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This may not be an educated opinion... But I like to use my tds meter as a kind of 'mile marker' I know my water comes in at 240 tds pre mash, if the recipe I did last was at 1270 at 15m 1200 at 30 m and 1150 at mash out I can use that as a kind of guideline to ensure I'm on track. Maybe it's a...

Hmm! I love the tea idea! and then i can add it cup at a time to taste! I think ill aim for that and report back in two weeks at begging time:)

Ok so hypothetically speaking, I was brewing 15 gallons of Gose on Sunday, and i MAY have had too much beer to remember to throw .5oz coriander in the fermenter before adding the wort.... now i MAY have three fermenters bubbling away sans that sweet sweet coriander i was hoping for in my...

Hey Brundog, yeah i've looked up a few different examples of high temp flow switches, which should do the job, (an at 6-12$ a piece thats not a bad deal either)! [Automationdirect has a piston module thats an adjustable set point! looks pretty good, but 125$ ish] i would probably still need that...

Good points as well Brun:) i feel a bit better with that explanation(maybe I've just heard too many pump horror stories from other brewers). Since i have started down this path anyways i figure ill probably pursue it anyways even if its nothing more than exercising the mind:) I did a quick...

Hey Timdillon! Some good info there, I do like the point about the HSA being a non issue:) and it is true that I may be digging up a problem that may not be haha I do know that chugger pumps, as non positive displacement centrifugal pumps will cavitate, decouple and usually send the radial...

Hey all, Ive been brewing electric for some time now as a "Four Switch" semi auto system, but am making a move to Full auto with the help of a BCS-462 and Arduino Mega (Thanks to Brundog for controller inspiration, though i purchased the 462 before i knew about "Brucontrol") Anyways.... the 462...

I honestly just use some stainless steel wool scrubbers I picked up at the local Walmart for 1$ and they work great! Best part is no worries dry firing :-P

So this may be a bit of a silly question, but since we have quite a few engineering types in the group I'm sure someone out there has an answer:) So here goes… With all of the electric, and gas Brewers out there, why are there not more people using “on demand water heaters” as a HLT replacement...

22,784 + 30 gal Belgian wit 15 gal black IPA 15 gal English strong 15 gal smash pale ale 15 gal strong pale ale 15 gal chai tea latte brown = 22,889

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Interesting idea, I do love the design of that stir arm, much better than mine! If you don't mind I may try to adopt the steel rod spiral design for version two? Do you have speed control on that motor? I would worry 30 rpm would kick some gains up a bit! Let me know! And how did the...

Thanks for the good comments Day Trippr! it is true i mashed a touch dry, i had to install a new false bottom that has almost a gallon and a half dead space at kettle bottom to float the grain bed and provide a flat surface to prevent my agitator from binding.... i just may have forgotten to add...

So I kegged everything today, had a short pour of each 3 yeasts used and all 3 were very drinkable! I was worried that the agitation would push more tannins or something into the finished product but as far as I can tell it turned out great! With a few extra points on my efficiency I might add...

So here is a quick video of the unit running on a mash, I think this one was the Chai Tea Brown Ale! https://youtu.be/EE6q5YGmuRo So This brew was with 45 minutes of a stirred mash, then finishing mash with 15m of vorlauf to clear the wort. the big question is if any bad flavour developed as a...

Ok... so heres the funny part... as soon as i went to wet test the new stir rig... it broke!! almost IMMEDIATELY it broke!! .....aaand..... I, Learned something very important.... If you are attaching a high torque motor, to a device that is going to pose a fair bit of resistance...

So.... After most of the wiring was complete, i was off to drill a hole in my brand new 1"x5.5"x1" x19"long u channel i just picked up from the local sheet metal shop (stainless of course, though i suspect its 200 series, maybe not 316). After the hole is drilled i got mount the motor tight...

Haha Indeed it does have a purpose:) the issue with THAT grease is just that when its warmed up it loses viscosity and has a tendency to seep through the drive bearing (which is floating the drive shaft on..... well..... that nasty grease) haha So as a makeshift remedy to the solution i...

Ok so the first step was to open my brand new Worm gear motor and clean out all that NASTY grease that i don't want to get into my grains! Next up is to mount it inside an enclosure so as to not get the motor wet during operation, and also to prevent galvanic corrosion during the lifetime of the...

Okok so i know theres probably a few of these around on the forum.... i think... Either way it was kind of a fun build so i thought over the next couple days id put up a few pics from start to end on this thing and show ya how i went about it! Matt