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I have a 5 gallon pin lock keg (I use ball locks), a liquid fitting and a gas fitting. $35 for the keg, $5 for the fittings. For local pickup.

So is there any reason that one could not put a standard, 3-pole, flush-mount dryer receptacle in the control panel, and then use a standard, 3-wire dryer cord to power the element (both H-H-N), using the wire and pole normally used for neutral for a ground (to get H-H-G)? Other than being...

Under what conditions is it reasonable to daisy chain the wiring vs. running a separate wire to a component? For example, lets say a panel front has (all 120v): 1) A Main Power switch, illuminated LED selector, that controls a contactor to cut power to the panel 2) A PID 3) An Element...

The advantage to having college bills preventing the spend to start building, is that changes on paper are pretty cheap. :) Inspired by JEnglish's build and specifically the compact panel he used (BUD Industries NBB-15243 NEMA Box with Solid Door, 11-17/64" Length x 7-15/32" Width x 5-1/2"...

I have had a few incidents where a thread appears to have a subsequent page, but when I click on it, it serves up the top of the current page. For example, at the moment this page https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/bad-things-about-e-brewing-437079/index6.html is page 6 of 7. When I click on...

I'm helping some friends out with their new home pub, and they would like to run a keg line outside. It's a fairly short run, probably less than 6 feet, and we are not going to bother with glycol or anything else for cooling at this point. If the first pour is warm and foamy, so be it. :)...

A few inquiries have come up within the past few weeks, where people have had 40a or 50a breakers in the main panel, but wanted a 30a rated control panel. Certainly one way to achieve this would be to add a 30a breaker to a 50a GFI spa panel, like the Midwest one. For example, the load would...

With all the eBIAB experience out there at this point, I would be very interested in understanding how well various basket configurations have worked out, particularly when recirculating during the mash. Do you use the standard basket, did you modify or construct one, or did you abandon it and...

For those that have used SWA-2451 with the built-in timer, how has it worked out for you? Is it possible for the device to trigger an alarm based upon the timer and the temperature output simultaneously (e.g., trigger the alarm after 60 minutes, but also trigger if the temperature exceeds...

The good news: I know what I want to do. 5500W element, one PID/SSR, one pump, so I should be able to use a 240V/30A circuit. The bad news: I thought I had such a circuit, but I do not. It is a 240V/20A breaker in the panel, with 12/2 + ground wire going to a 3-prong dryer outlet, which...

I want to do clean-in-place, but I also want to whirlpool. I believe the best performing drain for clean-in-place would be centered and flush with the bottom, but that will be directly below the trub cone left after the whirlpool. So I am thinking I will need both the center, bottom drain...

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I did another BIAB, No-Chill batch this weekend, a Kolsch with a 10 lb grain bill, 2 lb of which was wheat. After the boil, the amount of break material was so great that it clogged my dip tube when draining the hot wort into the Winpak. I have only done two batches since adding the dip...

Well, it looks like I am having my first problem batch. It is a no-chill IPA from a Midwest Ferocious IPA kit with Munton's dry yeast. I brewed on Saturday, pitched the yeast dry on Sunday night at 65F, and by Monday night it was bubbling away. By Wednesday night, there was no action at all...

So my kegs of California Common and Apfelwein both kicked within the last couple of weeks, and today was the first day I had available to clean the kegs. I am fairly new to kegging, so I wanted to see how much was left below the liquid tube that I was missing. I took out a pitcher, opened the...

I have read here about various DIY methods for cooling a tower on a kegerator, including computer fans in a project box with tubing blowing cold air up toward the top of the tower, and copper tubes containing the beer lines extended from the top of the tower down into the refrigerator itself...

I wanted a kegerator that would fit three 5-gallon cornies, but I stopped by Home Depot and found the Vissani MCKC490S priced at $112. This is certainly not the highest quality unit, and it only fits two cornies, but for that price I really could not pass it up. It comes with a 5lb CO2 tank...

Does anyone know of any compact refrigerators that will fit 3 cornys and a 5lb CO2 setup? I have searched quite a bit and I have found some pictures but not make/model. I am looking to put a 3-faucet tower on top. Am I better off settling for two kegs and taps? I would prefer a...

I have a Wibier in the fermenter, using Wyeast 3944, from a Midwest kit. I am thinking about brewing a big beer, like a Dubbel or Trippel, and pitching on top of the yeast cake. Any suggestions for extract recipes, kits, or a simple all-grain recipe to make my first attempt at all-grain...

I am brewing a Witbier from a Midwest kit and would like to boost the ABV a bit. Would adding 1 lb. of light DME to the boil be reasonable to do, or should I leave well enough alone and just brew the kit? How much will that boost the ABV in a 5-gallon batch? I have a two quart yeast starter...