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I did my first yeast washing on Thursday night and I have a concern with the amount of yeast I harvested from it. I added 4 pints of sterilized water to the yeast cake and agitated it for about a minute. I then drained off 4 pints into separate pint jars and let it set for 30 minutes. The...

Last night I brewed an AG grain batch and took a SG reading after mash out. It was 1.034 compensated for temperature and the wort volume was 7.5 gallons. I forgot to take a post boil SG reading before I pitched the yeast and put it in the fermenter. The post boil volume in the fermenter is 5...

I just spent the last couple months building my new eHERMS system and completed it late last week. I spent this past weekend putting it through its paces to make sure everything was working properly. It worked perfectly! I ran 2 "mock batches" through the whole system with just water and...

I want to get some opinions on which Quick Disconnect to use on the eHERMS system I am building...Cam vs the "click" type. Is there any difference in them other than how they attach? for reference here are 2 pictures to them: Cam version Click version Thanks, Marshall

I've searched for a wiring diagram for my panel and can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I get close with a couple of PJ's diagrams but not exactly what I'm looking for. Can somebody direct me to what I need? My panel will have: 2 - 5500 watt elements 2 - Auber 2352 PIDS 1 - Auber...

I just completed the first part of my electric brewery, the eHERMS HLT, and I thought I'd post some pictures and step-by-step instructions in case somebody may need some help or inspiration with their build in the future. I am by no means an expert on the subject and have never built a HERMS...

This is my 2nd post after my introduction post... I've got 2 all grain batches (3 total) under my belt using a couple SS pots and a diy 10 gallon igloo MLT. I have a couple sanke kegs in my garage and I want to build am e-HERMS HLT to upgrade my system. I want to know some design specifics...

I'm getting back into home brewing after roughly 20 years of doing this while I was in college. My beer back then was aweful! I am 3 batches into this time. One "kit" which included DME, some grains, and hops. The other 2 batches were all grain. I currently have a Magic Hat #9 clone fermenting...