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:off: That one is for the debate forum! :p

Length does seem to be a key factor. I had shorter lines of both sizes and had issues with foaming. I then found a thread that recommended 7ft. or longer and changed my lines, and now I am good.

Saying any beer tastes like a Belgian is like saying any car drives like an American car. There are too many Belgian styles and varieties within Belgian styles for any beer to be blanket Belgian. Fruity and spicy notes apply to a lot of beer styles. Plus they could just as easily be coming from...

I think the biggest difference between commercial and home brewing and the time it takes to get to the glass is monitoring of gravities. Commercial breweries stick to their formulas and transfer from primary to conditioning when they hit their final gravity reading. From there, its up to the...

Yes, and super-secret submarines are made 10 miles from mine, but I am not an expert in them. :p Here is a good page that describes the different grades of Polycarbonate. But again that point is moot, this thing is acrylic - you wouldn't use the terms interchangeably because they are...

They did, on their Facebook post. But the actual product description on their product page refutes that. Plus there is all manners of grades of Polycarbonate, it's highly doubtful they used anything near Lexan grade, or else it would be a $1000. Basically their marketing department went crazy on...

"Captain Crush is engineered using premium materials; aluminum and stainless steel thwart corrosion, oil impregnated sintered bronze bushings require no maintenance, and smoked acrylic provides durability, easy cleanup, and dashing good looks." It's cheap acrylic like you get at your hardware...

Yep, it's $280. 'nuff said for a pile of plastic. I'll get a Monster Mill or Barley Crusher and save $100.

Nope, we all pretty much use it that way... :p That's one of the most frequent comments about beer brewing software in general. What I meant is it is a different engineering approach that is required to enable that as a feature, especially if you extend it out to mobile devices. Cloud...

I am an IT Manager/Systems Engineer/Software Hacker by trade, and after observing many posts from people not absolutely in love with their brewing software, I figured I would throw out a thread and ask for my fellow homebrewers' feedback on what they would like to see/get out of their ideal...

I don't think Beersmith was meant to be multi-device. You'd have to engineer the application in a way that the application uses shared storage such as a database or cloud storage to do that. The cloud features it does have are more to backup and share your recipes. It doesn't sound like too...

Nice, I like the beer label idea. I have seen bottle cap tops and haven't been that impressed. What was the best approach to getting the labels off without damaging them?

+1 for Beersmith. That said, I do get random crashes on the Windows version which can be a bummer. Just remember to save often. SOP on Windows anyways...

Why not use a standard screw top and bubbler (such as used in 1 gallon equipment kits) in place of the screw cap? Allows the CO2 to escape and keeps the nasties out of your yeast. No more bottle bomb potential. As for carbonating in growlers, I've never had an issue. But I only buy high...

Yes, he responds quickly, great customer service! Because SSRs don't utilize a normally open or normally closed circuit design, this seems to be a common issue with them. They are greatly susceptible to leakage current on the control or load side which can keep them turned on. Excessive heat...

3 or 4 conductor wire is less important than the gauge of that wire (you want 10 gauge wire), and the available amps back at the main panel (at least 30 amp on a 2-pole breaker where both legs will pop at the same time). Yes, 4 conductor is the current code, but you don't have to do that if the...

Spa panel plugged into his dryer outlet is going to be a moot point if his 220 line back to the main electric panel is substandard like it seems without more detail...

My guess is you have something like this, but you really should have something like this. Why? So both legs trip killing all electricity to the outlet. If each leg can be independently tripped, you could potentially still have an electrified outlet and get zapped when touching the equipment plus...

You can go with the TRC-44720-020 from CableOrganizer.com (last one in the list). You'll still need to change the plug ends or make up a short adapter for the dryer outlet connection. If you are handy, its easy, if not, call an electrician. That said, your hook-up doesn't sound right. The box...

Nice, I hadn't seen that one or I would have got that one instead. I probably spent as much after making up a 25 ft extension cord. Note that it comes with L6-30P and L6-30R plug ends. The specs and pictures I saw said L5-30P and L5-30R plug ends, so I got the wrong plugs to go with the cord...