Ron,
I just ordered mine today, might be asking you a few questions once it arrives if you don't mind.
Spoke too soon, I just found out that it arrived today. Now I can't wait to get off work and check it out.
I have a 4 prong 220v outlet in my garage and a 30 amp gfci breaker. The main power input on the hosehead only takes 3 wires. Can I still use the 4 prong outlet or would I need to convert it to a 3 prong outlet.
Any suggestions on where I can find a thermowell that is small enough to fit in the the stainless tee and large enough to handle the provided temperature prob? The smallest length I have been able to find is 2"
I brewed my first beer, a pale ale, with the Hosehead controller yesterday. Hands down the easiest mash and sparge ever. I do have one question for you RonR. What setting do you use to control your boil? Everything I did resulted in an extremely active boil and I ended up with an evaporation rate higher than I'm used to.
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Just wanted to follow up with those of you using this in addition to RonR to see whether you're happy with the decision. Thinking of pulling the trigger but still a little hesitant. How difficult was it to wire the plugs? I have a prebuilt element from theelectricbrewery and I'm not looking forward to having to rewire it. Thanks for any info!
Just wanted to follow up with those of you using this in addition to RonR to see whether you're happy with the decision. Thinking of pulling the trigger but still a little hesitant. How difficult was it to wire the plugs? I have a prebuilt element from theelectricbrewery and I'm not looking forward to having to rewire it. Thanks for any info!
If your wire gauge is appropriate, then wiring the connectors included with the hosehead is a breeze. There's videos on YouTube posted by the maker of the hosehead on how to do it.
I pulled the trigger on a Hosehead controller last week. I should receive the controller sometime next week.
I'll be using 4500 elements from brew hardware. My setup will be a three keggle herms system with two March pumps.
Once I achieve a boil using manual mode, I begin to drop the duty cycle down from 100% until I have a reasonable boil rate.
Okay so I get the duty cycle % but what do you set the duty time to? Everything I've tried has it turning on and off constantly.
I use 60 seconds. That's what I was told by the builder.
Hmmm... Even at 2% and 60 sec. I'm getting a big boil that cycles on and off. Guess it's time I send an email to the builder.
I received the Hosehead however the package didn't contain any directions. Does he ship these without instructions on how to set up the system?
Check YouTube. There are good videos on setup and operation. I'm available if I can help.
Can you share those? I just placed my order, and want to order the other parts I need so they all arrive at the same time.
I'm leaning towards putting the probes in a thermowell in a tee fitting, unless someone tells me that's a stupid idea (or has another solution that makes them easily removable for clean-up / breakdown).
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