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I have been brewing hazy IPAs only for about the last 8 months, but have noticed a repeated issue and am curious if others have run into the same thing. I bought an Anton Paar SmartRef - which I have been mostly happy with - except that I have found it to be unreliable when measuring the gravity...

Has anyone ever had success converting only the refrigerator half of a side-by-side fridge/freezer unit into a kegerator? I believe you would have to control the small damper shown in the attached picture - I would like to continue to utilize the freezer for hop storage, but control the airflow...

Life got in the way of my hobby - I built a nice eBIAB setup about 5 years ago, and only made two batches on it before buying a house. Enough said... I did get the system "set up" in my garage about two years ago, and brought a "batch" of water up to temp before flushing out all my hoses and...

Hi, I'm looking for some feedback on a stout I tried to formulate. I tried to make it full-bodied, which was successful, but this is the second stout I have brewed that ends up being a little too "brown", both in color and in flavor. I feel like this brew is very chocolatey, with maybe a little...

Has anyone removed the little drain fitting from their Danby to fit a CO2 line so that they can run their CO2 from outside the kegerator? It looks like it may be glued in their, and it may have a rubber piece that waterproofs it. I didn't want to hack away at it without asking. Thanks

I am about to take my new eBIAB setup for a spin this weekend. I am planning on a stout that will serve as a starter for an RIS. I love really chewy stouts, not thin and highly carbonated stouts. Although I'm not shooting for some super high ABV beer, I want a similar appearance and mouthfeel of...

I just wanted to give some ideas to anyone looking to do an eBIAB setup. I just need a hose for water supply and a hose for a drain from my CFC, and I am ready to brew. I proofed the electronics tonight - everything is working. Is there a better way to waterproof the locking L6-30R connectors...

I am almost done with a 10 gallon eBIAB build, and I am wondering if I need to use a hop spider or not. I own one of the stainless mesh baskets that hang from the side of the kettle, but I would have to modify it to be able to keep my lid on for my steam condenser. I have only once had issues...

I am getting close to finishing my single vessel BIAB. I bought some nice plywood for my stand top, but I want to be able to seal it to prevent any spills or liquid from damaging it. Is there any sort of heat resistant clear coat I could spray over it? Thanks

Anyone know if there is a way to save a kettle with a joint that has burnt flux residue embedded in it? I tried a neat little coil of solder around my triclamp fitting, and evenly brought the surface of the kettle up, and then applied heat to the fitting itself, but the solder took a long time...

Trying to figure out what to do with my stainless mesh hop basket when I complete my eBIAB build. I need it, as my CFC is only 1/4" ID. I will be utilizing a steam condenser during the boil, so I cannot hang it from the side of the kettle, as the lid needs to seal tightly. I know people use JB...

Any quick way to troubleshoot probe connections into the EZBoil? I thought I had everything connected correctly, but am getting the "orAL" error message. The probe is just hanging in the air. Edit: I should add that the probe is a premade probe from The Electric Brewery.

I am trying to drill multiple holes in my stainless kettle for some tri clamp fittings. I have tried using both a 1/8" HSS twist bit and the pilot bit on a hole saw, however I am making no headway on getting a pilot hole drilled. The material is only 1.2mm thick, I am using WD-40 as oil, I am...

Just tried to tighten a locking nut on the door ground post for my Auber enclosure, and it snapped clean off. It just had a single tiny tack weld holding it to the door.... I am just using two switches, a buzzer, and an EZBoil on the door. I measured 0.2 ohms resistance between the bare spot on...

I successfully soldered wire leads onto my panel-mount XLR receptacle from Auber. However, in the process, the pins got all wonky because of the plastic surrounding them getting heated and melting. Any way to fix this? Any panel mount receptacles with metal, and not plastic? Thanks

What type of wire is recommended to connect the pins on a panel-mount XLR connector to an EZBoil's terminals? Soldering is required. I'm assuming lowest resistance is best. Thanks

I am working on a wiring schematic for a two-element system that utilizes two separate 120V power supplies. Each will come from a GFCI wall receptacle. The EZBoil I am using will control the second element with the built-in relay, per Auber's instructions. One question I am running into is this...

I am inheriting some 80/20 from work and am planning a small stand for a one-vessel eBIAB system. What are some good, cheap, heat-resistant materials for the 'counter-top'? Thanks

I feel like I just had either a brilliant idea, or a completely idiotic idea: I have had problems with dry hopped beers clogging up my beer lines when I keg. But it always clogs at the poppet. Is there any reason to install a poppet in the line out fitting? This would let me cold crash in the...

I'm in the process of building my kettle for a small indoor electric BIAB setup - I wanted some input on the best kettle configuration before I buy parts. I have a 10gal kettle - I know that is way too small for some people, but I have actually been trying to go smaller and brew 3 gallon batches...