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Thanks for the write up. I've just finally put my HERMS together and did a trial run yesterday and came across similar issues. Previously, I'd fashioned a sparge arm from a coil of 3/8" copper drilled with a bunch of 1/16" holes. It had worked alright for a while but I noticed it was...

And if I were using propane, how would you change your advice? Chris

I'm building a manually controlled HERMS for my brew bench. I've got a thermowerks thermometer with 2 separate probes - one for my MT and one for my HLT but I have to switch them over by hand when I do. I question if I even need a thermowell in the manifold at all on the outflow from the...

One component of my brewery - my sparge arm utilizes 1/4" copper tubing. Previously I've used PE tubing and fittings. Now that I've upgraded to a Chugger pump and 1/2" silicon tubing I've got a conundrum as to how to deal with this connection. Are there smaller sized camlocks? Couldn't easily...

Unless you're doing 10 gallon batches, I can't possibly imagine how a 5itre flask would be useful. I generally use a 1L flask. I'll use a gallon jug when i want to make a 2L starter. Many of the flasks out there are cheapies and quite fragile. A borosilicate 5L flask would be pretty...

I'd second the reverse order on your upgrade. I built my stand in the spring, and just kept brewing my usual way for a while. I picked up a pump and converted a keg to a MLT in the summer and started using the new pump for transfers from the HLT to the MT and sparging. Only just this month...

Ha! This is exactly the item I was asking about a while ago! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f253/flow-meters-469378/ and https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/measuring-infusion-volumes-pump-475735/ I quite like it. It's bang on for the volume and easy to reset. The translation of the...

Not anything about kettles mind you, but i just ordered some stuff from fireman and was a little underwhelmed. Picnic taps - requested 5 foot lines, and they're not even 3 and poor quality house at that. They sell the same item on Amazon for 1/2 the price. Also ordered a sanke connector...

OK. Problem solved. I had to modify the shutter. When I removed the shutter entirely, it worked great. On full. Also a little scary closing it down. WOOF! So, I used a coping saw and a couple of files to match the orifice on the burner to the opening on the shutter. Now I can go from...

I will try this to see what happens, but I sort of mimicked it by using my fingers to close off the air and it just made it worse. :-( Chris

My regulator is a Camco 59333 rated for 160,000 BTU/hr The supply hose is 3/8" x 18" - could be an issue I suppose, I'd prefer bigger but am I not restricted by the size of the fittings on the regulator? Chris

I've got the air shutter wide open. The yellow flame is independent of whether the other burner is operating or not. It would appear to be oxygen starved. Chris

One other question. It takes a Good hour or more to heat my 40L HLT to 167F. Is that pretty normal? I'm debating going to HP as I'm not super impressed by these massive burners compared to the little 6" HP burner I used to use. I'm not planning on automation, although I had considered...

I hijacked an old thread but didn't get any response so I'm posting a new thread. I've set up my brew stand with with 2 BG-14 burners on low pressure propane. I'm using a 2 stage regulator a 5/8" LP hose from the reg to the stand where it's 1/2" BIP to the burners. I've got flexible 1/2"...

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Yeah, That was my understanding and my belief for the source of my problem. Found two of the bastards walking around on top of the krausen. My primaries are not fully airtight and they are able to sneak in under the lid. Those plastic buckets will never be used again.:mad: Going straight...

That's pretty much it. Hates them. Hates them forever! Got into an almost ready to keg Irish Red I was eagerly anticipating and a yeast starter I cultured from a bottle of one of my favorite commercial brews.

I thought the "hotspots" in the HLT was a practical fallacy? That in most standard sized kettles the heat in water was pretty uniform due to convection currents.

Did you figure the problem out yet? I'm curious as I'm having a little trouble with my similar 2 burner set up. One burner is fine, but the other produces a very yellow flame even with the air manifold wide open. I can improve the blue-ness of the flame by closing the flow valve down a bit...

I am growing tired of decocting when my step mashes miss the target and am therefore considering HERMS.... :-)