Recent content by ahave

yeah, i understand not needing the food grade for the cooling pass on a CFC. I was wanting to go with food grade if possible so that I could use the heated discharge water to do something, maybe make a second batch - idk.

interesting. I have never worked with PEX. what type of connection fittings would I need to step down the 1" PEX line to allow the 1/2" SS line through?

i never updated because i never finished the product. I could never decide between a 3/4" or 1" rubber hose and it is hard to find a food grade 1" hose. I might just go the 50ft 3/4" garden hose route and see what happens. I hope to get back into brewing soon, so I will update if I end up...

well, unfortunately I don't really have a schematic. I kinda built it ad hoc, without a circuit design other than what I put together in my head. It uses the standard 555 timer PWM circuit with the exception that one of the capacitors is tied to a double pole, double throw switch. The double...

Nice setup! Offtopic, but could you explain that lift I see for the boil kettle? Handmade? Or is that some sort of lift being multipurposed?

sweet

yup.

I'll send you a pm

Where in Pittsburgh are you? If you are in the city, let me know - we could work something out

Thanks! Ill update the thread as my project continues. Straightening my tubing would certainly destroy what tubing I have. I feel confident that I will be able to pull/push the outer hose over my hose - as long as it is 3/4", no way 5/8" would work. Vaseline will of course be my friend. The...

Thanks for the tips/links! I did not know that copper and SS could share a sweat joint without issue. Given that I am using a $70 SS inner tube, I think it is worth the effort/ca$h to make all the fittings SS. I will look into using a 3/4" TEE with NPT fittings and drilling out an end cap as...

I have a spare roll of 50ft of thin-wall SS tubing, my thought was to upgrade my setup to use a counter flow chiller. I understand how to put together a copper based CF chiller, but I am having a hard time piecing the parts for a SS version. I mostly blame this on the fact that I can't go to...

Looks good. What diameter hole do you start with?

I put the thermocouple in the middle of the HLT, not inline with the wort. Using 50ft of thin wall ss, I see only a few degrees difference between HLT set temp and wort temperatures.

Sounds good to me, make sure you crank the a/c in the car!