Recent content by swander

I always brew 10G batches and 20 lbs of grain nearly fills a 7 gallon bucket when I mill it. At .05 gallons/lb, that would only be 1 gallon. It would seem that a gallon would hardly dampen that amount of grain. My spent grain is soggy. Maybe that is a BIAB advantage, and I have to admit I...

His results are pretty much as expected. The water was absorbed by the grain. A quart per pound of grain absorption is on the very low side. He is losing about 1.15 quarts/lb and that is very reasonable. See: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=52012 or Google "grain absorption...

Yes, I ended up choosing the 80Qt Concords. There's no way I could have brewed my last 10G batch with smaller without a boilover as with losses from boil, hop, equipment, shrinkage etc., I needed the full volume, nearly 14G pre-boil. I thought I would want to brew nearly as many 5G...

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Confessing my ignorance... what is an "open grant"? Google let me down this time.

Perhaps worse than that is finding too late, a leak on the liquid side. A couple years ago I had a leak empty my near full keg into my cooler.

Agree... I have about 6 ball lock from LHBS acquired 4-5 years ago at $25-$35 ea. Snagged a couple 10 gallon Alloy Products Corp (functionally same as Corny with 2x volume) for about $50 ea recently in a local auction. Watch CL and local auctions for a while and you should find good deals. But I...

I used the S&G Tool Aid crimper also available on Amazon when building my control panel and was happy with the results using insulated crimps. If you are about to embark on a control panel build, I will offer my recent lessons learned. First, avoid THHN wire if you can as it's not ideal for a...

I am having the same dilemma choosing between the 16G Bayou Classic and one of the Concord 20 options for my e-brew system. I'll probably be brewing 10G batches at least as often as 5G. I don't envision larger batches, but I do want to be able to brew some high gravity recipes. I'll be...

I think I'll live with the leakage current partially lighting the indicator and call it a feature. It will visually show me my contactors and element select switch are indeed working correctly and that my SSRs have not failed in the shorted position (as I read this is common when they fail). I...

Though not technically a home-brew supplier, I had such a good experience with the company and their product, that I thought I would be amiss not to share. If this post belongs elsewhere instead, please do tell. For those building control panels, wiring PIDs, LEDs, etc., you do not have to...

I think I have confirmed it is leakage current lighting the indicator. With no load my Fluke 77 says 101v. Instead of risking my element, I decided to risk a 60w incandescent bulb and basically just took a lamp plug and held to the contactor lugs... lamp didn't light, indicator turned off...

I am 99% done with my control panel (Kal clone). Nothing is missing relevant to this question. When I engage the element select switch, with PID not firing the SSR control, my 240v indicator lights about 50%. When PID fires, it lights fully. I don't yet have my elements attached yet as I...

That's a great idea, and the price is right!

Exact same paint I used on the subwoofer I built a couple of years ago. Shamus thinks it looks spiffy!