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I just use an M12 head like others have posted. The wiring from the valve to controller is as follows: Solenoid -- M12 Head -- Sensor/Actuator Cable -- M12 Through Wall (outside of control cabinet) -- Controller (inside of control cabinet). Just check the current draw on your valve and...

I use the same solenoid for my direct fired RIMs and it works great. I still use a thermocouple for pilot detection though. I mounted the TC and the pilot on an angled mending plate so the TC always sits in the pilot flame. This safety feature was easily integrated into my controls since my...

I searched this thread because I forgot the Cascade/Columbus ratio substitute for Centennial and noticed this when reading through. The initial response was "yep", but I do not believe this to always be true. Some flavor, however slight, will usually carry through from a bittering addition in my...

I'd be interested in a spark ignitor for a PLC as well. Currently my direct fired RIMs uses a standing pilot. The issue I've been running into is in the summer when its 90+ degrees out and I have really low heat loss, the standing pilot will actually heat the mash a degree every 15 minutes or so...

I couldn't get through it. I feel like they had to of actually tried to make it suck that hard. Chop & Brew is the new Brewing TV for sure. Episode ten felt like old times. Keep up the awesome work Chip and crew!

Yeah I agree. Rising prices. No more brew saver shipping. And now no more Dawson and Keeler. Edit: I still support BTV though. And NB from time to time. Keep it coming Chip!

This is hilarious. I picture it turning on every time he opens the door. "Yep, looks good". *closes door, stir plate turns off* :)

I'm not sure if this is correct. This is why people use acids in their sparge water. You want the sparge to have a PH of around 6 in order to keep the mash from drifting from its 5.2-5.6 PH range. I'm sure it would have less of an affect in batch versus fly sparging due to the time of the...

Palmer states that chalk would have to be used in the mash because of its limited solubility. It may have something to do with the chemistry of the mash that causes it to solubilize.

I agree with Bob to a point. Going with one of the major players PLCs isn't practical from a cost perspective unless you work in controls or for one of these companies. Going with a PLC in general is, to me, a better idea than a microcontroller if you can do it in a cost effective way. Almost...

I let it go for another night and surprisingly woke to a krausen. Exciting stuff. I began with 1.5 liter of 1.040. It was obviously too much for the little guys to take off right away. I turned off the stir plate and am going to let them sit for the work day so their glycogen reserves replenish...

This morning I woke to a starter that still didn't krausen so I searched and found this thread. I figured I'd throw in my two cents. I thought I could step up a "Best By Aug 4th" Cal Ale I had laying around for my "Broke A$$ Brown" I was planning with stuff I had laying around. After 24 hours...

Make sure it fits through the door! I measured just about everything before I purchased except for the doorway to my patio! I put it all together in my back room and now I have to take everything off of it to get it out back. Plus now I have to store it on my patio and use tarps to cover it...

If you look on the site, take a type C for example. This is the female. Now read and it says it goes with a type E male (amongst others). So your connection would look like this: 1/2" Hose --> Type C --> <-- Type E --> 1/2" Hose As for how they fit together, look at the two common ends of the...

http://store.proflowdynamics.com/modules/store/-Couplings-for-Homebrewers-_C12074.cfm Coupon Code for 10% off: 10%proflow It worked this morning. I read on Homebrew Finds that it began Jan 26th and will continue for "a couple of months". I hope someone else finds this useful! Four sets...