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Yeah, I've changed my plans a bit since the wife okayed me adding a slop sink in the basement. I'm going to set up my workbench down there as a brew bench. My current RIMS setup will run off 120v and I will use my dryer outlet to run a 240v 5500w element in the kettle, controlled by an Auber...

Right now, just the single 1500w in my RIMS tube. I may have come up with a solution though. I may borrow my dryer outlet and go with a removable tri-clamp element controlled by that Auber dial.

Yeah I'm hoping to be brewing entirely indoors. My only concern is the 9g boil volume that I usually use.

What are your typical boil volumes? I wouldn't have a problem with the time really, because I'm exchanging extra time for an easier setup and cleanup - plus I can brew when it rains! Do you find that 2 1500w elements give you a decent rolling boil?

That Auberins DSPR1 is interesting - I didn't know they made those. I probably wasn't clear enough in my OP, but the issue is that the 1500w element currently controlled by my PID is mounted in my RIMS tube, not in my kettle. So either way, one of the kettle elements will need to be plug-and-play.

So right now, I run a 1500w 120v RIMS tube setup controlled by PID. The toolbox that I mounted my control panel in has plenty of room for an additional element outlet and power switch. After dealing with New England's awful, awful winter and the wind that loves to whip across my porch and mess...

There's already a fan in there! We installed a USB fan with in intake port at the rear of the box, pulling in air near the pump housing, and an exit port where the fan is mounted on the front of the box, pulling air over the SSR.

Blonde ale! Should be on tap in a few weeks if you want to come by for a pint.

I'm using a LWD 1500w element that I picked up at Home Depot. I think it's their house brand - it seems to perform well. The temp probe is from Auber - it's their 2 in. RTD probe with quick disconnect. The specific probe I bought is this one. I upgraded to the 8 ft. braided mating cable...

I actually brewed with it yesterday. I had run a few autotune cycles at lower temperatures but wanted to do it with mash temps. With the cold weather I used my propane burner to assist with heating water volumes initially, but the RIMS kept temperature really well during the mash and mash out...

For the panel itself, I'd ballpark it at around $250-$300. That doesn't include the pump or RIMS enclosure itself. The whole project, when it's all said and done, was probably around $450, not including the pump (which I already had) and a bunch of the wire, which I obtained through a friend.

Hey all! Finally finished my RIMS toolbox controller with the help of my electrician friend. We based our design off the RIMS kit available from eBrewSupply. The RIMS tube is from BrewHardware and the fittings are all from Bargain Fittings. We haven't come up with a mounting solution for the...

I always just force carbonate. 30 PSI for 36 hours and then I drop to serving pressure. Around 10 PSI for this beer.

Agreed on the colder temperatures affecting carbonation. When I bottled, 70s was a good temp to shoot for.

Anything neutral is probably fine. I've brewed it with Magnum before and that was fine, too.

I used single bags. Specifically, the Celestial Seasonings peppermint tea - those come with two attached together, but break off into individual bags. That's how I counted. Strainer is sanitized so I'm sure it's fine. Loving the revival this recipe is getting lately - it's a good one!

I tap on CO2. No nitro. I'm not super crazy about specific volumes of CO2, because with my humble kegerator setup it's a lot easier to just stick everything at 10 PSI.

I've done a variant of this brew using MO and it turned out great! Give it a whirl!

Thanks to you, too, for being a jerk about it.

Wow buddy, way to be a total jerk. You've been very helpful.