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Another vote for building a Glycol chiller, and buying a seamer. I built my glycol chiller for probably $150 at most and it works fantastically well for 2x 7gallon Chronicals. Bought an Oktober SL1 with the funds i saved

They still sell them through a couple canadian sites, but at over $800 for the 10 gallon version, i'll pass. They were only $350 i believe when SS was selling them. SS removed them from active purchase on the site about 6-8 months ago i believe. Quietly swept them under the rug and at the...

Those of you with Stainless Steel counterflow chillers........ Whats your cleaning regimen? How often, what do you do to clean them, do you even clean them? I deep clean my boil kettle with PBW/Oxiclean every 2 or 3 brews with a full hot circulation soak, then clean water soak, then rinse. In...

Wish they didn't discontinue this as i was going to pull the trigger as well to use as my boil kettle.

I basically just inherit whatever towels we decide to retire from our kitchen or bathrooms. I dont put them in buckets of sanitizer or anything. They're basically just used to wipe up messes, or wipe up cleaners to dry things off, so i dont worry too much about dyes. Everything inside of the...

I have a stainless table for my 10 gallon kettles, and an equipment stand for my fermenters. I brew 5 gallon finished batches so the height works perfect for me as a 6foot1 person. I think ultimately it comes down to how big your system is, and how tall you are. If you are running 30+ Gallon...

Theres minimal cost difference between a 25a SSR and a 40a SSR. When talking electrical, sizing up is always a good idea. In theory, higher load capacity = lower heat output, prob not in practice tho, but still, go for 40a and be done with it. Internal fan isnt needed so long as you have an...

responding to replies here bullet point so its easier to follow :) Hydrometer isnt the issue. I have a tilt i use in the tank, and an analog regular hydrometer, and both match I only use a 25w Mark II pump, which isnt very high powered in the first place, so even when i set it to 50-60% open...

I've been using my 3v herms system for 3 years now. It was always extremely reliable and i could always build recipes on Brewers Friend with a 70% brewhouse efficiency in mind and i would usually come pretty close plus or minus depending on what grains i'm using. The last 6 brews i've done...

It never ceases to amaze me how creative and outside of the box homebrewers get when it comes to building their setups. I feel like its 50% people who mimic a full scale brewery, 30% people who use scaled down equipment, All in One systems, or simple BIAB, and then another 20% who have...

Better question..........why are you constantly measuring your volume during the boil? Your boil off percentage should be consistent batch after batch and you should know exactly how much should be left after boil if you know how much went in

Lol oh yeah. If i went through all this conversation and talk, only to put a 15amp breaker in, i would deserve whatever happened hah. I installed the outlet myself. It was a random single outlet tucked away in my drop ceiling that i never even know was there until we had to renovate the...

What rating are you referring to? Its a 20amp GFCI Eaton outlet. Wired directly to the screw terminals (not the push in fire hazards)

Ran a full brew day last night. Heat times significantly quicker, and i was able to boil 7.25 gallons without the cover on with a gentle rolling boil. Cover slightly on (maybe covering half the kettle) was a good strong boil. All the wiring, controller, etc all performed well and was only...

i've always been leary of adding anything to a keg, as since i purge by filling with sanitizer and pushing it out, that would mean i would have to open the keg back up again to get the AA into it, negating the purpose of the completely closed co2 purge. I suppose just before transfer, i could...

Correct me if i'm wrong, but that chart is based on purging a full empty keg. My 8-10 purges of 10psi are only on the small headspace before pushing liquid out, followed by a liquid pushed purge with sanitizer via co2, so the concentrations are SIGNIFICANTLY lower than that.

1800 watts is just about maxing out if not actually overloading a 15amp circuit, so that totally makes sense. 120v is not actual voltage in the US. Depending on time of day and your house and area, that can be anywhere from 105 to 120volts actual. So if you're pulling a full 120volts, you're...

Thanks Bobby! And you're correct, the combination of a 1650 and a 2200 is probably exactly what i'll do when my next upgrade bug hits. I've been thinking of moving to 15 gallon kettles, triclamp fittings, and utilizing 2 TC fittings for elements. One for the 2250 that will always be connected...

-Haze is typically not a problem. Even when the beer oxidizes in color, its still hazy -Water Chemistry is usually based around Long Island water profile which is typically already pretty good. Campden tablet when filling the kettles for chloramine, then for NEIPAs i typically add a little bit...

I've got my NEIPA recipes down perfected (in my eyes and taste) as they taste incredible and spot on after kegged and carbonated. But i'm battling (what i perceive) as an oxidation problem that I cannot chase down for the life of me. I'm pretty much ready to give up on Flaked Oats, and move...