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So I have some Centennial/Crystal/Huell Melon/Cascade hops coming in, along with LME and a pound of Crystal 40. What does everyone think of the following recipe? Any suggestions? ------------------------------ Batch Size: 3 gallons Boil Size: 3.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.079 Final...

The SSR is most likely wired to the heating element through the contactor in that diagram. Further to the left, I would imagine the red wires are connecting to a heating element.

I believe SSR's fail in the closed position, so the contactors are a safeguard against that. You turn the contactors on and then switch the SSR's on/off to control the element. The contactors give you the ability to cut the power to the element if the SSR's have failed.

I ended up just ordering one of these: http://www.brewinternational.com/8-gallon-stainless-steel-kettle-with-tri-clad-bottom-weldled-ports-for-valve-thermometer/ Might be a bit too small for 5 gallon batches, but I figure I'll just use my gas stove and wrap it in reflectix (or any other better...

@blubrewbbq I was hoping to stick to a 120V/15A element, just for ease of use. Hence trying to keep the batch size down to 2.5 gallons. If the pot is less than 15 inches tall, I can pop it on my gas stove to help add some heat (and use the 120V element to maintain temperatures)...

Considering using something like https://www.amazon.com/CONCORD-Stainless-Steamer-Cookware-steaming/dp/B07HMDPHDQ for doing an all grain electric BIAB. However, I'm thinking about doing 2.5 gallon batches and maybe an occasional 5 gallon batch. Would this be too big for 2.5? The basket (with...