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It was a labor of love, but I've not brewed in 2 years thanks to an abundance of great local beer and being more fitness and health conscious. I have better use for the space and it seems a shame to let something of this magnitude go unused. Asking $8,000. This includes everything that is...

Hello HBT members. Long time since I've posted to HBT and I hope you are all doing well during the COVID-19 crisis. I am looking for help designing a closed loop, fluid control test bench to pre-calibrate flow meters for a customer. There are three different meters and supply hose diameters...

My last two brews the Mash PH has been 2-3 points low. Historically, I've been very good about hitting my mash targets. I did a couple of things differently the last two sessions so it has me wondering. Set UP: I have a RO system and my tap water PH is 6.8. I use Bru'n water to calculate...

Background: 3 vessel plus HEX eHerms. Vessels are Keggles. MLT is max 13 gal volume Want to streamline processes and time of brewing Willing to sacrifice a little extra grain if it means faster brewday I'm interested in trying no sparge brewing on my next beer and only boiling (light gentle...

Hello Again HBT Members. It's been over a 1-1/2 years since I've last brewed, and this after building what I thought would be the ultimate rig to carry forth my hobby. Life has a funny, and sometimes sad way, of getting in the way. Anyway, I cleared the calendar for this weekend alerting the...

Working on a NE IPA recipe. I was thinking of using Columbus for bittering (FWH) and then using combo of Citra/Nelson Sauvin/Sorachi Ace with 40 min whirlpool additions at .50 oz each and then again at 20 min in whirlpool. Once below 170* 1 oz of each for another 15 min. I've lot's of...

Why stand when you can float? With much inspiration and support from the HBT community I’ve been designing, fabricating, and tinkering on my electric, 3 keggle plus HEX (where the HERMs comes in) for the better part of a year and a half. CIP and ease of access being the main objective...

Just finished my first brew day on my new electric rig. I have both a temp probe in my MLT (about 3" from bottom of my Keggle) and a temp probe at the return of the HERMs into my MLT. I noticed that the two temps were consistently off from 1* to 2.5*. I would think the MLT probe is the true...

Curious what others are using for a duty cycle percentage for their element during the boil. I have a 5500 ULWD element in a keggle. Hoping to lean on other's experiences in preparation of my first brew day on a new rig.

My 240v 5500w BK element is kaput. The post separated from the terminal lug bracket. I bought the element almost a year ago and am just now getting around to installing so returning it likely is not an option. Do I: 1) silver solder post and bracket back together 2) TIG weld together...

Almost a year of designing and fabrication I'm nearing completion of my electric 3 keggle plus HEX build. After grit blasting the keggles I had all my stainless sent out for passivation and am now applying a ceramic insulation coating to protect and hopefully insulate my keggles, HEX, and...

I brewed an Imperial Stout with 1/3 grain bill being Honey for a local Homebrew competition under BJCP Style 31B (Alternate Fermentable). I've been kegging my beers for quite some time now, but for various reasons decided to bottle this batch instead of keg, force carb, and then bottle off...

I'm researching RO Systems. Questions that come to mind are: 1) 3 or 4 stage 2) What to do with "waste" water 3) which RO System brands are recommended 4) do I still need a charcoal filter to remove chlorine or chloramine Currently looking at the WATTS system available on Grainger...

Designing a new 3 Keggle + Hex brew stand. Going the sanitary route with sanitary tri-clamps, welded fittings, and sanitary butterfly or automated valves. Anyone care to offer advice or opinion on going 1/2" or 3/4". Pumps are 1/2", and any-which-way adjustable coolant hose for Sparge is...

I'm designing my next brewstand. It will be a 3 vessel system with a HEX. I plan on using a BCS controller and am trying to determine the best location for the Mash Temp Probe. Options are: 1) Out of MLT (bottom draining Keggle) 2) Out of HEX 3) At return inlet to MLT To me it seems...

I'm designing a new system. I intend to use BCS462 controller. One area I am looking at is incorporating automated ball valves (both 2 way and 3 way) like the ones offered by Johnson Controls. Given the added cost, slow response, and BCS interface making throttling flows a trial and error...

I am in the designing stages of my next brewery. I have access to kegs for keggles and am thinking of using a 1/4 keg or 6-8 Gal pot as a dedicated HERMs tun (the "1/2" in my 3-1/2 vessel set up). My rational for incorporating a dedicated HERMs tun is by using a smaller volume of water I...

Has anyone used steam for their HERMs system? Given the thermal transfer efficiency delta between fluid and steam I'm wondering how steam based HERMs performs compared to the conventional method of Herms coil in HLT. My reason for musing is as follows: I'm considering building a 3-1/2...

I am in the designing stages of a 3 keggle electric brewery. One aspect of the electric brewing set up that has me concerned is that every element I've seen hangs in the middle of the kettle approximately where trub/hop cone would sit after whirlpool. I use a plate chiller and wish to...

I use Beersmith 2.0 along with Bru'N water for adjustments. These tools are fantastic, but I'm a stickler for details and recording info, so I found it's quicker and easier for me to record my brew day data on one spreadsheet rather than on the BS2.0 print out or laptop/Ipad while brewing. I...