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Have any of you used a 3 n’ 1 start kit? It looks like it’s the motor start relay and overload. From what the moderate amount of research I have done on this issue and you guys response this sounds like the first cheapest spot to check/repair. I bought one yesterday and it should arrive...

So doing some research I see how to take out and replace the thermal overload relay. I took apart the green box and sure enough there was the same black piece you said was there. Online they look cheap enough just to replace. The question I have is how do I know which one to get? 1/4hp, 1/2hp...

I unplugged it from the temp controller and tried again straight from the wall. Same thing. Click on. 5 seconds then click off like it popping a breaker. I have a multimeter. Attached is photos of the compressor unit/everything in the compartment. How would I check refrigerant to see if it’s...

Hey all, I came across a small issue while turning my chest freezer into a keezer. I current have an older stand up fridge that I turned into a kegerator this past year. I quickly found out that the stand up freezer only fits four kegs which is not enough space for how much I brew so I bought a...

Hey all, I am starting to plan out a build for a keezer. I currently have a kegerator with 4 taps built from an old upright fridge. I only have 4 taps in this fridge because that’s all that would fit in it. I filled up my current kegerator faster then I thought and now looking to add some...

I was thinking of just hiring an air traffic controller for a few hours during brew day just to help with not hitting the glass.

So I just installed a sight gauge into my keggle very similar to the one pictured below and it feels so fragile. I have the eyebolt in place with has helped a little but I feel like with as clumsy as I am I might kick the glass or catch it on something and crack/break it. It’s cheap enough to...

So from all the responses I have recieved I can say that water volume This is exactly what I needed for the importantance of mash temp and I will save your response for future reference but the question I had originally was would the volume of water to grain effect the outcome of beer. I...

Hey all, I had a few quick questions about this recipe I’m trying this weekend. The recipe I found looks like a super simple low hop flavor pale ale. I am trying to fill my kegerator and the amount of hoppy beers that I don’t give much selection to my kegerator so I decide to brew a good crowd...

I have both a 5 gallon and a 10 ten gallon Home Depot round cooler. I usually use the ten gallon cooler for all the mashes. (I found less of a chance of a stuck sparge) I usually end up going with a 1.5quart per pound of grain which end up around 3.8-4 gallons of mash water. I usually round up...

Hey I have been all grain brewing for about 1-2 years now and just had a quick question about mash water volume. Is there a certain reason to go with 1quart of water per pound of grain vs 1.5quarts of water per pound of grain? I usually do 1quart/pound because of limited space in mash tun when...

Quick question. Kinda new to kegging. How long does homebrewed kegged beer last in the fridge. The fridge is current set to 40 degrees and has five taps set up with an amber, two IPAs, a pale Ale and a Cider all homebrewed around the same time. I understand that the IPAs with lose some of the...

I was just wondering how much does the cell count increase by doing a starter. Say I start will 100 billion cells, by doing a 24 hour starter how much more cells would I have?

So after reading all these comments I am thinking with my current setup (simple three tier set up, HLT, 10 gallon mash cooler, keggle) the blichmann riptide is #1 choice which I will remember to get spare washer/remember to get the washer before cleaning. #2 choice being the match 815 pump and...

Can you upload a picture of your pump attached to the kettle. I can’t picture it attached or the reason why you would want to attach it. How would you prime it? Would you attach with metal bolts? Wouldn’t that b one more surface for junk to grow?

I’m watching “unbiased” reviews about the riptide on you tube right now, and some of them are hilarious. Like some of the complaints are almost common since. “Don’t pull the air release because it’s a burn hazard”. I will have to look into drain back with this pump

I was really really close to ordering the riptide but after reading some reviews I wanted to get some brewers opinions. I definitely would use it to recirculate the boiling wort to “sanitize” the pump, chiller, hoses so knowing that it works well for 10+ min running boiling water. When you say...

So I think I have narrowed into down between the March 815PL pump and the riptide pump. The question I have for you is do you use your pumps to recirculate boiling wort? If so have how long have you ran while running boiling/hot water. Watching the video that Konadog posted above I see that the...

I have two of the little tan pumps that I got off amazon. I made it through one of the mashes but during the last ten min of recirculating the boiling wort to “sanitize the pump/tubing/plate chiller it shut off and wouldn’t start again. I had to switch to old SS immersion chiller to chill a 15...

I’m looking to buy a brewing pump to transfer hot wort post boil between the boil kettle and the plate chiller and then into fermentation tank. I currently use a 15 gallon keggle with ball valves. This will be my first “real” brewing pump. After doing weeks of research I am struggling to find a...