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Spike Brew Pump | Spike Brewing Coming soon, and available for pre-order in the near future. This thing looks super cool. Adonized is completely unnecessary, but this is the classiest looking pump I've seen. The write up says that it is high performing. The price point isn't crazy to me...

All, I may need an education. I took the nut off of my heating element to look inside. In my picture, I show where what appears to be the ground and where it appears to seat when the element is assembled. I can't get my brain around the idea that the ground itself isn't somehow...

I know I can get by pulling air through a cabinet with screen shelves, no heat required. I am not in denial that I may want to build something unnecessary. Mere curiosity. I have heard of people using a hair dryer, but that doesn't inspire me. Generic space heaters scare me. I e-brew and...

I didn't find many results when I did a search on this (no current results actually). It looks like a better solution than a conical for me as I'm currently configured. Does anyone have any experience? Any wisdom is appreciated... https://www.brewmagic.com/products/brew-magic-fermenter/

Hi, I was given a corny keg, and I found some gouges in the bottom. Not light scratches, a couple of deep gouges, but it's still shiny silver all around the bottom. Anyway, you get what you pay for. I see mixed reviews when I search when I try to determine whether or not to use the keg...

Friends, I was just fortunate enough to attend BYO's Boot Camp in Burlington, Vermont the past two days. I thought I would share my notes with you should you want to consider attending a similar event when it finds your area. On day one, I attended advanced hopping techniques with Sean...

Friends, I am moving in about a month, and the basement has a prime brewing space. Life is good. I have close neighbors, and I'm not too concerned about brew smell, but I'm wondering, has anyone put one of these to work? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008NYF8S4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20...

Friends, I have tried searching, and I can't find a similar instance of my problem. I bought the full stainless housing from Chugger to put in my second March pump. I have had success on another pump with this configuration. I am having issues getting the housing aligned so that the...

I have access to a lot of hops. But I only have so much oast space. I am better of picking the hops right before having space as opposed to picking in advance, correct? I have a fridge I could store them in as I wait for drying space, but I don't think a couple of extra days on the vine will...

If I'm sure of anything, it's that many of you have far more engineering acumen than I do. I am mounting a burner to steel and 11/16ths bolts are working for me, but I'm left to wonder, what is the maximum weight such a bolt (or four bolts as the case might be) can reasonable hold? I am not...

I know it's done, but I can't get my brain around this. Bear with me please if I'm missing something obvious. I have a two-tier set up where I collect from the mash tun with gravity. I collect relatively slowly. If I went to a single tier (I'm dreaming of a bottom draining keggle tun), I...

I found a couple of these coolers on craig's list from a local coffee roaster. I'm using one as a HLT, the other as a mash tun. I drilled a return port at the top for RIMS. I tried using a copper manifold, but I couldn't get proper circulation. I bit the bullet and bought a custom false...

I just created a new set up for a 15 gallon industrial cooler (galvanized outside, stainless inside). I thought I would use 3/4 inch copper to make the manifold as opposed to 1/2, thinking this would keep my pump super flooded during RIMS recirculation. I am also using 3/4 inch copper pick up...

I am using White's Best of Both Worlds for the first time. I used the same starter wort and yeast dated from the same day. The wort looks dramatically differently on the stir plate. One looks like egg drop soup, the other looks cloudy. I'm not worried about infection or anything crazy, I'm...

My search skills may lack, but I'm having trouble understanding how the 525SS is assembled. Is the lever removable on all models? I may be too simple minded, but for the life of me, I can't get the lever and ball that closes the tap out of the spigot. Darn thing got in there somehow...

I utilize RIMS and am a big fan. I have a coleman extreme cooler as a mash tun (all though I debate switching to stainless all the time, but that's another thread). I have the temperature probe pretty close to where wort re-enters the mash. But I'm left wondering, if my RIMS is set to 154, is...

Happy holidays. I was lucky enough to have two of the above mentioned controllers given to me. I use an Auber PID to control my RIMS, and I'm extremely happy with that. These guys are bonus. I was thinking I would try to wire this controller up to measure the temperature in my mash...

I use Aubert switches in my setup. I like them a lot. Mid batch yesterday, my system died during my mash. I have it wired with a main power switch. That wasn't working so I started there. When I replace the switch, it works again. Could I have fried the switch, as it is rated for 10 amps...

I have a couple of extra Omega PID's kicking around (a friend of mine got out of beer making), and I was thinking it would be cool to have a PID read mash temperature while I mash. My thought is that I'd wire it up as I would a RIMS with an RTD but without the heating element set up. This...

I was lucky enough to be given a march pump. It works, but it is much louder than the pump I already have. I didn't run it dry. I oiled the pump. I did change the impellor to the 815 model, but that shouldn't matter.. The pump does move water, just loudly. Am I missing something that I...