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Good explanation, thanks huntb!

Also, I've decided to pull the trigger: I'm going to order the parts to do the kettle element build + installation. I figure it's a good first step towards getting somewhere with this project, and it's impact is limited in the event I royally muck it up... worst case I'm out $100 or so...

I have another dumb question. (I have LOTS of dumb questions!) In the Electric Brewery instructions, it says... Why 240 VAC and not 220 VAC? Is there a difference? (Meaning, in actual real-world application. Mathematically, there is a difference, which is why I ask!!!) The reason I ask this...

I'm interested to this effect. I am thinking of going Arduino Mega, because someone else local just built a rig with one, so I could stare at his wiring when I get stuck. The ADK confuses me, it makes it sound like you can ONLY control it with Android? I would be interested in going Rasp. Pi...

Heh heh, I assume that to both EEs and electricians, i must be your worst nightmare: A computer hardware technician with no knowledge of the underlying science! That way I know lots of words, but what none of them mean! I'm still amazed I managed to work in hardware repair for 3 years and...

Referring to this 60A GFCI Spa Panel .... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005GLCYCK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 "125 Amp 60 Amp two pole GFCI included 2 extra spaces for branch circuits" My goal is to plug two separate 30A plugs into the power source. One 30A plug (NEMA 14-30) goes to my...

Tiniest of project updates ever... I put a new tap onto my kegerator yesterday. I burned through my spade bits doing the original faucet installations the first time around, but instead of buying and ruining more bits, I decided this was a good opportunity to practice using a new tool...

Just one pack - rehydrated fully, into a thick cream slurry, and then topped up with a small amount (50mL? 100mL?) of freshly chilled wort - I let that go for 4 hours while the wort chilled in the chamber, then pitched it in.

Well, we will see how this came out! Brew day was very slow, but I took a closer look at my volume measurements, and think I may have made some progress towards eliminating my weird, random errors in volume calc's. Got 10 gallons right on the nose, out of the kettle, and I've got the W-34...

Kal *almost* did it, then used US-05 at the last minute... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/fermenting-w-34-70-lager-yeast-63f-higher-than-normal-stick-us-05-a-332272/ I've read a few other places, though, that 34/70 performs better at mid-60s Steam Beer temps than S-23 does -- the opposite of...

Hi all. I'm planning to make 10 gallons of some pale beer using Tettnanger hops. I have a pound of them that I need to start using up, and figured a sort-of-SMaSH-like beer would be a good place to start. I know I want a good, but balanced, charge of Noble hop character... and I also know I...

freeokw, I pm'ed you my contact info - I'd take 1 or 2 rhizomes - Thanks!!! Chriso These must be those 50pk's of Centennial that I saw Nikobrew selling, yeah? Thanks for letting us get in on your merchandise!! Hehehe!

That's correct dickproenneke - by increasing the malt and by that, the ABV, you have wound up with less total IBU in the beer and less proportional Bitterness:Gravity Ratio. You have taken a slightly hoppy, mostly-balanced recipe and, in fact, made it maltier. That's fine, what is important is...

More like MMMMMmmmmarillo. :-)

Well, I certainly didn't interpret it as 'discouraging debate' - he simply told us the proper channel to discuss it with them. I think the whole situation has brought out the worst in a lot of folks. There needs to be some RDW'ing and also some HAHB'ing.

DUDE, exactly!! I so, so want to take the training course but I have no time or money to consider driving some 4-8 hours away just to do it. Should take steps to make it *easier* and more available, not harder and much more scarce. Yes, that means more people and spending more money on the...

Actually, London Ale yeast might not be that bad with this... you never know... I will try it if I get a spare brew day. Sort of a Centennial Special Bitter sort of creature. Hm. Intrigued.

I'm not a member, but I did register beer. I'll worry about "side" costs like AHA membership, renewing my BYO mag (though I miss it...), etc. once I get through some more equipment upgrades, putting me in a position where I don't actively want to upgrade anything in the near future. Once I've...

I mean, I *guess* 44.50 each isn't bad. We can already get $50/keg prices from places like this, no waiting or planning needed: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KI118K/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 - even this Refurbished 4-Pack goes for less than $60/keg before shipping -...

Dunno about that, I've heard rumors before that the NHC West Coast judging sites, especially, receive way more IPA / other hoppy entries than the midwest & East coast sites do - and that if you want to enter an IPA, you should guess which one will receive the least IPA's and send it there to get...