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Greg, 11 lbs is about half of the inner kettle. I would say 20 to 22 lbs would fit in the inner grain basket without a problem. Jim

While you are technically correct in your calculations, for the sake of illustration, I was setting a point of reference for the water/Grain ratio that is ACTUALLY in the grain kettle. This will give an idea of the water that is in the bottom dead space and to the mash thickness actually in the...

When figuring the water, I treat exactly as BIAB, meaning all water goes in the kettle for mash, no sparging. So, I calculate how much water I need by the following: How much I intend going to the fermenter (5.5gal) + boil-off rate (90 min. = 1.75 gal) + Grain absorption (1 gal) + loss to trub...

The inner grain basket is about 1" shorter than the outside kettle allowing the lid to be placed on the outer kettle for the recirculation. I bring the strike water to temp first, then dough in with the pump and element off. Next, I start the pump without the element to set the grain bed and get...

Duncan, I'm not sparging at all. This system was designed to do 5.5 gal to the fermenter. With the stainless leg bolts on the inner grain kettle, that leaves about 3 gallon of water around the element and beneath the grain kettle. When I start a batch, I treat initial water volume just like I...

Paul, my outer pot is 15 gallons and measurements are 15.75" diameter and 20" height. The inner pot is 9 gallon and about 13" diameter and 14" tall. Jim

There's been a couple questions about the pump. Here is a close-up of the label. Jim

I just received my Braumeister 20L today. One of the latest to come out of Germany as I was told by Morebeer.com they had just unloaded the container. Anyway, I've heard many on here complain about the legs cutting them when they handle them. I don't know if this is new or I'm late to the party...

I currently use both BeerAlchemy 2 and iBrewMaster. Here's my opinion, for what it's worth, BeerAlchemy would be my perfect iPad brewing app if it wasn't for one exclusion, Timers/Alarms for mash and boil/hop additions. This exclusion is the only reason I currently use iBrewMaster as my main...

Just my opinion, but it's hard to beat the convenience, immediacy and quality of #1. I have the EBC SV control unit on a system I sourced and put together and it is fantastic. Of course I'm not a DIY'er either. Jim

I currently use both BeerAlchemy 2 and iBrewMaster. Here's my opinion, for what it's worth, BeerAlchemy would be my perfect iPad brewing app if it wasn't for one exclusion, Timers/Alarms for mash and boil/hop additions. This exclusion is the only reason I currently use iBrewMaster as my main...

Hmmm, for the life of me I can't see how someone taking your money for a product they are building/selling gets an attitude like you still owe them something or they are doing you a favor by selling a product to you. They are building/selling a product and YOU are the customer. If anything...

Jipper, I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have a couple questions. You can answer via PM if you'd like, but... Have they released a version for the American market, i.e. temps read in Fahrenheit and voltage 240/v? Also, screens and grain coming through the screens and damaging the...

Also on the efficiency, I'll have to brew a few more batches before I use this number for formulating my grain bill. I'm happy with the number, but more importantly, I want a consistent efficiency number here to accurately have repeatable results. Jim

Well, the first actual brewday was a success. However, I was not able to save any photo's from this brew session. I had taken photo's of every step and then pulled the SDHC out of my camera. During the cleanup phase, my card containing all the photos was dropped in the container with StarSan. No...

P-J, Below is a picture of the spa-panel before wiring the female plug. What you see here is the Panel with the feed from a 30 amp breaker in the main breaker box. Notice the white "pigtail" going to the neutral bar as well as the white from the main breaker box. I then wired the breaker black &...

P-J, check now. I had to edit the links slightly. I also wanted to update the list on my electrical decision. I bought the 50 amp spa box from Home Depot, Eaton BR50SPA. At $54.00 it was the cheapest option for me and also offered an easy shutoff without having to go to the main panel. No way...

Here are some photos of the 2nd test run. First test run, we had a bad thermistor and had to get that exchanged. I'll warn you up front, these are taken at night and poor lighting of course, and with my iPhone. We are planning on a real run next Saturday, so I'll have a good camera and will try...

Tim, I am planning on a test run next weekend. I plan on checking it out on Saturday and if all goes well, hope to brew an American Pale Ale Sunday. I will post photos soon.

OK, I was completely wrong in how this works. I was thinking the PWM or varying the wattage via the analog knob is what was being referred to as the PWM. I'm sorry for the mis-information and wrong answers. I think Dave has answered the questions in his above reply. I will delete my posts so as...