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Well I finally got around to ordering some of the parts for my brutus build with a HERMS system. I am using Honeywell VR8200, Q314 pilot burner, Thermocouple and 75 VA transformer for the gas control parts. I am going to go with a Love TCS temp controller. What I am now wondering is what...

It seems like there are a lot of opinions about this out there but I want to start collecting parts for my Brutus build. In my last thread the responders prompted me to use a basic temp controller and a standing pilot. So in your guys experience, what is the best gas valve and temperature...

Before reading this forum until I go blind, I need to know if an automated brutus type system is something I can build without killing myself. My DIY background is fairly basic. I can weld ok, the only things I've ever wired are fans and sockets, the only things I've ever plumbed are sinks and...

I am in the very beginning stages of planning a HERMS system. I of course started by looking at the BRUTUS system and was planning on making some modifications to make it HERMS. On top of currently owning a 3 pot system, I was unexpectedly gifted a system with three kegs and the fittings...

I have not been adjusting my ph for sparging and have been getting about 70% efficiencies on my first 2 all grain batches. I see that some people acidify their sparge water, but I wasn't sure how to do it. I also read that John Palmer said somewhere that if your total alkalinity is less than...

When I fly sparge I usually just keep the water going from the HLT until I get the preboil volume that I want, which generally leaves the mash tun full of water. Is there any advantage to fully draining the mash tun to finish off the sparge process? I have got 70% efficiency on my first two...

We fly sparge using a gravity system and a basic ring shaped sparge arm. We first drain the mash until the level is one inch above the grain bed and begin our sparge. We use 170 degree water to sparge but when it mixes with the ~150 degree water from the mash the temperature obviously drops...

This is my first all-grain batch and I was just hoping for a little confirmation on a couple things I am not 100% sure about. 1.My first unknown is that I got a kit for an 5 gallon batch of IPA that uses 13.5 lbs of grain. From what I've read it's about 1.1 qts per lbs which is 14.85 qts...

This is a pretty common question but I've been brewing extract for about a year and am ready for all-grain, but I need to get the right equipment. I just went to a class where we did some all grain and we were on a single level MoreBeer H.E.R.M.S awesome system with the automated controls...

For our 4th batch my brother in law and I were making an American Red. All went well until we started bottling. We added the priming sugar to the bottling bucket and began to siphon from the fermenter. We got through most of the bottling but once we neared the bottom of the bucket we realized...