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You are correct there. When I started brewing I had tons of free time and I like to build stuff so I started accumulating. I brewed a lot. Usually every other week. Some times id brew doubles. At one point I had 60gallons fermenting at once that year.. It seems the more equipment I finally...

Two Blichmann auto sparges. Yay

Hello all! I'm planning my Brew Year! (swidt?) Usually I just brew when I feel like it and when I have time -- which means I don't brew often enough.. (I always feel like it, but never have the time) I figured the best way to alleviate this situation is to schedule/plan my brews so that I...

I believe you are correct. There is one on byo. Here is a similar one from the electric brewery http://www.theelectricbrewery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=296442#296442&sref=tapatalk&subID=tapatalk I dunno if going pvc is worth it. Maybe. It would be interesting to see similar builds side by side...

KegKing grain mill motor. I'm getting tired of my current bread-machine-motor-franken-mill.. the table is ugly.. the belt slips if I forget to tension it properly.. so I'm gonna rebuild it..

taste a sample, then bottle it..

do you get cavitation or trapped air in that vertical pump? I don't see how you would ever get the air out of the impeller/magnet..

Wait.. wut? That is a damn interesting idea. I'd really like to know more about this rig. Do you have any video or???

Though I've not brewed in a while, u am happy with them. They are easy to use. Work well. The input and output lines do require some planning for house routing and support. But it isn't too bad. What kind of fermenter are you going to be using? If I could get an internal coil for my set...

I made the switch after my first batch. Swmbo bought me a mr. beer lbk kit for christmas. I "brewed" it a thought "huh. just like making soup" .. it turned out terrible. I'm not sure if I messed up or it was just all bad from the start. (I'm not that great at soup either..) I know lots of...

I wonder and worry about the same thing.

I use these to control fermentation temps in sanke(s) with my glycol system -- both ale temp and lager temp ranges.. I use insulation on the fermenter and the glycol lines. the biggest problem you'll have with your plan (afaik) is heat ingress overpowering your fridge/reservoir's capacity to...

That is probably the best course of action. Be careful bending the tubing to relocate the evaporator. They are very fragile and it only takes a pin hole to mess it up.

It's hard to see in that pic. But do you have enough/any air flow across the radiator(condenser)? With out air flow it cannot get rid of the heat and the evaporator (part submerged in glycol in your cooler) won't get cold. Im no expert but i think you need to put the shroud back on the...

I'm no expert. my understanding is that decoctions are typically pulled from the mash, boiled and then added back to the mash. edit: I believe the posters above are correct.. I hadn't considered the reason for pulling a thick mash for decoction when I suggested your method "should...

marvelous article. in your sample water profiles section, what unit are the starting and finishing water measurements in? (ppm?) I've not used beer smith's water calculator (nor any other for that matter -- bad me) but I assume if I'm starting from RO or tap (with a water report?) I can just...

Sounds like your pump wasn't primed properly. To get a good flow you need to make sure the pump head is full of liquid. No air. Also make sure your pump inlet is unrestricted. No valves on the inlet only on the outlet.

Very nice

lots of folks do this (myself included) to get our temp down the last 10 to 20 degrees. it's somewhat expensive to go from boiling to pitching using ice recirculation, but definitely doable (you'll go though ice VERY fast if you start from boiling) folks usually run the tap water to get into...