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The purpose of the sparge is to get all the sugars out of the mash, I would think that mixing your first runnings into the sparge water is a bad idea, I would stick with the bucket method until you get the hlt/bk emptied and then finish the runoff into the hlt/bk.

Just reread your intial post. So you are using a Cooler as your MT and a keg as your BK/HLT? The reason for running off into a bucket? Why not put your element in your HLT/BK and basicly make an immersion chiller to heat your MT by recirculating threw the spage water, then pull it out for...

Normaly ...well in a system that has 3 kettles ie MT, HLT, BK your coil would be in the HLT with your 168 degree sparge water. During the mash if you need to increase temp you would recirculate it threw the coil in the HLT at the end of the mash you would recurculate unitl the MT temp was 168...

If you use Beersmith after you put in your recipe with your mash and system info hit the Brew steps button it will give you step by step instructions.:) I'm assuming you are refering to the brew session and have your system ready to go.

How are you sparging batch or fly? My system is set up for 40 gal brew's I found that with the larger grain bills that during the mash we need to mix about every 15 min or so and that batch sparging seemed to give us the best efficency. Using Beersmith batch sparge volumes we initaly run...

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Makes sense:D

What else are you running besides 2 elements in each kettle and maybe a pump or 2? I run 2 elements and maybe 2 pumps a time with no issues on one amp gfi. I suppose I could have brought in another 60 amp gfi if I wanted to run the HLT and MT at the same time but don't really see the need...

Lol, ya you don't want to be looking at from that angle when it's pluged in...could loose an eye..:D

Ran across a sump pump today at the local scrap yard, It looked bran new..so i figured the 15.00 they wanted for it was worth a shot. We needed a keg/carboy washer anyway I happened to have a 15 gallon Snake that we had outgrown and was getting ready to drop off at the local scrap yard so I...

The one I linked above from granger seems to work fine but the pressure level marks as you lighten the pressure doesn't seem to be correct, at the 30 psi mark it basically bleeds back to about 5 psi and maintains that pressure until you change it. I Finlay just put it on an empty keg and set...

It looks like your bowl is about maxed...may want to empty it before the new fermentation takes off:D

Nice write up. Looks like another brewing toy is born:)

This is the one that I use from Granger http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/CDI-CONTROL-DEVICES-Variable-Pressure-Relief-4TK26?cm_sp=IO-_-IDP-_-RR_VTV70300505&cm_vc=IDPRRZ1 I'm not sure without actually having it in my hand what would be causing the hissing are they getting beer in them during the...

Here's mine I plugged the out with a penny and pulled the gas check valve seems to work great.

We were surprised and kind of wished we hadn't changed the crush on the grain, the way we sparged and the mixing all at once to see what the effect would have been individually. It all seemed to work out well after a few more bathes we will see if it was a fluke or what:) As for the wart...

I have a couple of 120 vac to 24 vac rectifires if you need them pst me I will be more than fair with the price.

I forgot to mention that I installed a 60 amp breaker in my main panel and a 60 amp GFI to run the system

Thank you all for posting you builds and pictures of them they have been a lot of help in my build and Special thanks to P-J (the man:mug:) for suppling the schematic without all of you I would still be brewing with Propane...and for all of you that are brewing with propane and still on the...

Just open the valve for a count of Oo idk 10 seconds and turn the pump on..or until you can see the fluid going threw the pump it looks like you are using silicone hose easy to see threw.