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I am currently making good use of whirlfloc and whirlpool action in my 1Bbl Stout kettle. I am considering a hop basket (like those from Arbor Fab) to help keep some of the hop mess from contaminating my plate chiller. Has anyone been using a filter basket with a whirlpool? I always...

Don't know if this is reviving an old thread or beating a dead horse... I have an electric setup which I would like to add variable output control to one element. Here's my current system. 60amp breaker in panel goes to 60amp spa panel. Spa panel connects to control box with 4 on/off...

I have two 5500 elements in BK and two in HLT. I use both in the BK or HLT to heat strike water and dump to mash. Then use both in HLT to heat sparge water. After sparge I use both in BK to come to boil then reduce to one element to maintain boil. While using one in BK I can use one in HLT to...

Do not add it now. Enjoy the beer you get which will likely be just fine. Try reading up on water additions/adjustments in books like "Water" by John Palmer or using online tools like those found at brewersfriend.com. I have soft water with high PH. I can brew without adjustments as long as...

This is a process called decoction mashing. You remove about 1/3 of your mash and heat it in your kettle, returning it to your mash tun to increase the overall temperature. I would be concerned about doing this with an electric element as you could scorch the grains. Removing some of the wort...

The vent plate allows you to adjust the airflow into burner. The spring is to hold it in place. Did you get instruction with the set to show how to screw them on?

two more taps for the wall, shanks and nuts, hoses and most importantly, four elements for my Stout 1Bbl electric conversion.

Performance is great. I use a chugger pump from bk to chiller and can run it almost fully open.

Is it possibly the propane tanks freezing up? I have that issue here but I'm in a cold climate and using 14" banjo burners. Try keeping the tanks warmed in a water bath while doing a heavy burn. If you notice the pressure dropping (reduced visible flame and reduced sound), try shaking the tank...

I'm using the B3-36A which is a $40 plate chiller. Only used it for 1/2 Bbl batch so far but will be upping to full 1 Bbl in the next couple of weeks. I go straight from kettle to fermenter through the chiller. The chiller was $209 US with $60 shipping to Canada. I ordered it based on the...

Shanks and tails for two new taps.

Butyric Acid is common in beer but usually at at only 1.5mg/l. The flavour threshold is about 3 mg/l so it usually goes unnoticed. "Butyric is an off-flavour that can occur in beer, it is generally perceived as baby sick, rancid or putrid flavour. Caused mainly by bacteria either during the...

Multiple elements in a single pot is fine. Just make sure your are running ultra-low-watt-density elements in your boil kettle to avoid scorching.

Make yourself or get an inline oxygen aerator with thermometer. Throttle the output to manage the hot flow and keep your temp in range. I have the same kettles and chiller and they work great.

An air conditioner for the maturation room. Well actually, it's the AC for the fermentation room but I have to wait a few weeks for a bigger unit to arrive. Temporarily shrank the maturation room and installed the smaller AC along with a Cool Bot. Took the room down to 4 degrees C overnight and...

Once you start fermenting, there is alcohol present and a refractometer can't read correctly. There are calculations to correct and get close to the actual reading but a hydrometer is best after ferment starts.

I throw in the whirlfloc at 10 minutes to end of boil. Then whirlpool for 15 minutes (tangential inlet with pump). When running over to chiller I watch and stop the pump when the cone is too exposed and starts to break toward the outlet. There will always be some level of wort left in there...

In my opinion, you will need a certified gas worker (stove installer, etc). Since your brewing setup will likely have it's own regulators you will need an straight line from the tank to the brew setup with no regulators in between. It's doable but will cost you some for the certified work and...

The GFCI outlet you are using is enough. It covers anything downstream. Redundant GFCI don't provide any additional protection as you only have to trip the power once to stop it.

I'm currently designing an electric conversion for my 1Bbl brewhouse. An electrical contractor will build my control boxes. two 30A GFI breakers will feed outlets. Each outlet will feed a controller. Each controller will have an on/off switch and an A/B toggle. Brew kettle (A) and HLT (B) will...