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Those odd's and end's add up quick. It's amazing how one simple trip to Lowe's can break the bank. You can save a ton of bank by doing brass instead of stainless. eBay is great source for industrial parts and fittings. I saved a couple hundred on my build just in stainless fittings thanks to...

No problem. I'll mock up the input to the March pump tomorrow in better light and get some good pics for you.

Just another view of the temp probe assembly: This is with the plumbing to the ball valve to give an overall idea on the output side of the RIMS. I really do appreciate POL bringing my probe location issues up. I think putting the sensor as close to your HEX output makes the...

So I have to admit, I have been lax on updating. It's been too damn cold for me to paint my brew stand, so I have been holding off on finishing the plumbing. However, a lot of people have asked me about the temperature probe placement, so I dry fit some components to show everyone. This...

To get the light to work again, look for a tilt switch and just over ride the existing switch. I see them on McMaster Carr's or you could get crafty.

I really hate going to a restaurant that "specializes" in beer, meaning they stock several hundred bottles, but then pour every beer at 30 degrees into a frozen mug. It honestly pisses me off.

Try some lemon grass, too

I don't know why you couldn't use a on/off controller.. BUT a PID will give much more accurate, and therefor much better repeatable results. I am using a smaller RTD from Auberin.

I was thinking about pyrex or polycarbonate tubing. I am using all 1/2" diameter thinwall stainless.

And the plumbing is pretty much done. I need two fittings for the final HEX to MLT section to be finished. Overall, I'm pretty happy. The wort path is 100% stainless, except for one 12" section of vinyl I'm putting in for a sight glass (until I find a true sight glass solution).

This is my first attempt at bending. Hard plumbed drain to boil kettle and the HLT drain which fees back to the HEX. MLT and HLT plumbed in.

Finally some updates. 1st, moving has slowed the process down. I finally got to a place and have a lot of things unpacked. I'm now having trouble getting some spare stainless parts so ordering everything online has also slowed the works. Pol was great in convincing me to move the RTD to...

I have about 2.75 inches between the keg and the burner. It's a little shorter than what I was wanting (3.5"). I should have the plumbing 100% done and can then do some test boils soon.

Got the boil kettle burner plumbed in today. I can only get it up to around 25 PSI's due to a safety valve in my propane tank. Still plenty of heat output.

201 miles door to door from my parents. I have family all over, Alaska, Texas, etc. SWMBO lives in KC for the interim, so that has been a frequently visited place at about 220 miles away.

Take your temps up to 72+.

And we finished up at the perfect, correct height.

So, we ran into a little problem. Somehow, we made some measurement mishaps (personally I blame me with homebrew and a tape measure). My mashtun was too high to drain into the boil kettle properly. So I debated on new plumbing, which was tossed because I have all of my stainless...

I have 6ft lines at 12 psi with no foam.

Just got back from my local stainless fitting shop with 20 feet of 1/2" stainless tubing. The tubing comes in 20 foot sections, and this one had a kink about 18" from one end. They didn't have any more stainless in stock to choose from. So they ended up giving me the entire 20 feet. Talk...