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Bumping an old thread, wanted to share a trick of mine. I use Coconut oil instead of keg lube. We try to avoid chemicals wherever we can (there's cancer all over both our families). Coconut oil is relatively inexpensive, conditions the rubber, is a natural antiseptic, and can easily be pushed...

Well, long time no post, but the HVAC work is all done, the yard is just about squared away, the bathrooms are almost done, the chicken coop is built... Now it's time to get back to the brewery! More to come soon.

Ya I've been put on hold temporarily until the HVAC guys can finish their install (we just bought a beautiful brand new furnace and heat pump, they're just about done all the duct work. No more electric heat = freed up power to run a brewery!

The modules claim an accuracy of 1cm, which in a 16" pot is approximately a quart... I'd be cool with half-gallon accuracy, so I figure this should be sufficient. It's really only for cheap coolness factor, and even if it's half as accurate as they say it is, it's still twice as accurate as I...

Is anyone here an Arduino expert? (Or even a novice??) My newest plan for a water level indicator on HLT and BK (and maybe MT) is to use an Arduino I got as a gift for Christmas (with plans to use it for future brewery automation), and some waterproof ultrasonic modules (like car reverse...

I have a lot of really nice Chinese 304 ones from eBay, and some crappy Parker 316L ones.

I already have 2 stainless 3/4"-1/2" Chuggers, these smaller ones are for HLT recirculation (destratification), and for slower quieter HERMS circulation/mashing. The idea was to have something slow and quiet for both. I imagine the bilge pumps probably aren't quiet. The plastic ones are...

Ya, I asked the seller what the internals are made of - impeller, shaft, seals, etc. The one advertised as high-temp food-safe is $130. I may just go that route if I break another plastic one lol.

Hmmm... Just found these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Steel-Self-Priming-12-Volt-Marine-Utility-Water-Pump-200-Gallons-Hour-/151268579611?hash=item23384f591b:m:m8jeope7kAOhQWfGm5fgLwA

Sorry for the delay - I thought I already replied here. They're $21.99 on Amazon, Prime eligible. http://amzn.com/B00DWORE5A As I suspected, I already broke one, tightening stainless. I decided I'll slowly replace them with these, as I earn Amazon points with credit...

Ahh yes. Ya, the MT cooler probably. The HLT no, the BK maybe.

CIP? Ya, I have a bit of a stainless obsession lol. It's one area I wanted to spend the money in. I'll update my plumbing schematic when I get the cleaning plan figured out. One concern is still if the small pump will have the power to suck through the grain bed, but I think gravity will push...

The tube has a smaller diameter and flow, but is way easier to get components to line up properly. Lining up NPT in all the right direction is difficult. I kept on doubling up on the Teflon lol. Ya, the valves are all female 1/2. The camlock fittings are all 3/4. I was originally going to do...

One of the small pumps is to recirculate the MT to avoid stratification, the other is to recirculate the wort through the HERMS coil instead of using a chugger. The thought is that it'll be slower and quieter, which should lead to a better grain bed filter, instead of having a chugger suck grain...

Back in action after a couple months of no work (damn honey-do list got in the way). Had a long permit application process too, the inspector hasn't done a home brewery yet, and the Board of Health was concerned about "chemical waste" (so I sent them a StarSan MSDS) and my 44-gal/day septic...

Here they are! They're rated for 100C and the other reviews state that they've been used by other home brewers. I ran a bunch of hot and cold water through it already, I don't see any specific "food safe" label on it, to my understanding that's a pretty difficult process with the FDA. It's CPVC...

Here's my schematic. I have 6 3-way valves, 2 chuggers, and 2 small 12v recirc pumps (slow quiet sparging, HLT recirculation to prevent stratification). I also [won't] need to switch hoses during brewing. This is fully closed-loop, and even includes drainage and hot water filling and cold water...

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