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I've been running my EHERMS system for over a year now with no problems. The other day I smelled a burning plastic smell and noticed one wire on my SSR was burnt at the terminal. The wire is not in contact with anything else and the plastic cap is on the SSR. Does this simply mean I have a...

Conical Is it just me or are a lot of people entering into this pro-level homebrew conical manufacturing with ridiculous price tags? I mean it doesn't even have tri-clamps and you want $900 for 12 gallons capacity. All this stuff comes from China so how do you justify the price tag?

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Would anyone really buy this? While appreciate the design and apparent quality, I can't think of any home brewers or professionals that would drop 5k on a 14 gallon fermenter.

Just got this in today from Ward Labs: Ca - 23 Mg - 6 Na - 5 Cl - 8 SO4 - 36 CaCo3 - 83 PH 6.9

I purchased these about 6 months ago to put together my 1BBL brewery and possibly start a nanobrewery. However life has gotten in the way and I really don't have a need to brew large batches. I did brew one batch on the system and it worked just fine. Specs: 20g SS 55 gallon drum with closed...

How can I make THIS kettle work as a boil kettle without the ability to have dip tube? THis is a great deal on a BK but I don't know how I would filter out my hop material.

As I stated in the subject, I've had to dump the last 6 batches due to off flavors or infections. Now, they're not horrible brews but they are not up to my standards and are certainly far below what I have brewed in the past. That being said I have an semi-automated electric HERMS systems. I hit...

This winter I built a 15 sqft fermentation room in my garage. Last week I installed a 5000 btu window a/c on the side wall. I previously used this room through the winter with great success. I'm using an Aubrins PID with an RTD temp probe mounted in my conical fermenter. My closet has been...

Just got my hardware today and I hope to put this through some water tests tomorrow.

I just built a 1BBL system and used a SS 55 gallon drum as a fermenter. It is a close top lid but I cut a 14" diameter hole out. I used a 15" diameter SS circle with a silicon gasket to put on top. I also uses an 1/2 hose barb with 5' of hose to release Co2. I racked some beer to test today...

I'm running this in an EHERMS setup with 2-5500w elements in the HLT and BK. Everything is controlled by a BCS-460. In the near future I will be properly insulating and finishing the kettles with a wood plank trim. I did my first brew on Tuesday and everything went according to plan. Took about...

I recently purchased 4 55g SS drums and converted them all to kettles. However, I decided to use one right as a fermenter until I got a big enough conical. These were all closed top heads and I cut about a 10" diameter hole in the top to allow for cleaning. I also installed a 1/2 ball valve 6"...

I'm running about 70ft of 6/4 from my main breaker to my gfci 60A spa panel. I normally only use one element at a time but have begun using 2 - 5500 watt elements ( one in HLT, one in BK) at the same time to heat my water. I think I am good to do this with 60A breaker and 6/4 wire. However, I...

It's been 12hrs since I pitched the yeast. Thought I had a spare bottle of oxygen but as it turns out I didn't. I'm contemplating buying some right now from HD and hitting the wort for about 15 secs. Yes/No? Also, there is signs of active fermentation right now.

I recently got a great deal on a few SS 55 gallon drums and have begun putting together my 1.5 BBL brewery. I plan on just doing 15 gallon batches to start working out the kinks. I'm debating on using a false bottom that I have from Jaybird that was made for a keg or making a copper manifold...

I am about to start building a system capable of up to 2 BBL's. Right now I'm running a 3 keg, HERMS configured system. I was wondering if the same system will work doing bigger batches. I am planning on installing a 50' 3/4 copper coil in either a 55 gallon SS drum or a standard 15 gallon...

Used this for the first time on an India Brown Ale clone and I had active bubbling within 8hrs of pitching (no starter). It was going crazy for 48 hrs and then the next morning nothing, not one bubble in 2-3mins of watching. Is this typical behavior of this yeast?

I picked up a fridge last spring to ferment in and have it controlled with a PID/SSR combo. Now that it's getting colder I'll need to add heat to control the temps. I'll need to stay about 30 degrees above ambient air temps in the winter. Anyone have a suggestion for a heat source? I was...

I have an eHERMS system setup with a BCS-460. I'm running two 5500w elements in the system. Currently, I have the elements controlled by a DPDT 30A 240 switch. One pole is manual control of the element and the other pole is "auto" or allows the BCS to control it. I've used this setup for...