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I had posted my old brewery setup a few years back, nothing spectacular. Then I got engaged, bought a killer house, and finally had a basement of my own. The previous owner was also involved in the design and he was in to photography, so there was a room in the basement that was supposed to be...

I have 3 Perlick 575SS faucets (the 'fancy' ones with the creamer feature). On one specific faucet, I get foam for the first second or two, every pour. This isn't the "warm beer" foam you sometimes get, because it'll do it on every pint, even if I pour 3 or 4 back to back. Interestingly...

So I looked around, googled, and found nothing of substance. Has anyone seen, or heard of, a homebrew size, DIY mash tun agitator for the standard 10gal round igloo cooler? Something motorized that attaches through the lid with a few perforated arms that scrape just above the false bottom and...

I've been brewing for years now, and AG for at least the past 4 or 5. I currently run a 3-vessle eHERMS setup with a keggle for the HLT, a 50' 1/2" SS coil for the HERMS, and a 10gal cooler MLT with a JayBird false bottom. It seems that no matter what I do, I max my efficency out at 72-73%...

I've been brewing for a while now, and last month made up 10gal of a Belgian Wit. Everything was going well, using 6.5gal glass carboys with blow-off tubes into a 2000ml beaker with some idophor and water. Got some krausen / yeast blow off, nothing major. Decided to cold-crash it some...

I tried posting this over in the all-grain sub, but maybe I'll have more luck with my fellow e-brewers. So I find myself in a bit of a pickle... I run a full electric HERMS setup, and use the standard 10 gallon igloo cooler w/ NorCal - jBird fals bottom in my mash tun. Calculating for the...

So I find myself in a bit of a pickle... I run a full electric HERMS setup, and use the standard 10 gallon igloo cooler w/ NorCal - jBird fals bottom in my mash tun. Calculating for the deadspace beneath the FB, I still end up mashing slightly thin to try and accomodate the flow through the...

So I've started getting my grain bill filled at Annapolis Homebrew, where they mill the grains for you. I'll be the first to admit that I've never paid much attention to the quality of the crush, but I've noticed less-than-ideal efficencies in my mashing lately. I was curious if anyone had any...

I've been brewing for about 6 years (about 4 All Grain), and have come to the conclusion that there are three important steps to getting good beer. 1 - Sanitation. This is easy, and should be the first thing any brewer does. 2 - Temperature control. This part is harder, takes more time and...

OK... so my panel is done, though the mount is still 'mostly' done. The kettles are done... I'm waiting on USPS to take their sweet time getting me a few final hoses from Bobby so I can actually recirculate water at the same time as running through the HERMS... but I had some yeast that I made...

Anyone make it to the Laurel race track for this on Saturday? They had some delicious beers, quite a good variety. And some great bourbons too. Definitely worth going to next year.

This is the pumps / hoses / brew stand sub-build of my overall thread, available here. I opted for two pumps as I wanted a single tier brew stand and I like to show gravity that I don’t always have to follow his ‘laws’! I previously used a March 809 with no problems but the...

This is the control panel and electronics sub-build of my overall thread, available here I had originally dreamed of a hard-piped system with all kinds of electronically actuated valves that were controlled by switches on the panel, and each switch would illuminate a pathway on the panel...

We can rebuild it, we can make it better – eHERMS So not too long ago, I left Sunny San Diego and sold my old keggle / cooler, single pump, propane brew setup to my brew partner. It worked great and helped me make some delicious beer, but it wasn’t going to make the cross-country trip with me...

Has anyone found / compiled a list of all the diagrams that have been put together? It seems like members (mostly P-J) have a diagram for almost every option out there, but I've yet to find a single-source location to find them all. It would help out a lot of us that are getting into this to...

For those of you that use the 16 x 16 x 8 control panel with the average array of components (2 SSRs, contactors, etc), how much would you guess it weights? I've been trying to solve the ever present "where do I mount my panel" question, as I can't attach it to the walls, don't want to attach...

It seems that the selector switches / knobs most folks are using have a 90* rotation between position 1 and position 2. Does any one know if a 180* throw switch exists? For the plan I'm currently working with I'd like to have position 1 point straight up and position 2 point straight down...

I've read (and utilized) a number of the different techniques for priming pumps, from using a valve to flood the lines to disconnecting your intake and discharge lines to prime them first. Has anyone tried using an automatic air-release valve such as http://www.mcmaster.com/#4928K8 to do the...

Greetings, I recently moved from the Homebrew / microbrew Mecca of San Diego to Maryland and sadly sold my brewing equipment to my brew partner before I left. On the plus side, I get to rebuild my entire setup from the ground up and have big dreams of an electric HERMS setup with all the flashy...

Long time stalker, first time poster.... I recently moved from San Diego to Maryland and sold all my brewing equipment to my brew partner before the move. Seeing as how I'm already in need of new equipment, why not upgrade? I am in love with the idea of going all electric, HERMS, and possibly...