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The only regret I have with my system is that I accidentally drilled through one of the cooling coils and broke my first heat exchanger. I am finishing up rebuilding it now. Using pex and shark bite connectors to replumb it so is much nicer than the first build which was using vinyl tubing. My...

Search for 24.5 L keg and you will find them on AliExpress. Here's one: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/24-5L-New-Stainless-steel-Ball-Lock-Cornelius-Style-Beer-OB-Keg-With-Metal-Handles/32721540525.html

Are there any other sources of these 6.5 gallon cornies? I found one listing on Ebay and also find a couple of suppliers on AliExpress. Has anyone ordered any of these straight from China say on AliExpress?

How does this one compare BTU wise with the pool heaters? Any rough calculations?

Now I get it. Sorry I didn't realize there were two people posting on the thread.

What customizations did you make or have made? I must have missed it although I read the entire thread again looking for it.

Update request: Are you still using this heat exchanger? Has your opinion of it changed at all?

I know my program is far from complete but it works by listening for the broadcast transmissions alone and runs fine on a RaspberryPi 2 or below with the appropriate Bluetooth 4 dongle. They seem to come in bursts and so the code is collapsing them out and only sending a message after a timeout...

How did they hit their funding numbers? I just added up the backers and it doesn't get anywhere near 700k. OH nevermind says original backers originally pledged 700k on another platform and they were looking for more money I guess.

Unfortunately the hm10 I got is a clone of the original and so I need to flash it to get it to support the proper firmware. Might be a while before I can do that so I'll probably use my Python script on my old raspib to intercept the data for the time being. The hm10 supports BLE which is what...

Use a spare raspberry pi like me. It's not good for much else I wanted to do with it anymore anyhow. I just got in my HM10 Bluetooth module as well. Going to be hooking it up to a esp8266 module to run the fermentation chamber and report all the statistics from the brewometer with it...

I have published a python program that runs on a RaspberryPi (with appropriate Bluetooth 4 dongle) that intercepts the BLE broadcast transmissions and can upload them to a MQTT topic. It will also work on a regular PC running Linux (it depends on the Linux BlueZ stack). I am working on...

Would you mind sharing what kind of touch screen you are using? I am looking at building a system with a touchscreen myself but have been having a hard time locating one to my liking.

It is possible to run the Spark/Particle cloud server yourself thereby freeing yourself from their 'cloud'. https://www.gitbook.com/book/kennethlimcp/spark-local-cloud-on-raspberry-pi/details You can also disable all cloud functionality to save space on the Photon as well if you don't need any...

Defalco's is a good home-brew shop for sure. I get almost everything consumable related from them. They do charge a bit more than I think they should on things like hose barbs and the like. But overall pretty fair pricing. I've never encountered issues with the grain itself.

I would think that silver solder would let you patch it just fine unless the hole is too large. Make sure it's potable water safe solder. Something like this should work fine: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-Safe-Flo-8-oz-Lead-Free-Silver-Solder-290242/100342559 How big of a hole is it?

This is exactly my plan before I use the equipment I got. FYI: I found some BKF at Ace Hardware after a lot of searching at Walmart. Does anyone have any tips on how to use it correctly to repassivate the metal before use just in case it wasn't done in the first place?

What are the dimensions of your panel?

I'm still waiting anxiously for the Thermobarrel (mash tun) and fermenters that I chose as my reward! I just need to line up some recipes and get my brew days planned out as well.

Isn't the volume more important in the kettle than the fermenter? I think I lost nearly a quarter of a gallon to blowoff in my last robust porter ferment.