Where do you find how to calibrate temp? My PID shows 209 at boiling and I need to add 3 degrees to it.
Where do you find how to calibrate temp? My PID shows 209 at boiling and I need to add 3 degrees to it.
Mine should be 212. My grain bed temp and PID are about 3 degrees different so I think if I would bump it up 3 degrees I would be pretty close to mash temp.
So do you add 3 degrees to your mash temp? I would think if you were off at the top you would probably be off at mash temp.
So do you add 3 degrees to your mash temp? I would think if you were off at the top you would probably be off at mash temp.
Would someone be willing to post pics of the whirlpool/mash recirc device that came with their system? I am going to make my own and want to try and get it right the first time.
The clip for attaching to the kettle/basket is not included in those pics, but if you come up with a better idea for that, please share!
Anyone- I may have missed it on this thread- what is the 'best' way to affix the whirlpool arm to the rim? Mine came without the screw. I bought a thumbscrew, and it works OK, not great.
Yeah for now it will be drip trays and a hose directly to the drain when chilling. I am using a 3 way valve so no hose changes will be needed. Shouldn't have much mess other than the basket drippingsI do wish I had a drain in the floor directly beneath mine, there is one in the room but water does not flow to it naturally.
Yeah for now it will be drip trays and a hose directly to the drain when chilling. I am using a 3 way valve so no hose changes will be needed. Shouldn't have much mess other than the basket drippings
Part of me wishes I had kept that pump and given it a try. For as low as the stand is, it makes perfect sense to go that route now that I think it through and see your pics. I still plan to raise my stand up a foot or so and mount the pump/chiller under itWhen I was running my chugger I would have probably opted for the three way eventually. Now though I don't think its necessary with the way the pump is attached directly at the output. After I pump to conical I just blow the reminder in the line back into the kettle through the pump. Remove the short hose and run a long hose to my drain for cleaning and such. I could even just run the long hose all the time but my thougts are kinda the hsorter the hose during mash the better
Part of me wishes I had kept that pump and given it a try. For as low as the stand is, it makes perfect sense to go that route now that I think it through and see your pics. I still plan to raise my stand up a foot or so and mount the pump/chiller under it
Part of me wishes I had kept that pump and given it a try. For as low as the stand is, it makes perfect sense to go that route now that I think it through and see your pics. I still plan to raise my stand up a foot or so and mount the pump/chiller under it
So that little brushless pump that they sent us is a total POS. I've used it for less than an hour and it's already fried. I was sending my wort through my chiller and all of a sudden it just stopped pumping.
I think I am going to pull the trigger today... 20 gal size, 240V, with the whirlpool port.
I see now they have a touchscreen option for an extra $400. Now I like gadgets, but that would have to be pretty amazing to feel like it was worth the dough. I don't see any details about it on the site.
Those of you who have ordered, any tips? Tweaks you wish you asked for?
Here's a video of the touchscreen.
http://www.cobrewingsystems.com/pages/video
I had assumed it was just a touchscreen version of the PID controller, but it lets you put in mash step temps and times, and it will handle adjusting the temperature for each automatically. You can also add hop steps and get a buzzer to remind you about the next addition.
While you certainly don't need the touchscreen, being able to do multiple mash steps automagically would be a nice convenience.
It's still pretty darn expensive.
edit: aaaaand, I just ordered the 20 gallon version, with the touchscreen. Sucker for gadgets, I am.
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