah, I feel like I'm going to snap off one of the welds on the kettle trying to pry apart two TC fittings. It really surprised me the first time. They also leave behind a little residue on the surface of the TC. I shouldn't have to use a ton of force to undo these fittings so I may try...

It's definitely due to the pump. I was just hoping that a homebrew scale pump would work for whirlpooling a homebrew scale kettle. I know I'm not going to buy an industrial size pump just to whirlpool with :) One thing I may try next time is to start a whirlpool with my mash paddle to see...

I was thinking about adding a few hooks from the stand to hang the lids from. I was also thinking about mounting a multi. garden tool (shovel, rake) hook thingy to the wall to hang hoses from. I plan on using an ice machine scoop or a small bucket to scoop the grains out of the MLT. I...

Uh, wow! Nice work!

I finally did a couple of test runs on the new system with water over the past week. One of the PID controllers went bad and Aubers replaced it within just a few days. Then I noticed one of the Auber RTD sensor tri-clover fittings was leaking so they will be sending out a replacement today...

I've had everything almost ready to go for a couple of weeks now. Self-employment and two kids takes up some time :) All I need to do is calibrate the sight gauges and then I can do a test run. That better happen this weekend!

I just e-mailed them a spreadsheet list.

I use that stuff and love it. I just think a 20 gal BK is pushing it for 15 gal batches, especially for a 90 minute boil and massive hop additions

A 20 gal BK will really pushing it for 15 gal batches. I hope to do a test run within the next couple of weeks and I'll see if 5 gal is doable in my huge kettle.

30 gal BK, 20 gal HLT, & 20 gal MT. I plan on doing 15 gallon batches so a 20 gal BK would have been pushing it for higher gravity brews. I really wish they, or anyone for that matter, offered a 25 gallon BK as that would be perfect for 15 gallon batches. Unfortunatley, this 30 BK may be too...

I finally ran some PVC water lines on the back side of the stand and ran the all of the power cords beneath. Now I just need to calibrate the sight glasses and make sure everything is buttoned up. I will post a bunch of pictures soon.

See my initial review in post #74 here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/e-herms-build-50-amp-393717/index8.html

No problem. I got about 99% of my build ideas from this forum so the least I can do is return the favor. I got 1/2" x 1-3/4" plastic tags with beveled edges, white lettering on a black background, 1/8" tall letters, Arial Black font, and double sided tape. Cost for 28 tags including...

Your post helped me remember that I have some zip ties with mounting holes that would work for the cables. I'm going to run in to the hardware store this morning and look at water pipe stuff.