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I have some leftover grain after buying a 55 lb bag for a Tripel. Thought of trying a SMASH. I don't like overly bitter or hoppy beer. 10 gallon batch in the fermenter. I BIAB. I pressure ferment in corny kegs without temp control, but in a basement in the mid to high 60s. 22 lb Swaen Pilsner...

I didn't think about this before deciding to pressure ferment in kegs.... I have both a refractometer and hydrometer. Can I use either one of those to get an accurate FG reading after pressure fermenting is complete? The Blow-Tie is currently reading about 10psi and I've been fermenting a...

Just a rant for my sanity... It's been quite a while since I've brewed. Why is it that beer equipment quits working when not being used. It's like clothes shrinking while being on a hanger for a long time. How does that happen? Getting ready to brew today and my long-time headless Craftbeerpi3...

I had some spare BrewPiLess-32 boards, so I built working units and have them available for sale. I'm using one to control my Kegerator and it's been working for months without any problems. I'm using a Danby kegerator and controlling the compressor with a ubiquitous blue 10A, 5v Arduino-type...

I have a newish install of BrewPiLess. It's been on/off having trouble. I initially thought it was a WiFi problem, but am not sure now. I intitially set a static IP address in the BrewPiLess GUI and also had a static set in my Firewall DHCP server. I removed the Static from BPL and it's only at...

Probably a stupid question.... I have a homemade PCB I made for Keg Cop and a Lolin D32 with 32 pins - but want to use Brewpiless instead. I'm hoping to set it up with a pressure switch and flow meter, along with 3 temp probes. The D1 mini won't work on that PCB - different pin count, thus the...

Something is hosed with my iSpindel. When I plug power into it to charge, the red light comes on. It goes out later, I'm assuming after the battery is fully charged. When I power it on, the blue light on the controller board doesn't light up at all. It doesn't get any power in either position of...

I'd put this in the big CraftbrePi thread here, but I don't think this is a CraftbeerPi problem. You know the feeling you sometimes get on your hand when you move it along a piece of metal of an electrical device plugged into the wall outlet? I'd describe it as maybe the electrical "feeling" of...

I have 9.5gal in 2 ball-lock corny kegs. Wondering if I can get a 2nd opinion on what I'm doing on my first time trying to ferment in kegs. I have 2 ball-lock kegs with 4.5-4.75 gal of Sparky's Nut Brown Ale in each. I added 1 drop of Fermcap to each keg. I blasted with O2 and pitched a packet...

I bought one of Bobby's Product Code: PUSHSHANK I thought I would be able to just screw it to the back of my faucet, but I later found that my faucet has a barb moulded into it. Can I simply cut off the barb and screw the Duotight fitting on it? I'm not sure the threads are the same though.

I'm going from my plastic conical fermenter with heat/cold temp control to pressure fermenting in corny kegs. I've read a lot of posts. It appears to me that many of the threads assume you have only one fermenting keg and one serving keg. I'll have two of each. I think I've understood most of...

Does anyone have a single Swissflow SF 800 flow meter they'd like to sell? The shipping is a killer from The Netherlands. If you have a used one that works OK, that's fine too. Thanks.

I have a typical 15 gallon plastic conical that I ferment in now. It's impossible to seal the conical completely. I have a SS coil that goes in through the lid and sits inside the conical and a DIY glycol chiller with AC unit and large cooler for chilling and that plastic film stuff heating the...

Not anything I'm doing for DIY. I wish I had a 3-D Printer. But am looking into a DIY home irrigation/sprinkler system and found this guy's 3-D printer to automated soldering station project. I do apologize if this is old news, but I just stumbled across it. Cool

I know absolutely nothing about Docker. I recently installed the newest version of Fermentrack, which I think also installs Docker, right? I recently ran across BalenaSound and would like to give that a try. Can I install BalenaSound on the same Pi as Fermentrack? Since I have zero knowledge...

I made a DIY glycol chiller. It just has water in it now, and the SSR in my Fermentrack controller is having trouble. So I've been manually turning it on for a while to chill the tank. But last night I plugged it in and left it on for 12 hours straight. It's a big block of ice in the tank (Igloo...

Hello - I have a couple ESP8266..... a D1 Mini and a NodeMCU that each have a bad 3.3v regulator on them. Don't ask. If I power them with 3v3 using the pins, they work OK. They currently have Fermentrack firmware on them. I'd like to change the firmware, but am not sure if/how this can be done...

I'm setting up a new Fermentrack controller. I have 3 standard US pattern jacks (panel mount) that I need to wire up. One for the Heat-Tape on the fermenter, one for the pump to run glycol/water for cooling, and one to run the window AC unit to chill the glycol/water tank. I'm using a standard...

Hello, I'm working on some home automation-type things at home. I had the parts on had for this circuit, so that's why I'm using it. I have what I think is a simple electronics question. Following THIS schematic, I'm trying to get an ESP8266 D1 Mini controller to control a strip of 12v LED...

I ran across this video on YouTube that shows how to build a monitor for CO2, propane, whatever type of tank for weight. I'm sure it could be integrated into any DIY controller software GUI. Build DIY CO2/weight monitor I've not built this yet, but it is on my list of to-dos.