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My apologies in advance, but I have searched every post I can find and still can't figure out all the settings on my SYL-2352. I have two tanks - HLT and Boil Kettle. Simple set up - no HERMS, no RIMS. I want to heat the HLT to a set temp with the PID. Then, after mashing, I flip a switch...

I bought the FastFerment on a whim. And I am very satisfied so far. Here are some thoughts, ideas and comments for others who may be interested or may already have purchased one or two or more. I brew with a ten gallon electric brewery consisting of a half-barrel keg as my HLT, a 70 quart...

If an SSR fails closed, would a good SSR test out open, i.e., would you read no resistance and that means it is still good?

I think I blew my SSR in the middle of a brew. So I wired past the SSR and direct wired the element to finish up the brew. But no heat and no amperage draw. Checked circuits and have 120 v on each leg going direct to the element. Replaced the element with a new one and still no heat and no...

I just bought a new 20# cylinder, got it filled, brought it home and it shows 650# overall pressure. I would have thought it would be well over 1000#. Heck, the guage markings suggest refilling at 500#. Did I get shortchanged?

Finally made it. Built my electric brewery and fired it up today for the first time. Did a 5 gal initial batch (s.m.a.s.h. recipe). Set my water temp to 175 (using the PID with a Pt100RTD temp probe from Auburn Inst.) and put 2 gal. into mash tun to warm it. Drained it, added 15 qts. of 175...

I have my wiring figured out with the help of P-J's wiring digrams and many other comments/ideas from the forum. A simple gravity system (i.e. no pumps) with 5500w elements in the HLT and BK. The PID will control the SSR for the HLT, but I would like to also use the same PID/SSR for the BK. I...

Looking for a way to bottle in larger containers without getting into 5 gal. kegs. Was thinking of using 2 liter soda bottles, actually old seltzer water bottles. I would keep in unlit place inside brown bag to keep light off the clear bottle. I have been seeing beer recently show up in brown...

I use gluestick to mount my labels. Fast and easy apply the glue. Stick quick and seems to stay on just fine (unless you put your bottles in a cooler full of ice water). But the best part is getting them off for the next batch. Just soak em off (like in a cooler full of icewater!)...