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My replacement cooling fan has finally arrived. This one fits like a glove. I wired it to the power feed to the PID.

Strange... I had exactly zero problems with my Harbor Freight punch set. I punched close to a dozen holes with the small punch, and 3 with the 1" punch. Like cutting butter. It really helped to oil the punches first.

So I got my cooling fan in the mail yesterday, and realized that 120mm is quite a bit larger than my mental picture of it... So I had to order a smaller 92mm fan. I guess I'll be posting the larger one in the classifieds shortly.

Dang... makes me glad I got mine from eBrewSupply - they barely make any noise... Kinda surprised - all the Auber stuff I got seemed very good quality. It's nice that they are standing behind their products.

It's an 18"x36" shelving unit from Target - I got it on sale for $30. It's not the sturdiest thing in the world, but it's light and easy to move around. They sell casters for it for too.

It's a 2A 12VDC power supply - if you have an old laptop adapter, that should work.

My pump has finally arrived, so last night I decided to do a "dry" (or more accurately, "wet") run of the system with about 6 gallons of water. I ran an autotune for the PID, but I think I'll have to repeat it again - it was still overshooting the target temp by a couple degrees. Another...

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After building a similar system myself, I don't think their price is out of line; I'm at almost $800 in parts for mine. As far as the Electric Turkey Fryer goes, I've been using this exact one for a year now, and it does work for 5-gal BIAB batches with some adaptations (need to do a "rinse...

Almost ready! Wiring the elements. The kettle is complete. Pardon the dust. And look what came in the mail! Just waiting on my GBE pump to arrive from Canada, and then it's show time!

It sure is tedious, but once you get going, it happens pretty quick. I like the paint job! How are you wiring the timer in?

You may want to look at Mr. Beer LBKs (little brown kegs), or BrewDemon 2.5 gal. "conicals".

Sure thing! Next to the basket: Basket is in: Close-up:

I see you guys found my thread on HBT :)

P-J, really sorry to hear this. You diagrams have been invaluable in my project, as well as countless others found on HBT. I wish you many more years of health and prosperity. As we Russians say, "Na Zdorovye!" ("To Health!") Speaking of the diagrams - can these be uploaded to one of the free...

They allow me to control power to the elements using lighted switches from Auber. Since these switches are only rated at 10A, they operate contactors' coils, which in turn switch power to the elements. Basically a safety feature, because SSRs can fail in a closed state.

Made some additional progress as I'm waiting for the last few pieces to arrive. More pictures! Kettle punched! View from the inside: Bulkhead and ball valve installed: One of the elements' mounting boxes: Had to plug an extra hole that I decided not to use...

Check out the original thread - I haven't brewed with it yet, but it has a pretty massive external heatsink, and SSRs are only running at 50% load.

Here's mine - link to build thread in my signature:

It was pretty tight - but I didn't find it overly difficult to fit everything in. A "bump-out" outlet box really helped. I got the heatsink from eBay - I had to cut about an inch off so it would fit. Then just drilled and tapped mounting holes. I don't know how hot it's going to get just...