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Just stumbled on this in my quest to find the end of the internet: http://www.adafruit.com/products/268 Its is the Powerswitch Tail 2, a short power cable with a built in DC controlled relay. Seems like it would be really useful to someone controlling a fridge or pump with a low voltage DC...

Need to get some cider finished quick, and I don't really feel like bottling it. Anyone see any reason why I can't use my electric kettle set at 140* and let the little keg float in there for about 15 minutes?

Initially the diagram, looks good, shouldn't have any problems as long as both circuits are GFCI protected. What size elements are you planning on using?

Not sure about the quantity. What kind of Oak chips did you use with the Jameson? (Also Jameson is Irish Whiskey, not Bourbon Whiskey)

I own neither of these, I use better bottles, but the advantage here, is the scratch resistance of Stainless Steel. You can scrub the crap out of a stainless conical, and most of them open up enough for you to see inside of them and get to and see whatever you need to clean. But then again I...

2 large zip ties connected together, just tight enough to slip on and off while snugging down the carboy cap enough to make it air tight. Nothing extra in danger of contacting the wort, easy repeatable closure.

Cover your panel in masking tape and measure out and draw all of your components (think about what goes on the back side too), then use a unibit, and a dremel. Or spring for the water jet, awesome idea.

My system currently uses 2 120v circuits/elements, which can go to most kitchens with an up to code electrical system (2 120v GFCI 20 amp circuits.) I want to add 240v to my system to do 10 gal batches, and to just speed up 5 gal batches. What I was thinking was to make a 240v box that only had...

Looks pretty good. Make sure you cover the contacts on the Rims element somehow. Excellent way to spend your CTO in Clovis. I have the same Pelican, with the foam cut into dividers I can fit 28 12oz bottles and 3 Belgians/22oz bottles. I couldn't bear to cut into that thing. The trick is...

Don't have mine yet, but the electrician didn't have any complaints about what I wanted. I have two garage doors with about a foot of space between them, and i wanted the outlet on that little space, that way I could wheel my stand out towards the middle of either side of the garage, or outside...

If you look in the right places, you can find them cheap. Just scour Ebay. I have a 1200 case that I bought for no real reason that I might turn into a small control panel. It would only have the PID and switches, and I'd use some cat 5 to connect that to the SSR's, in another box, maybe under...

Mine does the same thing, I bet the solution is just some oil on the free roller, and maybe taking it apart to clean. I'm lazy and haven't cleaned it, and I live in a place with I think negative humidity, so its happened in even less than 500 lbs of grain for me.

the problem i have with the JB stik is that as it gets older, it crumbles. On one of my elements the coupling can turn on the whole JB weld block that the contacts are encased in. maybe I did something wrong with the JB stik, but in my opinion all JB weld would probably be the best. you could...

How much of your wort is really touching that washer tho? Not to say you're wrong, I just wonder for my self. I have welded on couplers for my elements, and physically, to me, it seems like very little of the rubber would be exposed. Also it should be about the same with the lock nut, assuming...

Damn you and your Schlafly keg!! Looks awesome. I'm jealous, I bet SWMBO would even let me keep that inside.

+1 I started out with the 8gal w/ball valve and thermometer. It has always worked great. Can't decide if I want to sell it, or drill a hole for an element and use it for small batches. The sandwiched bottom is nice for distributing heat from a propane burner. Also the coupler they weld on to...

Meant to say parallel, yeah didn't try them in series, parallel works great.

Yes you can do it. I have 2 20amp ssrs one for a 2000w element, and the other for a 1500 w element. Each ssr is fed from a different outlet on two separate circuits. To control the ssrs they are wired in series from the control circuit on the PID. Its been a while since I've looked, but m...

+1 not sure if I've ever even looked at mine that closely, but i bet some split silicone tubing would take up any major gap.

What size threads for those anodes?