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that indention in the pot, it's suppose to hold up the grate that holds the food being steamed, right? is there enough space below the indentation to install a heating element?

Would love to hear more details on this

I was there a few weeks ago and in addition to Julius, they brewed 2 batches of Eureka their American blonde. One with mosaic, the other with galaxy. Same mango/peach frutiness in both. The mosaic was more earthy, danky, sweet pine in the nose while the galaxy was all sparkly sweet citrus. Id...

Im travelling the same road you are, and trying to make a portable plug and play "crate" for making 2.5-3 gal batches. How had your set up worked out?

yeah, didn't think it would be as efficient as an immersed element. I'm just toying with the idea of using those steam spillage pans as a mash tun with minimal drilling and wiring.

has anyone considered or see glaring issues with using an electric griddle and a vessel that fills the entire surface. Example vessel http://www.webstaurantstore.com/stainless-steel-steam-table-spillage-water-pan/92299765.html Example griddle...

I completely understand where you guys are coming from. Still, when asked "why" I usually respond with "why not"

Because my other hobbies are chasing rabbits and overengineering things. AND I'd like to see how tightly you can control temperature in a home rig eg. Step your mash temp with as little ramping as possible.

I've been sketching out a 2.5 gal rig I want to build in my basement that will likely be HEMRS. But I was wondering if anyone had combined the two methods in one rig. A classic HERMS that ran the coil into the HLT and then an inline RIMS heater on the output to your sparge arm or what have you...

Alright, I think I'm probably doing a more conventional 2.5 gal vertical HERMS. I saw the Kickstarter for the BrewBot and it looked like their vessels were essentially hotel/steam table pans. I liked the idea as they could be sourced pretty easily; come in stainless, aluminum, and high-heat...

Thanks guys. I start going down a rabbit hole when I start thinking about this. Always helps to have some perspective. I like the coleman party stacker coolers and might go with a two-cooler configuration that gravity pours into a kettle on a an induction range. They have a 4.5 gal model, so one...

OR maybe i'm overthinking the whole damn thing and I should do an eBIAB.

Found this 14 qt cylindrical stainless steel container. http://www.webstaurantstore.com/avantco-s600inset-14-qt-stainless-steel-inset-for-s600-warmer/177S600INSET.html If I got a large rectangular cooler with a heating element, something like this would be set inside it. Herms coil could...

If the mash tun being a stainless steel container is sitting in a hot bath, my assumption is that it would be the heat exchange I need, especially if the recirculation plumbing is in the bathwater by default. The only reason this would have a shot at working is because I'd be committed to 2.5...

Hi all. I've been a theoretical brewer for a while as I haven't had the space or time to brew on my own, outside of Brew-on-premise shops. I'm currently cleaning the basement to set up a basic yeast lab and storage freezer after having successfully capturing some conan yeast and itching to...

Have you ever considered maintaining a yeast bank? You can get used -80 fridges at a hefty discount and all you would need as a stock is a few milliliters. I'm sure this wouldn't be legal for commercial yeasts but what if you kept had like a yeast credit union where customers could bank their...