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Good morning everyone. Just thought I would report on something I noticed with my conical fermentor. I have an insulated conical, that has a peltier heating system, home made, but essentially similar to what the MoreBeer ultimate conicals have. Yesterday I chilled the wort to 59 while...

Just curious about a wiring diagram, and thought you might be able to help me out. I am trying to run 12 volt motor, via a PWM circuit, but wanted to get the power in terms of the initial voltage supplied. I have little volt meters but with a PWM circuit, no matter how short the pulses are...

Hi Everyone- We will be moving into a new house next month and I am trying to convert an area to a brewspace. It is a strange 10x12 cutout area of the house, covered entirely by a roof, but is outside. The challenge I have is this-- we are on a fairly steep slope and I do not want too much...

Good evening everyone- I brewed multiple batches today as I have an event I have to host in August. I have traditionally not really brewed much in the summer because I have no good method of chilling, other than a single Peltier chiller device I built. I live in a 1000 square foot house...

I still consider myself a beginner, even though I have about 40 brews behind me in the last 3 years, and I still have frequent unexpected problems and don't always get the result that is intended. Most recently, I brewed two different batches of beer-- a Nelson Sauvin based IPA and an all...

A coworker is growing hops in her yard, and I was thinking about getting a cutting and trying to grow one myself. Can I just clip a leaf off, dip it in rooting hormone and then in soil? Will this method work for propogating, or do I have to actually get a piece of the root? Klaus

HI everyone- I was thinking of brewing the Bell's Two Hearted recipe from eschatz. Problem is, I only have Pilsner and Marris otter, but I have no american 2-row at this time. It is a pretty hoppy centennial hopped american IPA. Which would be the best to use? Or should I split it half...

HI everyone- I have been brewing for about almost 2 years now, and when I switched to all grain, I started with BIAB with an intent to upgrade to a full 3 vessel system when I got the space and time and money. I have been toying with the idea of upgrading. I have a modified clone of Kal's...

Hi everyone. I think I have found a way to stop clogging in my hopstopper. I have been struggling for a while with my hopstopper. Originally, I had a homemade hoptstopper, and this kept clogging, so I bought a REAL hopstopper, thinking that it might be better. In fact, it is quite a bit...

I have a switch that i am wiring that has two color illumination, and was wondering if anyone could help me with my understanding of the wiring. Here is the switch: This is how I read the diagram, but I just want to make sure, if anyone can help. Thanks!

Made an IPA today on my electric system. As I was recirculating PBW it occurred to me-- I have a few filet steaks in the freezer, perhaps I should try "Sous Vide" cooking on my brewing rig. ON the first rinse after the PBW, I heated up to 132 degrees, and tossed in the steaks in vacuum sealed...

I am a BIAB brewer and love it, although with a single caveat. The wort is not clear prior to boiling and the amount of hot break material is huge, and my understanding is that BIAB produces much more break material than a standard 3 vessel system. Anyone actually ever compared the same...

HI everyone- Just finished a hellish brew day trying to make a clone of Kate the Great. Disaster, but that is another story. I was trying to figure out how to calculate the pre boil gravity with BIAB, and I am not sure I am doing it right. My understanding was that BIAB efficiency was...

HI- I have been reading through this and other sites and I seem to be getting more confused than ever in trying to figure out what the best way to improve hop flavor and aroma is in beers. Obviously, everyone says late hopping will increase this. Granted. But what about whirlpooling...

Hi guys, Completed an experiment on my last brew about wort absorption. I do BIAB brewing and am almost always getting exactly 81% lautering efficiency. I think I know why people can get such good yields, and it is mainly to do with extracting more wort from the grain than one would predict...

I am wiring an electric brewery similar to Kal's but with some changes. I am including a valve control circuit that runs a 2-10 volt proportional valve with a 4-20 mA current control PID. I have a 500 ohm resistor across the the 4-20 mA output. Here is the wiring as is shown on the Belimo...

HI Everyone- I am in the middle of planning a new RIMS system with a BIAB setup. I have always used silicone tubing, cleaned immediately after every brew day and NPT threaded ball valves. My standard cleaning procedure is after the brew day to recirculate hot PBW for 15 minutes, flush with...

Hi everyone- i am attempting to go bonkers and modulate the flow rate of my wort through the plate chiller so I can get to a specific wort temp directly into the fermentor as fast as possible. I know there are actuated valves that are more than just open or closed, but can be opened to...

I bought a kegerator off craigslist for $25 (no tower, but I already had one waiting for a refrig to become available, instead a commercial kegerator did!). I am waiting for some spare parts to arrive to fix it back up to its original condition, but was wondering what I could do about...

Just saw a craigslist post for a Sanyo kegerator for $125. Was stainless, looked good. I called the guy and it was still available. Said I was interested, but wanted to lok it up first so I could see if it fit to Corny Kegs. MOdel was BC-1207s. Looked it up and called. No answer. Called...