Recent content by jmrybak

looks like there will be an optional remote control add on, per the MoreBeer website... "Optional SparkBox™ Remote Ignition Module"

I would say while TC are certainly not required, they seem to make my life much easier. Easier to clean, quicker on and off. Order from spike today for 25% off!! I would not cheap out on the controller. Inkbird has been hit or miss in my experience and the EZBoil is simply great to work with.

Apologies if this is a bit brief/ direct: I would never buy the Unibrau system. I have one of their controllers, and the build quality is low. Their kettles look cheap to me, and that pump appears to be a $30ish dollar knock off from eBay. Dozens of brews in, I love my system and if I was...

So is having switch relays crap out this frequently normal? It sounds like the use of an SSR is not as common as I thought. I could have sworn I saw several SSR BrewPi around here. But I certainly don’t know enough to develop anything new.

Hey all, I have been using the basic brewpi set-up commonly posted around here (ubiquitous schematic below). Overall, works fantastically well. I have no trouble holding fermentation temps within 0.1 or at worst 0.2F. However, every few months one of the relays will stop working (sticks on or...

CF5? my preorder hasn't shipped yet

While I’m sure there may be a couple components more compatible with one brands unitank than the other, almost all components are 1.5” TC. So I’d imagine most things worth swapping out would work with either unitank. But there’s always something to be said for matched sets.

Agreed. I was seriously considering either the @SpikeBrewing CF5 or the @Ss_Michael 7g Unitank for 5g batch brewing. I have had a Ss 7g Chronical for years now and was looking to upgrade and ditch the weldless fittings. Overall the two unitank conical share many features but both clearly have...

Very cool, thank you. I am happy with how things turned out with my build but thats a cool option to remember for the future. I like the quick fitting change option.

Did Spike make this lid for you? I had asked before and they did not offer welding to the lid due to warping concerns.

I got it over at Norcal, its a single welded piece. I just use my brew bag with the whirlpool arm during the mash for recirc, remove the arm quick and easy after mashing. Then bag comes out, whirlpool arm goes back in for use later. I like the bags for cost and ease of use, but if you were going...

Here is my 10g kettle for eBIAB. I recirculate into the bag through a whirlpool arm with the element running. Holds temps dead on and could not be happier. I would caution that the temp probe in the recirculation line may not accurately represent the temp of the grain, but you likely could...

Here is the design sheet for exact port placement as well, in case it helps.

wrong thread, sorry

Link to photo album for those who have been asking. Sorry Photobucket no longer hosts images for imbedding in posts for free.