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Oh this could hopefully help. I spent a little more time looking at the Pi and the only thing I can think of is that the newer version of the software isn't allowing everything to work the same way. I will have to look into the Device Tree thing. Do you happen to know if this Device Tree...

Hello, Can someone help me figure out why my Raspberry Pints goes blank like a screen saver after a bit. I built the Raspberry Pints before and was able to get everything to work correctly, with the addition of the PIR motion detector. But my memory card went bad and I am having to redo...

Okay, so go I'll ahead and use the 1056 and reduce the FG to 1.085. This reduces my grain bill to 92.4% of the previous weight. So I'll be reducing each grain to that amount and adding more hops. How would you suggest I use 5 oz of hops in a carboy? I have these stainless mesh tubes that...

Okay, so maybe I'll whip up a starter of Amercian Ale Yeast 1056 and add more hops towards the end. This should be a good neutral strand for this right? I actually already bought the grains per the weighs above and its all mixed together, minus the 2 row. Should I... Option 1: scale back...

Hello, I thought it would be fun to create my own take on a Cascadian Dark Ale. I've never attempted one and it seems fitting that I should, because I live the heart of Cascadia. I am raising the gravity a little bit and also going for some fruity tropical notes. I really like the Armored...

Good News! I sent a Chugger technical help an email and a video of the pump not moving and they were quick to issue me a warranty. They sent me a new motor and even sent a stainless pump head on it. So I purchased another motor with a plastic head. I will take off the stainless inline...

What is the best method to get a pre-boil gravity reading? The reason I ask, is because I get readings with my refractometer that vary. I heat my wort up to 208° while I am sparging, so my pre-boil wort is already hot when I need that measurement. Yesterday I brewed 10 gallons of a...

Are you using propane or natural gas? If you relight the extinguished flame, does it relight and burn strong with both burners? Do you have an fittings that might restrict the flow enough so that it cannot supply two burners?

I agree. In looking at the orientation of the ball valves and tees, there isn't a way to close off the other side of the inlet tee. So I think this would draw in air and cause the pump to lose prime. Plus water or wort would also make its way into the unused side of the inlet tee and hose and...

The original poster wanted efficiency and simplicity. I believe pumping my sparge water through my eHerms coils helps with both. I also use my HLT Coil tank for sparge water. Running my sparge water down to my pump, up through the coil, and then into my MLT gets all the good wort out of pump...

It seems to spin free and rotates around many time before it stops. I am wondering if it is having problems between the start and run capacitors, but I don't know enough about it.

Well, the chugger would not even start with the head unit off. https://flic.kr/p/shU1Xf With the head off, it turns really slow. If I give it some help it kicks in and goes. I gave it a little oil with no help. Any ideas?

Maybe I am missing something, but why would you want a sight glass inside the kettle? You already have the number markings on the side of the kettle. What does the sight glass add? - Craig

Mine is located an inch or two above the element in my keg boil kettle.

Well that brew day was certainly eventful. I had two major problems arise. One was my fault and the other was equipment failure. I have a garden hose bib valve coming out of my filter that I run to my heat exchanger and from there it runs to the pots or discharge when cooling. That garden...

I believe I tried this a couple weeks ago, but now I am starting to second guess my memory. I removed the head unit yesterday and I could not get the motor to act up. The motor seemed to be very inconsistent when it would and wouldn't work when brewing, but I couldn't get it to act up at...

Hello, I have a Chugger pump that is 11 months old and it does not run every time you start it. When I click it on, it tries to start and you can see the fan moving slightly. If you turn it off and on a couple times it eventually starts. Obviously I can't live with this, because I can not...

I am real excited that I will get to brew my first batch of beer with my bottom drain keg (MLT) with a Loc-Line fly sparge and 15" false bottom from Bobby. I have brewed with my newish BCS eHerms several times, but my efficiency never got up to the 80% mark that I am chasing. For the last...

Seriously. I've only brewed a couple of time with my new BSC eHerms and I was blown away at the lack of noise while brewing. I kept checking the pot to make sure it was actually heating. - Craig

Looking good. I'm curious why you went with two different Chugger pumps? I will be purchasing my second pump here in the next month or two and have the 3/4" center inlet pump you have on the right. Thanks. - Craig