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That would work but you'd need to decarboxylate first or heat it after.

THC is not water soluble. I can't imagine wanting that much vegetal taste in a beer anyway. Better off going with a tincture.

I have done extensive research on this topic. The best way to go, as others have stated, is a grain alcohol tincture. The herb needs to be decarboxylated first. There are a number of methods for doing this, but the easiest is baking it in the oven at 240F for 50-60 minutes (or 310F for 12-18...

Good to know! I'll be feeding my kettle from a 13kw on demand hot water heater that has a max temp output of 125F, so that should take a 60% of the wait out of the equation. I found another thread that had some data on a 5500w element. It came out to about 35F per gallon per minute at 95%...

I apologize if this was already addressed, but about how long does it take to heat tap water to strike temp with the 5500w element for both 5 and 10 gal batches?

Is that with or without rice hulls?

Thanks, Steve. So without the pump and pump fittings, the kettle setup with all the bells and whistles would be about $860 +/- before shipping. I just requested the quote from Utah Biodiesel today for the basket. Then hopefully Brew Boss will have another sale otherwise I'll buy the...

Steve, I don't mind at all. Here is a screenshot of the order:

Christmas in July... The welds look fantastic. Brewer's Hardware were amazing to work with. I can't count how many times I called to ask questions and make specific requests about ferrule placements. Threw all the fittings on to make sure I didn't forget to order anything. HD had a copper...

Me too! I'm kicking myself for not jumping on that. I'm just buying the controller and heating element but that's still $120 I could have put towards the rest of my system.

Thanks sabitu!

Quick question for those that have the system already. Do the tablet and controller communicate directly to each other or do they need to be logged on to your home wifi network? I will be brewing in my detached garage, far away from my home network.

I think that would be doable. I'm 99% sure it is a weldless fitting. You could do that just for getting the basket in and out. It still wouldn't solve the 5gal batch issue on the 20gal kettle because the dead space is too great at that diameter. It would, however, allow you to fit more grain for...

Likewise! Post pictures as you put it together. I'll do the same. You'll probably beat me to it. My kettle is back ordered so not going to be here until late July. then have to take final measurements for the basket. probably 2 months out from having all the parts and 4 months from brewing...

Those are the same guys that I am using for my basket. It will run around $280 with shipping included. The small basket size on BB HAS to be because of the accessory port. If everything works out as calculated. I should be able to brew anything from 5-15 gallons and up to 1.080 OG or more on...

Will do! It's going to be a while before I have anything new to update. I have months worth of construction projects to get my garage up to snuff. started trenching my back yard this weekend for water and electric.

Two main differences: -The 20 gallon kettle I bought has the same footprint as BB's 15 gallon kettle but is taller. This means that the mandatory dead space under the basket that is needed to clear the element is minimized. A 3.5 inch clearance in a 17.75in D kettle has more dead space than a...

As far as the grain capacity of the various sized systems goes, it's discussed pretty thoroughly in the last 40 posts or so of this other brew-boss thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=475360 That was a sticking point for me, personally.

Maybe something like this for the sparge arm. Best of both worlds. Excuse my rough photoshop sketch.

20 gal kettle from Brewers hardware. Basket will be 15.25in D by 20in H with 3.5 in feet. I'll have to take some final measurements after I get the kettle before I settle on exact specs. I'm planning to fashion a sparge spiral from 1/2 in soft copper but might still try to come up with a COFI...