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LOL. Here you go. One more pic to show the bag and pulley (courtesy of Wilserbrewer).

See mine here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/woodbrews-electric-biab-build-458991/ It's on a countertop in front of a window for ventilation and I have a small pulley mounted on the ceiling directly above the pot. - Woodbrews

Nice idea with the in-line switches and female plugs! I soldered my connections and plug the pump into my control panel, which has a switch, but I like your idea better. I also went with stainless steel disconnects, but the CPC ones are lighter and may be easier to use.

I've made a few improvements to my eBIAB setup since my last post. First, I installed screws to mount my control box on the cabinet next to my brew pot, getting it off the countertop where it was vulnerable to drips or spills. Second, I added a water filter so that I can use filtered water for...

My Cascades are going like gangbusters, but the leaves are yellowing toward the bottom of the bines. Could this be spider mites? MeanDeuce, can you share a picture of your infected bines? Thanks.

Just kegged this. Aside from a little problem with over-carbonation (my regulator was reading 22psi when it was really 50psi, d'oh), this beer tastes great. It will likely be gone before I can get my next brew in the pipeline. MUST BREW MORE OFTEN . . . .

Try sailing and car racing. :) And you can drink beer after playing hockey, so at least they are complementary hobbies . . . Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I just broke a stick in a game -- I'd rather make a tap handle than get $10 from Total Hockey. Can you explain how you added the threaded fitting? The composite sticks are hollow, so you must have threaded some sort of plug, right? Thanks!

It's hard to see, but's kind of hovering over the table there and is not being supported by the table. That said, I could easily shim underneath it to add support. I like the idea about adding two 90 degree elbows.

So, you're suggesting putting a 90 degree elbow after the pump? My other worry is the amount of weight hanging off the weldless fitting; I know these pumps are pretty light, but that's a lot of hardware pulling on the fitting.

I'd also like to see how others are mounting their pumps. I use mine inline with a BIAB setup, but I've had problems with priming and am thinking that it should be mounted below my kettle like most people have their March pumps.

To follow up on the OP's questions: What do you store your grains in? Do you mill at home, too? How messy is milling in terms of dust? Thanks!

I tried that this time around, but the whirlpool was anemic, using a copper tube attached to my IC and angled toward the edge of the pot. Maybe I need a stronger pump than my 12v Sun pump. I've read about no-chill, but have been leery of trying it. But my next batch might be the one for...

Good find! I've built a few speakers and should have remembered Parts Express!

True, but I'm looking for a relatively compact solution that doesn't require a dedicated brewstand. BIAB'ers are likely to have similar constraints.

It is 3/8" copper tubing. Because the IC must sit on top of my element, the top two or three coils are above the wort. I'm reluctant to stir the IC in the pot for fear of damaging the element and temperature probe. That's why I added a wort return tube from MoreBeer and tried to use it to...

I like that setup. The plate chiller is certainly more compact than the IC. I also like that I could still use the IC as a pre-chiller for the water going into the plate chiller. I have a small 12v pump that I use for recirculating during mash, but I don't know if it's strong enough to push...

I'll have to give that a try. I have a carboy washer with a nice sump pump in it; I could pull out the pump, submerse it in ice water, and connect it to the chiller. I may have to mess around with the fittings, but it certainly could work.

I had a successful second brew on my new eBIAB setup last night (post here), but the chilling process using my immersion chiller was agonizingly slow and used up nearly 25 gallons of tap water. It was a late night by the time I finally pitched my yeast and cleaned up. My tap water is about...

I just want to add a shoutout to Wilserbrewer for the excellent bags and pulley arrangement. But for my lame knot tying, the bag has worked perfectly, even with a 15lb grain bill. One idea would be to include a cord lock on the bag so that the drawstring could be cinched around the rim of...