Recent content by bambari

Tank 7 Farmhouse followed by the Porter from 3 Wise Men. Both outstanding.

33,306.5 gallons + 5 gallons Janet's Brown Ale + 5 gallons Arrogant Bastard clone = 33,316.5 gallons

24,663 + 5 gallons Lake Walk Pale Ale = 24,668

Completed my first brew day with the newly completed eBIAB. The first batch is Dude's world famous Lake Walk Pale Ale. Gear Command Center! Mashing In I ended up aborting all heat shield plans and just let the bag rest on the heating element. I heated the water up to 164deg, then...

Hi Schwartz, After further reading, I am not too concerned about the bag. Nylon and polyester seem to have a melting point > 300degF. The water should cool the element as it fires such that the temp never exceeds 220degF or so. As an added layer of protection, I am ordering a 14" x 16"...

Thanks for the replies, Hawkeye. I am very familiar with the Arbor spiders and baskets; I just wasn't sure what mesh size people used for grain steeping and the success they had with this system. I am concerned about the grain capacity of a 6 or 7" basket, which is the max diameter that will fit...

After several months of planning and building, I just completed my eBIAB build. Last night I was able to bring 7 gallons of water to a boil and experienced no faults or leaks, so I am considering the build portion complete! Much-deserved thanks go out to Kal, P-J, and the countless others who...

Like several other threads in the WTB section, I am looking for a 9/16" conduit radio punch to install my temperature probe in my kettle. Not finding much in the way of vendors online that seem reputable and have them in stock. I am located in Indianapolis. Send me a message if you have one you...

Looks great -- way to go! What kind of hop screen are you using in your kettle? I am nearing the end of an eBIAB build and I was planning to gravity feed a CFC but I was concerned it may clog without the pull of a pump. Clearly that is not a problem for you. Thank you!

21,075 + 5 gal easy hefe = 21,080

I recommend Dark Horse in Marshall, MI as well. Great beer, good pizza, home brew store on site, definitely worth the stop in my opinion.

Please do yourself a service and research "SSR leakage". The conditions you are describing are the exact same that BadNews and I are trying to explain. An SSR will "leak" a nominal amount of current regardless of input control circuit conditions. Once you add a load, it will pull the SSR open...

Do you have heating element hooked up? I just finished my control panel on Monday and noticed the same behavior. I panicked until discovering "SSR leakage" and realized that is the phenomenon I was experiencing. Since ssr has no moving parts, output voltage will match input voltage with no load...

5 gallon scottish ale = 18325

Hi Keith, Did you ever post completed pics of your control panel build? I have all components in hand and I am curious about your internal layout to fit everything in the PBOX16. Did you use NEMA plugs for main power [in] and element [out]? Those plugs seem to be posing the biggest obstacle in...