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So do you have any holes in your keezers that you seal up @ all?

So I have DIY'd a keezer and have one hole in the unit for the temp sensor. I have not yet gone the route of a collar / tap handles - I simply open the lid when its time for a fresh pint. I am getting condensation inside the keezer, which leads to slight mold over time. What is everyone using...

HA. yes, stuck fermentation - slip of the mind there. I have no idea what the pH was at any other time during the process ... I borrowed a friends meter to do this reading. But really what I am after at this point is, does acidity kill yeast? Or just slow it WAY down?

All - First time with a stuck mash for me... I have controlled for temp, sugar and yeast cells (nice healthy starter). So I checked the pH and I think that this is the issue. It is 3.47, and I am reading this is much too low (too acidic). So do I need to adjust the pH and then re-pitch new...

So, I went nuts on temp probes and comparing locations across the mashing last night (which is giving me fits). I am using a RIMS system, with the heater element in a tube from BrewHardware (thanks Bobby, love this thing!). I have built a DIY controller box using an Auber SYL PID. In my...

@kh54s10 Thanks for this. I would prefer to leave the probe in the RIMS tube, but the challenge I am finding is that when the element is ON, the temp difference btwn the RIMS tube and the mash (I run two thermometers) is 20*F higher in the tube (it's SO close to the element). so i end up...

... I have a 10G round cooler converted to a mashtun & i use a RIMS tube from brewhardware (LOVE that thing). I have moved the temp probe connected to the PID from the tube - it just didn't make sense to measure the temp approx 1.5" from the heating coil. I have the probe in a thermowell that...

I am looking for this same content ... any luck? Did you just do it? Lemmie know would ya?

I use a RIMS set-up for mashing / all gain recipes, and I recently tried (failed) to heat up the sparge water using the same system ... which is where my question comes in. But first, a couple details. My system for mashing is a large insulated cooler with a spigot, mesh filter (false bottom)...

So, ignorance showing here: Does this wiring diagram have the pid able to monitor the temps before you flip the switch (literally) and turn on the heating element? that way i could verify the temp of the wort / things are working before turning on the element (to prevent scorching). thanks!

I ordered them from brewhardware.com. Bobby does a great job.

I am selling a 10 gallon, stainless steel (SS) Bayou Classic pot. I do not recall the model #, but this is the one with an aluminum insert @ bottom for better heat dispersion. Its rigged up for homebrewing with a 3pc. 1/2" ball valve (with a quick disconnect male fitting) and a full-height sigh...

... also i have been using the slats from an old section of lattice i had left over from a porch project. they work well as the sides, and base of the carrycase. i have used them as center dividers too.

So, after much ado ... I am getting 5.5G water to boil in about 30 mins - still not great, but within acceptable limits (do I have a choice?) I had to: - Increase PSI regulator from 5 psi (come ON Bayou, seriously?) to something in the 15-20 range (30 max on regulator) - Spend an hour...

now THAT makes sense to me, thanks! i have dis-assembled the regulator/hose, then re-assembled now. seems to be running (for now). i am going to try another comparison boil. thanks all

hmmm ... i wonder what order i have been opening the tank and regulator ... i will play with it. and yes, the air intake adjustment seems to be OK for a while, then the thing will blow out / snuff itslef out. very annoying.

Thanks, Dunkle. I now have a collar around the burner as well ... and tried another boil. I am starting to think there is something really wrong with this unit ... aside from the exceptionally poor design of the unit itself. maybe the burner isnt getting the right flow or something? the...

So I have been upgrading equipement slowly for a while now, and finally 'upgraded' the outdoor LP burner. I bought the bayou classic sq14, and am having fits getting this going. First batch with the burner never got to a strong boil ... and almost melted my sight glass due to so much heat...

I am interested in a burner .... curious to know why you wont ship? there isnt anything combustible w/o the propane tank???

If you will ship, I will take one as well ...