Recent content by GoodaleBrewing

Not sure if this is in the right board or not but I figure these are like wine coolers. My wife has been drinking a lot of Caymen Jacks Margaritas and I was wondering if anyone has a home brew recipe for something similar. The can claims they are made with 100% blue agave, sugar, and lime...

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Hello all. A year ago I was at a swap and a guy had a Spartanburg challenger VI 10 gallon keg he was selling for 15 bucks. He had no idea what he had and said he got it thinking he would convert it and use it as garden sprayer but found an actual sprayer for cheap so he didn't have a use for it...

Wouldnt that depend on what unit you get? Plus you can put manual switches in line just like you do with a PID if you want. I am going PI mainly because I wanted a PI board to play with anyway so if I don't like how the system works then I will buy PIDs since they do use all the same...

It looks like there is a basic setup of Raspberry PI, relay board, and some probes plus your SSRs. You can add touchscreen if you want and some switches.

That is an awesome box you made. That might be what I do if I go down the PI route. Is there a big difference between craftbeerPI and Strangebrew or same basic thing?

So I have been prepping to make an electric setup that I can use in my basement to get out of the cold of my garage in the winter. I plan on going with a 3 keg build with 2 pumps either way and am weighing my options on control box. I had planned on building a kal clone style 3 PID setup but...

you should have said the benifits of anodization while NOT using fans. The article says its a 4% increase in cooling while using fans and only benifits small open finned heatsinks without fans.

anodized or not doesnt matter on what comes with it anyways. I have that large 5"X10" heatsink that I am planning to use anyways since its free and setting in my basement. It's anodized but doesn't matter since its huge

They are the same price so I would probably get the 5500w anyways but when I looked a while ago they had 4500w instead.

off the original topic but will a 4500w element be good enough for 10 gallon batches if I need to do one? I would guess it would but probably slower?

Sounds good. I have looked a few places and cant find any 4500w elements. they seem to all be 5500w for some reason. I thought Brewhardware used to carry a 4500w ripple but its 5500w Thanks for all the information

I spent a few extra bucks and bought all cree bulbs when I built this and im only pushing 750-850mA through any of the bulbs to make them last longer. Do you think that PID is a good one to get even if I need to buy new SSRs too?

Here is the PID I thought about getting is why i ask. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X6SEWS4/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 yep built my own light with 56 3w leds for my tank also. I bought an RODI off a guy for 25 bucks and he threw in the two heatsinks and a few other items he didnt want...

so the 25 amp ones run hotter? I have a saltwater tank and a few large 5 inch by 10 inch aluminum heatsinks I got with a tank for free that I figured I would put on them so heatsinks shouldn't be a problem. Did the foteks come with your PIDs on amazon? I will look at those for sure thanks