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Seriously - you are the man Bobby. These things look unbelievable. Can't wait to give you some money. Cheers.

Planning to brew on Sunday morning. Been doing a series of simple, single-hop pale ales to get a really good feel for what various hops bring to the table. I'm thinking I'll use Chinook this weekend. Cheers.

I have two taps and room for two kegs. Rather than have more taps, I'd like room for more kegs. Say 4 or 5 kegs total. That way the two taps are always pouring and I can keep a nice mixture of ales and lagers going. Someday I'm gonna stumble upon an extra 6 or 7 hundred bucks and build myself a...

These are definitely good suggestions for Charlotte. Personally, I think the food and vibe is better at Mac's but Duckworth's has more taps (maybe 60 vs. the 20 at Mac's). Kinda your call there. Both are cool places though. NoDa Brewing is fantastic. My personal favorite in town. Not sure on...

Thanks Kal. You're the man. Cheers.

Similar question regarding PID's for temp display - let's say a guy wants to use a PID to monitor the temp of cooling wort (using an immersion chiller), measured with an RTD at the output valve on the boil kettle. Then let's say that switches have been install to manually turn on/off power to...

Sorry in advance for the threadjack. Not sure if you'll see this or not Kal, but do you know if the above solution to using an Auber 2352 without a temp sensor has any adverse effects on the unit? I ask because I'm currently planning an E-Kettle build (with a 2352 as a controller for the...

Tough to go wrong with a Munich Helles for a delicious, easy drinking beer. Here's a basic recipe: Target OG: 1.048 (give or take) 88% Pilsner 10% Munich 2% Melanoiden Mash pretty low to get good attenuation. I think I mashed at 149*F on my last Helles and it went down to 1.009...

Right on man. I don't have first-hand experience with the 120V 2000W LWD elements myself, but there are several build threads on here where guys are using them successfully (same setup as you - two elements in the BK), and have specifically said they haven't had scorching. So keep that in mind...

Drywall work for the remodel, then a bonfire out back with some homebrew. Have to go into work on Saturday (and do more drywall work at the house) but I'm hoping to fit in some time to put together a box for my new STC-1000+ that just showed up in the mail. Score. Cheers.

Cool plan and panel layout. One question though, and I'm probably missing something so bear with me - why the 5500W @ 120V elements for the Boil Kettle? That's only giving you 2750W of heating power. For your batch size that seems like it could be a bit underpowered. The way I'm reading the...

I haven't used this malt, but I've heard it's similar to Maris Otter. With that in mind, I would just use 100% Golden Promise if I was making a blonde ale with it. For me blondes are pretty mellow beers that don't have a ton of malt character, so I think you'd probably get more than enough from...

Yup. I love WLP838 (Southern German Lager). It really is quick, clean & clear. I'd add delicious to this list. That one and WLP090 (San Diego Super) are my two "house" strains. Cheers.

My LHBS does this and I take advantage of it as well. It's awesome. I'll often get a gift card to the LHBS for Xmas / Birthday and use that to buy grain this way (my store just calls it buying a 'grain bank'). Maybe you could work something like this out at your shop? As feinbara said, this gets...

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I really enjoy the 32oz growlers that the Saranac pumpkin beer comes in. They're badass and my preferred method of taking homebrew to a buddy's place. Definitely worth the $3.50 price tag. The beer, on the other hand, goes down the drain in my house. I'm just not down with the flavors (of the...

I just woke up to hot strike water. And I LOVED it. Cheers.

Looking forward to the elements you're bringing to market Bobby. Another question for you - any idea whether a guy be able to slightly bend your elements? I ask because I'm looking at a dual element 120V build and, as I'm sure you've seen on various threads, this type of setup often requires a...

Keeping this one goin. Just mashed in for a schwarzbier a bit ago. Lots to do today so I'm getting a jump on the brew. Coffee is good. Cheers. Edit: The above setup is bada$$. Nice work dude.

I've seen diagrams on this site that use regular 20A SPST toggle switches (like this one for example) on a hot between an SSR and a 2000W element. I can't remember the thread that I've seen them in, but I definitely have seen them. Seems that a switch like that would work fine for a 2000W...