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OK, this is progress... So if I run two elements and two ssr's, from one pid swiched at the ssr's what sort of switch might I use...? Because yes, I'm really only concerned with the hlt temp. but I would like to use the pid to operate the two elements. Some sort of 3 position switch would...

So just build and wire the box for one unit and unplug the 220 plug and the plug from the probe eh? I was hoping for something a little more elegant... But I guess it keeps the build price down. I did see some posts about having two relays with heatsinks and switching there...but it did...

Ok, so I'm looking to convert my brewery to electric and I will probably have a myriad of questions but here's the first. I'd like to use one temp controller to operate two different elements. By having the elements and the probes on selector switches, can this be acheived? Essentially...

Yes yes yes! My goal is to brew 10 gal batches and develop a 5g control and a 5g test batch. The Maltose falcons article does advocate wort aeration, but it also confirmed some facts concerning the lifespan and oxygen requisite phases of yeast that the roving brewer article bases its theory...

Blargh...that's what I figured. Guess the brew sits in primary for another week or two. Well wait...I won't be broke forever... If I rack to the sanke and prime it, let it sit till whenever I get my co2 system going, all will be well right? Or will I not be able to properly displace any...

So, I recently bought some new equipment and the seller threw in some 5 gallon sanke kegs cause he didn't know what to do with them. I know how to dissasemble/reassemble them... I have 5 gallons ready to bottle but all my bottles are full (sweet!)... From what I've read, albeit not a...

YES! Since my last post I've changed my philosophy a bit and will be doing this...gonna skip the stirplate skip the aeration of wort, but continuously step up a constantly aerated starter till brewday. Premade starter media will be sweet! Now I'm off to find a pressure cooker.

I'm gonna throw a wrench into the convo... From what I've been reading recently, screw aerating wort. Then again I'm a newbie and not a scientist, but basically the theory goes like this. Yeast use oxygen only in the propagation phase of their lifespan, therefore, constant aeration of...

I use...target gravity in gravity points, in this case 50. Times the volume of my starter in gallons, .5. Divided by 45 for DME. Which equals the needed weight in pounds of DME. (50*.5)/45=.5555555556 or so lbs...which is actually closer to 8.8 oz...but I used slightly less... Is this a...

So, my sickness is growing...I lay in bed sleepless, wondering about yeast and fermentation times and all this whooditty. Sick, just sick. In order to quiet the sick sadist beer sloth, muttering in my pretty little head...I'd like to get some direction out of you crusty clowns. Lets...

As an update, the batch is going bonkers...there seemed to be little adverse effects due to my ignorance... :ban:

What is this stir plate you speak of? Could I simply sanitize a magnet and drop it in the starter vessel and then use another to stir up the yeast prior to pitching? I was sad to see all the yeast at the bottom of my growler, but worried about contamination trying to get the slurry out....

Well, I pitched it...today was my first all grain batch...my second batch ever. Learned ALOT! Unfortunately, when I pitched my starter there was quite a bit of slurry left in the bottom of the growler. Must get a clear growler...so maybe things will take a bit longer hopefully I got more...

Yeah, the more I look at it I can see that the surface of the liquid is bubbly and active...I think today is the day. I used an amber dme, and I'm contemplating pitching the whole 2liters rather than settling it out and just pitching slurry. Would you recommend against that? Is there...

So I made my first starter thursday night. About 8 oz's of DME in about 1.85 liters, with wp 810. 3 days later there is no foam on the surface. The vessel is tinted glass so its hard to tell what's going on inside. The airlock is active. A burp once a minute or so...Its been sitting at...

If I could've employed that logic I would've learned from all my father's sagely advice and become twice the man he is...yet I'm proud to be only half. Though I still have to deal with I told you so's.

Wait till I screw valves into my nipples and expect to lactate hot liquids...

Well, first...why buy a 20 gallon pot when planning on 10 gallon batch's? Second...go to home depot or a local plumbing store, and start slapping pieces together. Then go home and design your system. Then go back with a plan and a list of things to buy. Price the list and then compare that...

I am a big fan of learning from my own experiences rather than those of other's...that's the difference between knowledge and experience. Valuable true. Although I do feel that a more organized and patient approach would help to turn out a more effective end result...then again I have yet...

SO! I've learned some valuable lessons on life and brewing and I've only brewed one batch. What follows is naked ignorance, impatience, folly, and the rebirth of a new and more learned brew meister. History -I fell in love with beer...mayhem ensued. -I decided to brew my own...