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  1. Lopsy

    Minnesota Electric Brewery: 20 Gallon HERMS + All Additional Equipment

    Please refer to this craigslist post for pictures and details. I am in the Minneapolis, MN area. http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/for/5820716357.html ***This is the description from the craigslist post*** This is a custom built stainless steel (SS) electric 20 gallon Heat...
  2. Lopsy

    Malt Science - Let's mix things up

    So let's say I really wanted to get into the difference of my grain from batch to batch. I.e. different harvests, malt procedures... etc. and how it affects brewing. I only use Belgium Pilsner right now and for the foreseeable future. Trying to hone in a Belgian table beer recipe. No special...
  3. Lopsy

    Multiple Jacketed Conicals with Heat & Cool

    I am trying to visualize how this system would work. I haven't found anyone who is doing something like this. So please direct me if you know some online material that describes a way to do this. Let me outline some of my requirements: 1.) The ability to control >6 conicals (14g+) at once 2.)...
  4. Lopsy

    Williams/Midwest SS CFC fittings

    I've exhausted the threads on the very strange .6" OD wort in/out on the SS CFC that i just purchased from Midwest. I would like to get the .6" to 1/2" NPT. I didn't see anyone that has found a slick solution. One guy had some welded on, but there must be a simpler way. My current solution is to...
  5. Lopsy

    Flow rate with multiple 90 turns

    As I prepare to hard plumb our new HERMS system, I have become concerned with the use of multiple 3 way ball valves. One wort path will have 5 90 turns. I know 90s will slow down flow rate; however, how much slower will this make it? I can't redesign around the 90s. I don't need to be a speed...
  6. Lopsy

    HERMS coil touching side of pot

    Hello all, Looking for some specific advice that I haven't found on here before. I am making the usual 50' SS HEX coil inside a 20 gallon kettle. After my first pathetic attempt to bend a coil into my pot I ended up with minor kinks and dents. Not too bad, flow shouldn't be too much of a...
  7. Lopsy

    HERMS Fittings Advice

    I'm just beginning to design our HERMS. One PID for the HLT. 25-35' copper heat exchange coil in a 15 gallon tall boy kettle from NB. 15 gallon tall boy for MLT blah blah blah. What I'm asking is what fittings are best for all of this? I would not like to weld anything if possible. 1/2"...
  8. Lopsy

    Keg Horror Stories

    We recently had a terrible blunder. We underestimated how much we needed to clean some cornies that had been sitting under pressure in a warehouse for god knows how long. We washed them with hot water for a long time and then decided our trusty friend starsan would do the rest. But oh man, we've...
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