I can get a generic 30 gallon stainless mash pot for cheap, but then what to do about a false bottom. Being in Canada, shipping and duty are big costs, often more than the custom false bottoms themselves... but I can get a 12" domed one, with a 1/2" dome height cheaply.
Anyone know of a...
I do an annual mega IIIPA with a 6 hour boil and full grain.... but for most IIPAs I either just take the first running, or add some DME to bump up the OG... really cutts down on the time required. I also tend to throw in some melanoidan malt in the faster batches.
While an eclectic group, there's an awful lot of smart people on here. Welders and engineers galore, profs, culinary people, military, lawyers, students: brewers all.
I dabble in a bunch of things and am a researcher / data-analysis dude.
I started kit brewing because I couldn't afford normal beer
I started partial mash brewing because I wanted something that tasted better that was still cheap
I started all-grain brewing because I wanted 'the good beer', and as a side benefit, it was even cheaper than kit brewing. Cost no longer...
I started kit brewing because I couldn't afford normal beer
I started partial mash brewing because I wanted something that tasted better that was still cheap
I started all-grain brewing because I wanted 'the good beer', and as a side benefit, it was even cheaper than kit brewing. Cost no longer...
http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Cornelius_Plug_Adapter_1_4_MPT_p/cornelius-plug-adapter.htm
or
http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Cornelius_Plug_Adapter_1_4_MPT_p/plug-adapter-mpt.htm
is what I ended up using, widely available at HBS, but impossible to find at hardware stores
P-J's diagrams and Kal's theelectricbrewery.com website are beautifully laid out, with very thorough lay-text descriptions of how to build a simple or complex control panel. Auber parts are at a premium, yes, but they are good quality and have become the standard for e-brewing. There's nothing...
Given thr overall cost of an electric herms system, I found thr Aubr PID to be really affordable. I use one pid in manua mode to boil and the same one in auto mode to mash. Its the little things you do not think of that really add up. Fittings wiring ductwork fan ... Doing a simple all grain...