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Thanks guys. I am using 240v 30amp with 120v for the pump wiring. The fact that it is doable gives me hope, and I know there’s not much advice that can be given without a diagram of what I currently have, but like I said I will probably redo it anyway so I’ll try to find/make a diagram to post.

Hello all, I have an unusual question that I hope someone more familiar with electronics can help answer. I currently have a 20 gallon, 2 pot kettle RIMS system with a 5500 watt element that me and friend made a single PID controller to use and it works fine. However, as times change I find I...

I think what you want to do is go for this setup: https://brausupply.com/collections/biab-systems Everything you need is included, and it's modular so if anything breaks it can be easily replaced. It's not "cheap," but it's priced right around what you would spend building it yourself and...

To simplify things, why not use the boil kettle with PID as a "rims tube" like the BrewEasy or other 2 kettle systems? It would eliminate a lot of the plumbing and need for so many parts, which is almost always a good thing when the goal is for it to "just work." it will also thin the mash out...

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Here's some more info for you on the process: http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2012/03/dogfish-head-120-minute-ipa-clone.html http://www.bertusbrewery.com/2012/03/120-minute-your-newborn-baby.html

It's a pretty high end model, but it's what I already have and I just put central air in the house so it will no loner be used. I don't know how many bells and whistles it really has, but it's digital and puts out a ton of cold air.

I agree. Or use a thermowell that you can get for $10-25 and put the probe inside the liquid. A fridge will have no problem easily keeping the temp of the liquid steady. I use both a mini fridge (for 5 gallon batches) and a regular fridge (for 10 gallon batches) this way and have had zero...

I use a fridge right now, but my keg fermenter barely fits into it. I have an A/C unit begging to be turned into a fermentation chamber, but I'm not sure how to use it. It seems to me that the internal thermostat with turn it off no matter what the temp controller is set at. Do I have to...

There was no freak hail storm where I live and that's about how mine are doing. Some of the plants on this page are growing HUGE compared to any of mine. I have mine in 5 gallon pots because I may be moving, think that would be the problem? Even my second year plants are hardly bigger than...

While I do agree that there is no need to add anything at this point, you most certainly can add sugar throughout fermentation. In order to make the Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA they add sugar many times in order to get the ABV to 15-20%, as well as additional high ABV yeast. As stated, you...

I am not a professional brewer, but I have never heard of a 3 hour boil. Do you have a link to the information you are looking at? 2 hour boil is the highest I've ever heard of, with 90 minutes being the normal "long" boil and 60 minutes being the standard boil.

So I take it that the yeast was still viable then, haha.

I wouldn't worry about it, the co2 produced would have kept anything from falling into the starter, and the foaming just served to reassure you the yeast is viable. I say use it!

I agree on everything said, and do find that wheat beers are my go-to for non beer loving folks. There is a Kiwi Wit recipe in the book Extreme Brewing, and it is perfect for summer evenings.

I currently use 3 keggles, and have only had boilovers when I'm not paying attention and/or do something stupid. I usually do 11 gal batches to make sure I fill 2 kegs to the top (they hold over 5 gal, probably more like 5.25) and I also ferment in Sankey kegs as there is plenty of headspace...

I do agree that it would be very fast and probably not ideal, but if you do it I would use WLP090. I just used it in an IPA and it was completely done fermenting about 48-60 hours after pitching. That would leave you with a couple days of conditioning at room temp before chilling and carbing...

I just finished making my first triple IPA recently, and it turned out AWESOME! It has 4 dry hop additions, and this is how I did it. Is it the best way? I don't know, but it worked wonderfully. The first dry hop addition was put in the primary on day 5 at 1.012 gravity, with an expected...

I did read the thread and still don't understand why you would do this. I have never had a stuck sparge, you don't have to vorlauf draining from the bottom if you don't want to, and cleaning a bag is way more work than cleaning a cooler. I'm all for making your life easier, this just doesn't...