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Take a look at Revvy's lables that he makes for comps and such. They're pretty cool and I always thought they reminded me of somethin you'd see at a wedding for some reason... They are basically labels that you hang on the neck of the bottle. IDK, they just look a little 'classier' than a...

That box is very nice. Good job. One thing that I want to point out is that the only really departure from all of the other boxes that I found on this site was the mounting of the pump head inside the box. That is really why I started this thread - with the plastic head on the outside of the...

In general people use pumps for transferring hot liquids like the strike water and for chilling boiling wort. This becomes more important with larger batches where you don't want to be lifting 100 lbs of boiling liquid. This design also now incorporates a RIMS system for even more.control...

Awesome! I would have loved a conical starting out! Actually.... I still would love a conical... haha. Patience is one of the hardest things for a brewer to have, especially when starting out. The best way to combat this is to keep a pipeline going and brew often so that you aren't just...

At 1.066 I'm not sure that I'd put it in "Double" territory, but that's besides the point. One smack pack was underpitching - you should have made a starter for this beer and yeast. That's not the end of the world - it will still work, but you may just get a little more off flavors and it will...

The only way to tell is with your hydrometer. A bubbling airlock is just that... a bubbling airlock. Too many people (myself included when I started out) use that to judge fermentation pace. More info on your recipe like your OG, yeast, methods, mash temp and pitch rate would help others give...

Getting close to kicking the keg on this one and will definitely be brewing this up again soon! I stayed true to the recipe, except I threw in about an extra once of Citra along the way in the boil kettle and dryhopped with an additional 1/2 ounce of Citra. Here's a pick below... really...

Do it! that was the whole point! however you end up doing it, the only thing that really matters is that you make a functional box that is very compact. That is the whole reason that I started this thread.

Had the pump running for hours without issue. Used the RIMS to help me get the strike water up to temp, recirculated for over an hour, the sparged for about an hour. No overheating at all. Ran boiling wort for about 15 min before chilling and whirlpooling too. Works great and is nice and compact.

Yup. Used it for a Red last weekend and it worked great. Picked up some toggle switches that I'm going o place in the lid to the side of the PID for alarm, fan, and PID power cut. I got sick of having to go into the PID settings to turn off the alarm - this way I can just cut the power. I also...

Just thought that I'd post an update. I'm really glad that this box took off and people seemed to like the idea. Since the original box I have moved into RIMS and wanted to be able to still keep my stuff as compact as possible. I give you version 2.0... To the original design I have added a...

I think you'll be fine. But be prepared to lose some of that precious beer th blow off. Going forward most hefe strains are very tolerant a high temperatures. I think that what you need to focus on from now on in all grain brewing is temperature control. I wish that someone would have told me...

Looks about right to me. Although, what are you fermenting on? Hefe strains are known for blowing off and 6 gal seems to be a bit excessive unless you have a 7.5+ gallon fermenter.

Haha, tis indeed. I just realized that after I re-read your post and you mentioned avos. Might have to share some homebrews sometime:tank:. I'm down there quite a bit, at least a few times a month.

I might have to as well... :) I live in Huntington now but am from Fallbrook - still down there a lot with the wifey and inlaws. I planted 3 years ago before really knowing much. Now I have 4 varieties that I don't use much: Magnum, Mt Hood, Nugget and Northern Brewer. Would love to get some...

I was shooting for a little on the darker side - I think mine came in around 16-17SRM, which is pushing it a little for a red. At 20SRM you're likely to end up with a beer that is too dark, IMO. I would get rid of the RB completely and let the dark crystals do the coloring. I got most of my...

So is it like a really hoppy American style belgian red with all of those late hops? Hop prevalent is the spiciness and esters of that yeast?

This stuff is good. I accidentally used 8fl oz, thinking I'd double the amount of molasses... Turns out 8fl oz is about .75# so I tripled it instead! Still really good, just much ore decadent than the last time, a true desert beer. It finished at 1.020.

Haha, beat me to it! And almost the dme exact answer!

I like US-05 at about 62-64 for good clean results. This is beer temp, not ambient air temp. Remember that during active fermentation the beer may be 5-10 degrees higher than ambient due to its exothermic nature.