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Got everything cleaned out yesterday. Ran a new 20 amp circuit for outlets in the room. Will run another for ceiling lights and a vent fan. At this point I'm planning on using track lighting, anyone have any other suggestions? Also, any recommendations for a ceiling? Will likely use...

Alright so I'm cleaning out what will be my brewery today. This room is currently a "potting shed" that is directly attached to the house. Plumbing / electric are on the other side of the wall on the right and in the basement. On the left are some old windows. Room is roughly 10' wide so I...

Alright I'm $1,200 poorer. I'm all in now. :-) Keg parts on the way, will order pieces for the control panel this week. Guess this will become my build thread as well.

Thanks! Doesn't look like that one is locking. If I put this on the bottom of my control panel what's the likelihood that it falls out?

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Here's my build list for the kettles and misc. Anything I'm missing? I'm thinking I'll do a sight glass on the BK and HLT, but with the bottom drain / pipes and ball valve where would I mount it? Also, based this primarily on Kal's part list but made modifications based on some of the parts...

Also, it looks like this receptacle would be better... it says 3 wire, but I imagine it's ignoring the ground but still has a pin for it, right...

Nice! Congrats!

Thanks. I'll get a bigger one. Will post up my BOM later today... Trying to piece together the kettle parts first and then will go back to the control panel... A ton of pieces. Came across this today for a locking 50A receptacle; the price seems right and it looks like i can take off the...

Another Q -- you have 5 SSRs in your setup. 2 go to the elements, 2 go to the pumps, and 1 goes to the alarm, is that correct? So basically, the BCS turns on / off the pumps based on what is set in the unit, and also turns on / off the alarm for various reasons?

Got it. Looking at enclosures now. Would a 16x16x8 enclosure be good enough or would people recommend going a little larger (IE: 20x20x8) to get more room?

Awesome, thanks! Did you do a design for the sub panel that plugs into your fridges?

Very cool! Thank you! I tried finding your build thread but didn't see one... Did you document your build somewhere? Will read through your diagram and see if I have any questions. One right off the bat -- is the 6 amp breaker a double pole? Do you have pictures of your control panel?

Kevin, Awesome. Do you have a drawing of the version you used? Also considering how I can use the same BCS to control fridges in another room...

Thanks. To keep things simple I'm going to switch out the 60a spa panel and breaker and use 50a for both. Still using 6-3 with ground for wiring. I assume PJ uses all 25a components for the control panel build listed above because the max draw per element is less than 25a? Even tho other...

I think this drawing by PJ matches what I'm looking for perfectly. Anyone do something similar and have a parts list that you used? Will start piecing this together this week.

Jeffmeh, Perfect -- thanks. Unless anyone has a reason why I should keep the 60AMP stuff I'll return them tomorrow and switch to 50AMP.

Also, another question. Is there any benefit as far as flexibility goes using 60A vs 50A? Is it possible to run 2x 5500w elements on a 50A or do I need 60A for that? The breaker and spa panel are only a few $$ more for the 60A, but the plug and receptacle aren't cheap and are a lot more...

Thanks. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to recirculate when you're boiling, would it? Planning on getting 2x chugger pumps so they should be able to handle the work... Also, I picked up a 60A breaker, 60A spa panel, and 6-3 w/ ground SOOW cabling yesterday from Home Depot. The guy in electric was...

Quick question -- because I'll have some amount of wort in the elbow at the bottom of the BK, should I recirculate during the boil as well or am I overthinking that?