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Good idea, thank you.

It only needs to cool quickly if your crashing. You only need to to hold at a constant temperature for fermentation. I've never seen it go over temperature. Remember, the insulation I described is not very hefty. Its really only going to help not waste heat. I only insulate the sides of the...

Ok, I was able to get a couple pieces together. Starting with 4 PIDs, but my box is big enough for more. I started laying it all out, and cutting my openings. It dawned on me that this is going to be a huge PIA if I ever add more to this box. I think I am going to cut openings for all future...

Kind of.........I let the fridge run as normal. So its in the high 30's. I wrap each carboy with a ferm wrap. I then set my Ranco control to say, 65. Then I wrap with that silver bubble wrap insulation. The fridge and heater work with each other to really nail the temps. I can then slowly...

Thanks for the input guys, going to start mine in the next couple weeks!

Thanks, I'd really appreciate that.

Yes! Thank you, that's it! If you ever get a chance, can you snap a picture of the inside wiring for me? Thanks again. That's exactly what I was thinking of.

The BCS controller is pretty cool, but I don't really need that. The handful of controllers is the route I'd like to go. Looks cool, is simple and is organized. I just don't know how to wire them together. I would prefer not to have 5 wall outlet plugs coming out. I'd like to keep it clean...

I've been searching, but I haven't found anything about this. Has anyone made a control panel specifically for fermentation? For example, I ferment multiple carboys in a fridge. I wrap each carboy with a fermwrap and control each one with a ranco. I'd like to create a nice looking, easy...

I'm not sure that rehydrating dry yeast and putting that in the carboy will do you any good. As stated earlier, for this to have a chance at working, you really need to pitch actively fermenting yeast. A starting would work, and you could use dry yeast for that. If you have the ability, and...

If you plan on taking the spears out (which I would to inspect them, and the inside) you'll need the tool. Otherwise you can trash it, and your going to to waste a ton of time. The tool makes it really easy. To fill, get an old coupler and remove the check valve. Purge keg, and fill through...

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Did you replace all the seals and put a little keg lube on them. That usually fixes my seal problems.

@ mloster, thanks for the reply. This sounds like an interesting experiment. I contacted Jon Plise who works for MoreBeer, and know quite a bit about gluten free brewing. He advised me to add buckwheat the the quinoa beer as well. Let us know how it tastes when they are ready!

That sometimes happens when you use your tank for an extended period. At the brewery I work at, I notice some frosting when we are carbonating. Perhaps you have a leak that is causing it. Check all of you junctions with some leak detector or some star san in a spray bottle.

Any updates on this? Did you malt the quinoa?

Damn, those Simcoe didn't take long to sell out. Off to plan B

Pick up the book called "Homegrown Hops", it has some great info too. I'm in Central Ohio, and it is super easy to grow them. Certain types grow better than others though. Cascade, Nugget and Centennial do very well for me. Goldings, and N. Brewer have not yielded much the past few years.

I use two of these these on my stand. I have broken one, so be gentle with it. I don't know if I agree with the 170,000 btu they list. I have a bayou classic as well, and they look and heat the exact same. For 8 bucks, they work great. Loud as hell though, even with tinkering. I have two...

I would keep my eye on Craigslist. I check it once a day, and type what you are looking for in the search option. I've picked up all six of mine on there.