Search results

I just recently converted from propane burner to a 220V tri-clamp mounted element in the boil kettle. While this is a fantastic set up, it does bring up one problem. My boil kettle has two tri-clamp fittings on it. The last time I brewed, we had the 220V element in one tri-clamp, and the...

I'm entered!

Wow, thanks for the quick replies! Bearded- I'll go ahead and check the DC voltage like your pic suggests. That's what I was guessing, but it's always nice to confirm before plowing ahead. Doug- 1) Yes, that was the very first thing I suspected, but terminals 6 & 7 are connected correctly as...

I'm in the process of getting my new 220V electric controller fired up on a test run and am in need of some help. I bought the Auber SDPR320 controller, a 40Amp SSR, and a heat sink also from Auber. The problem we seem to be having is that the controller will not fire the SSR even though the...

Great response! Thanks for the thoughts. As a beer brewer, the initial 1.120 gravity was shocking to see, but I'm plenty happy with a semi-sweet mead at a 13-ish%. I haven't done any other readings, so we'll let it sit for a bit and recheck it. Once it's done, should I cold crash it and...

Quick question from a mead newbie. We made a one gallon batch of this recipe on Dec 9: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/joes-ancient-orange-mead.49106/ Only variation is we got all fancy and used Lalvin D47 yeast and some Fermaid K (or was it Wyeast beer nutrient?). LOL ...

This is great. Question: What keeps the water from going bad and growing "yuckies" in it seeing as it has no ABV content? Love the idea, just don't want to rinse the beer glass with dirty water.

Just posting this up in case it helps someone else. Since upgrading the plain black plastic tap handles on our keezer to something more legit, the new handles blocked the lid of the keezer from opening without opening all three taps on the keezer. The keezer was originally built using 3"...

Here's what I did today. First, disconnected the neutral wire from the center lug of the GFCI breaker and capped it off with a wire nut. Next I pulled the outlet, disconnected the neutral and capped it off for good measure, then ran the bare ground wire to the top terminal of the plug...

Wow... You guys are amazing! I certainly see what you're saying about doubling up on the bridging of the ground and neutral. That makes sense since this outlet it connected to a sub-panel in the garage and not the main panel in the house. So, should just disconnect the white wire coming OUT...

LAX- Thanks for the reply. You guys are amazing. Here is a not-cropped down version of the install instructions. As you can see on the left side of this diagram, it shows the routing of the neutral wire, the two "load" wires, and then the curly wire going to the neutral bar in the box...

Doug- I REALLY appreciate your help, so please keep at it. Here is a pic of the instruction sheet that came in the GFCI breaker box: (The wire marked "D" is the neutral, and the "E" wires are the load power wires, so I think that is hooked up correctly?) Here is a pic of my (50amp)...

Doug- The wires connected to my outlet are Red, Black, and White. You can see them in the pic of the sub-panel box (posted earlier this evening) if you like a visual. Sorry, my terminology make be incorrect between "ground" and "neutral". Yes, if you have other 220/240V switch options (and...

Thanks Doug! Your ideas about a switch and a light certainly make sense. One question about your diagram. On the "power from 30A GFCI", would I be substituting the (white) neutral wire for where you have the (green) "ground" wire headed to the element receptacle if my set up is a 3-wire...

OK, good news. I went ahead and picked up and installed a 50Amp GFCI breaker. (This circuit is used for a welder as well, hence the 50amps) Now it's time to build the controller. If we have any resident electric geeks, could you please critique the parts list?: (Keep in mind, this is...

Thanks for all of the info so far. I really like that Still Monkey kit. Didn't realize it could be that simple! The more I research and learn about how these controllers work, I'm starting to come up with a build plan, please tell me what you think. My 220V outlet is not GFCI, so my...

Currently trying (unsuccessfully) to find a plug and play 220V controller for an electric element in a boil kettle. (have a Spike 15gal kettle with tri-clover fittings near the base.) I picture something like a Auber controller with the rotary dial. Does anybody make a pre-built controller...

Thanks for all of the thoughts guys. I think I may just bottle this one and see how it turns out. (no secondary) After this I'll have two extra bottles for "secondaries" for future batches Another quick question: I've read the thread about bottle pasteurization. Can I just back sweeten...

More cider questions from the newbie... So the cider has been sitting in primary for just over a month now. I'd like to "secondary" it to gain some clarity, but I don't have any other (empty) gallon jugs. My thought was to rack the two separate gallons it into one of my 5-gal (beer)...

Makes sense. Thanks for setting me straight. I'm still learning about this hobby everyday from you guy!