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Thanks passedpawn. Does your setup have a ground wire directly connected to your frame or control panel, which is common with your power cord ground? (And....yes the outlet I get power from is on a GFCI breaker.)

If you get one of those web belt contraptions for the BMB with the carry straps on it, you could lash over the lid from that, too. I did have one of those web belt contraptions, but after two years it broke. Fortunately not when it was full of beer. Now I am afraid to use one of those again.

If I had enough applications to justify a 3D printer I might do that, but I don't....so far. Maybe if I had one I would end up using it for a lot because it would be an available resource/tool. For now, my buddy that owns one seems interested in challenges like this one, and enjoys the problem...

My brew rig is on wheels, therefore isolated even further from Mother Earth. I am about to add a circuit to control (manual on/off) my recirculation pump and chiller water pump. As you can see in the circuit diagram, it is a simple switched outlet pair. The recirculation pump is bolted directly...

I've had trouble with my Big Mouth Bubbler lid coming off when wet. Stays on fine when dry. I got tired of using duct tape, and I mentioned to a friend of mine, who owns a 3D printer, that I was having this problem and he made this for me. Works great. I showed him some pics of what others...

My first pass at a label. I don't have all the surgeon warnings and ingredients stuff on it. Mostly just fooling around with MS Paint. I had labels made from this at PostNet for 19 cents each.

Well I finally got around to installing the stainless steel elbow as a dip tube. Here are the pics. The SS nipple ID was 0.5" and the SS elbow OD was 0.5", but not quite round (we are talking very small variations here) so it would not fit into the nipple. I drilled out the nipple with a 1/2"...

OK it has been a while, so here is an update. I've used my brew rig, still in development, twice for extract brews. I have ordered the 800 micron grain basket from Utah Biodiesel, should have that in a few weeks. Below I show a picture of it configured for extract brewing until I get that...

Thanks Bobby_M, are you referring to the IPB-16S controller, as part of a fraud case? Cheers!

I own a Blichmann HopRocket (120V/2kW) and I have read of at least one person (Amazon FAQ) using the IPB-16S with the HopRocket in a RIMS application, and he said it worked nicely. I'm considering getting one, but I'm also looking pretty hard at this...

Sorry I can't answer your question, but I'm looking at getting the Inkbird IPB-16S. Do you own one? Would you recommend it? Thanks, and Cheers!

Thanks! What is your experience with Inkbird products. Seems this one at $119 does what I need...

Gee whiz augiedoggy, I appreciate the information! My element is rated 2kW at 120VAC, so maximum current is 2000/120 = 16.7A. I would be able to use an SSR rated at 25A. Right? This temperature probe could be threaded into a 1/2" NPT tee in line. Total shipped for all is $60. I would...

Thanks augidoggy. I see your point about the electromechanical relay burning out, they have a limited number-of-cycles switching lifetime I'm sure compared to a solid state relay. Can you point me to this PID controller with temperature probe and SSR all for $30? Now that is a different story...

By performance comparison I mean - data showing how well a heating control device can maintain temperature of the mash in a RIMS setup. Assuming a target temperature of say 150F, what was the resulting variation in temperature of the mash over the 60 minute mash period (or whatever time frame)...

OK I'll check out the EZBoil, thanks.

I'm not getting any responses with actual performance comparison data between a "Johnson" and "PID/SSR" temperature controller, so maybe there is not any. Inkbird offers an Electronic Temperature Controller for $35 (Amazon Prime) that I might play around with. Maximum output load is 1kW at...

Mostly trying not to spend more than necessary for my application.

I know this is an old, tired subject, but it is new to me. Has anyone actually built a RIMS setup using a Johnson type controller, and if so what temperature range where you able to maintain with it? I've read that PID controllers provide tighter temperature control than Johnson controllers...

OK my barbs must be 1/2" (OD) because the ID is 3/8". So may I ask how your return to the mash is set up? A "sparge arm" over the top of the mash (or something else)? And how are you heating the wort during recirculation?