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Thanks Donnie, Yep, haven't got the thermowell installed yet. But thought I had insulated it pretty well - hearing of people using bubble wrap so I thought I would go with thin foam taped over the probe. Will revisit that. Got one of those orange carboy caps that has too small of stems for my...

Problem with indicator lights in my panel: This may be a long shot, but maybe someone has tried this and figured it out. I wired up a 120 v. RIMS system (which also has an HLT and BK with 240 v.) and I wired it so the element won't come on unless the pump is running. Problem is my indicator...

I'm not very familiar with the program yet but wondering if my refrigerator swings are a bit extreme. It is in beer constant mode and i believe that in the maintenance panel, the advanced settings are all default. I think. Beer temp seems pretty good - might swing a whole degree or so unlike the...

wonder about the temp swings on refrigerator

Possibly a wiring issue then. Under the maintenance tab the temp reading on both was null. I checked the wiring at the time, thought I did a good job but perhaps not - I wiggled them - they all seemed good. But that may be what fixed it. Still running last I checked. I'll dig into the logs, but...

Finally put my controller to use on Saturday. It was chugging along nicely keeping the beer right around 65F. This morning I went in and noticed that, although the script was still running, there were no temperatures. It did show the fridge setting and beer constant (in beer constant mode), but...

So I tested my RIMS today (hadn't planned on it but forgot to preheat the tun - been awhile since I brewed) and the element didn't work. I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002YUDSI/ref=pe_385040_121528360_TE_dp_1 a Camco 4500 watt 240 v. element. I wired it for 120 volt - hot wire...

So a friend had the shaft shear off a garage door opener and I rescued it from being tossed away. Enough shaft was left to put a joy coupler on it. This isn't pretty - more proof of concept to see if it works.. and it does. The thing was hooked to my lathe via a pulley and belt, but it was...

proof of concept using a garage door opener.

proof of concept using a garage door opener.

Subscribing. I built this a few days ago on an older raspberry pi and arduino. Seems to work. I had a problem getting my temp sensors to read so tried various power supplies. (When I first started it, both showed temperatures. Then they both quit. Thought maybe I misswired it -black-red-yellow...

I've got this big old kettle with a rusted out bottom and kicking around trying to recycle it. It had been used for cooking fish for my dog team back in the early days. The black stuff on it is just carbon from the wood fire. I was thinking of making a conical fermenter out of it ala this...

Here's a recent article I had read that got me to thinking - could be useful for some on the FWH issue - but maybe too anecdotal for others: http://brulosophy.com/2014/12/22/18-ideas-to-help-simplify-your-brew-day/

Hey from nearly the same latitude - Nome! Happy new year to you! I've been trying to get something going in Nome - way back in the nineties we used to have a loose knit club and even did a couple Octoberfests. Good number of brewers then. Now seems kinda slack - but I'm hoping to rouse a few...

@mnikkel and others..Thanks for the data points. I don't really know anything about it but have been seeing more of it in recent articles and books. I referenced Palmer simply because it came up first in a quick google. But whatever. This article above seemed to contradict that train of thought...

So wondering how this jives with what I've recently been reading about - a resurgence of "first wort hopping" whereby one adds the majority of hops as the kettle receives wort from the tun. See John Palmer http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter5-1.html or google it for lots about it. This...

I should provide a couple pics, maybe tomorrow or so, but I found a couple motors I am going to give a try - both 120v. Giving this info just in case someone else might be able to scrounge something similar. Anyway - first one was at our local gym. I know the guy who runs it and he said he had a...

Nice system. Helps me in figuring out the system I'm building. Did you set up any kind of sparge arm or divertor from your lid inlet? Or just lay on a hose? /jd

getting old gives you the right to be cranky. It ain't for wimps. I'm there soon. (already, by some standards). On topic: just soldered in some half couplings (for temp sensors) on two kettles. One keggie and one kettle. Double checked, but managed to solder one in backwards. Expletive...