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The first prototype is going to be a monster. I'm looking forward to the rev2 where all of the low strain components and linkages shrink and begin to look like a commercial item. Keep up the good work and don't forget to save that autocad as "super important thing for that really valuable...

I've been tracking this thread for updates, any news on the great gravity showdown?

Hahahah! Always have to be on the lookout for the throw-back quotes.

This is especially surprising given @Cool_Hand_Luke 's past communication failures!

You may have the most luck fabricating the cartridge with a lip instead of a magnet so that the caps are not held onto the cartridge in opposition to the bell magnet: You could also consider shortening the cartridge and using it to index a single cap out of a vertical stack of stationary...

Sadly I don't have a 5L flask, but from what I've seen in buckets and jars I imagine it would do a fine job with a normal thickness yeast. I'll take a look around and see what I can dig up to test.

An ice box is nothing dramatically complicated if you aren't afraid of cabinetry. Browsing a boat maker forum can get you some tips if you're thinking to build with individual components rather than the guts from a fridge. Could even get a kit...

They can save you some mess, but aren't mandatory. The check valve serves as insurance that you aren't going to accidentally blast beer up into the regulator body if the pressure in the keg is higher than the input pressure. This could happen if you're force carbonating at 30psi and then you...

Sounds like a mandatory upgrade to me...

I would suggest the inclusion of UK Pale Chocolate (200L). Nice and mellow. My last mild was: 1.038 og 20srm ish 84 MO 4 c60 4 c120 4 pale chocolate 4 black prinz A bit on the dark side of style but quite drinkable. I think you could sub some or all of the black with pale chocolate too modify...

They look like DS18B20 temperature probes to me, I believe the plan was to design his own controls using RPi but I don't know the details.

Jay at norcal would give you a quote to replace the outside TC with a soldered or welded cam A if you asked, likely less than $20 which would beat the price of adapting fittings. Similarly Bobby bends ss tubing and could put together those parts to the length you need. You could also put a TC...

Centennial if I were picking only one hop. It has enough character to be interesting, but also plays well with a variety of yeast profiles without overwhelming them. Also very budget friendly :D

Kai is generally quoted as the most scientific data for questions like this one: http://braukaiser.com/documents/Effects_of_mash_parameters_on_attenuation_and_efficiency.pdf

I pull the gaskets off of the cap but leave the cap and basket on the bottle. I figure this lets me check for gunk in the rim of the cap and the inside of the gasket.

In particular it is nice that this approach uses a 1.25" hole size which is right in range for the harbor freight step bit.

I think most folks using sankeys at home will pull the spear to clean and then re-insert: Doing a brewery style clean-in-place at home has been discussed in the threads here but seems very hardware and effort intensive to me.

I maintain a 10 gallon boil with the lid off, pump running, no insulation, in a 45f garage using a 5500w element at 60% Most of the heat loss is going to come out of the top, keeping the lid half on will help. Some comes out of the sides so you could try insulating during the boil. Some people...

I used it in a traditional and a NE IPA and thought it was nice, but it had a bit of a lemon tart aftertaste to my pallet that I didn't love. I'm going to be giving 1318 and US-04 a shot next to see how they compare.

It would be interesting to draw up an ice cube relay diagram that simultaneously switches the temp probe and triggers the contactors for the elements.