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I am going to try and transform this into a temp controlled fermenter/keezer. This will obviously be quite a task since most shelves have the coils built in so what I am thinking is the middle shelves will be the only one left after I bend the rest to god knows where. That would give me full...

I am looking into interests in doing a PicoFest around the general Portland Oregon area. Since Microbrewers have their many own Fest's, and there are others that brew in much smaller batches that may want to meet and greet other Pico brewers trying to start in the industry I think it may be...

Its been almost a month and for some reason I cannot get this beer finished so I can lager it. I started at about 1.058 and made a starter which calculated at about 700 billion cells (should suffice yes... ) but I cant get it down any further than about 1.028. That seems real high to me???? I...

Honeywell VR8200 gas valve: I have my setup ready for testing and I and using and Inbird to control these gas valves. I finally got the pilot placed in the right spot and when I first activate the PID and gas valve and turn the gas valve on the PID works and turn the gas on to get the higher...

OK guys I am stuck. I have a total build almost setup and will be posting a full write up once I am finished but I need assistance. I have: 1 Inkbird Timer 2 Inbird ITC-106 Temp controllers 2 Honeywell VR8200 gas valves I am trying to connect this altogether to time both the MLT and HLT. I...

I'm building a custom Brutus 20 and I'm trying to make sure I am getting the right voltage as I install all the pieces into the control box. I have a Honeywell 24v transformer for the two Honeywell gas valves but when I hooked it up to 110v I'm not getting any reading with a volt meter on the...

I have been looking through various wiring diagrams to see how people accomplish all the wiring necessary for a these cool pieces that go into the control box. However, I am stuck on one part. For the distribution of power, I see a lot of people used distribution blocks (using a using a...

I have scowered through post and websites looking for push-button latch switches that are illuminated for the Brutus 10 control box I have not been able to find anything that's not a momentary push button kind of like an arcade game switch would anybody be able to help me find some latching on...

I have a converted fridge that keeps fermentation temps with a STC-1000 and I was originally using an infrared or lizard cage bulb as part of the heating source for accurate temperature. I have now burnt out two of them and was wondering, even though the heat coming of of them is lower, would...

I have a mystery beer I made from grains I had leftover and its down to 1.008 for FG but I left it a few days before kegging and now I have this odd bubbleness on top.

I just got a new banjo burner and it was lighting OK and functioning properly but the next few times I noticed the flame wasn't coming out of the her holes but flaming inside the tube part of the burner. With trying to be safe it seem scary as I don't want it to creep up the pipe and explode...

I have had good and not great results with brewing in my new neighborhood. I just received a water report and I was wondering if anyone had this issue and what worked for them. I take extra special care in sanitation and cleaning and have a decent setup for brewing and fermentation but for some...

I have a weird issue with my Czo2 gauges. I noticed that after changing my tank gauge from a gauge from harbor freight it seemed to worked perfectly. I noticed that the gauge was pegged most of the time and didn't really go down for a few kegs and my keg gauges are working great. But I just...

I am wondering, from people that have them, what the best number of plates would be for 5 gallon batches. Keep in mind I also make up to 30 gallons so i am looking for an in between. I have a immersion chiller now and I'm thinking a 30 plate would be like night and day. Any comments?

I am looking into designing a new electric brewing system but I had a question about the elements. Can you still use a Plastic cooler for your MLT? Wouldn't the heat element burn through the plastic? ...is this a stupid question...

I like to save a bit of money yeast harvesting so I will regularly harvest my most used yeast. However, I'm using pellets hops direct from one of the seven main providers of hops in the entire country ( nice friend to have ) and I want to just drop hop in the primary without transferring but...

I'm just wondering if any NW homebrewers know a cheaper place to buy kegs then our local brew store? I know the cheapest I have found is $50 a piece and searching through craigslist is desolate. Any help is appreciated!

So I have a stock little temp controller inside the mini fridge I did a build on awhile back HERE and I'm wondering how I can get rid of it. It takes up a little bit of room once I get my CO2 tank and two kegs in there and the fridge will stop working if I just remove it from the wires. I'm...

For some reason this weekend when I brewed an all grain batch it came out way different that I had calculated. I was making a strong dry IPA and beersmith had told me that it would have an OG of 1.070 and Pre boil gravity or 1.070. I had mashed at 148 for an hour then brought it up to about 156...

I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a DIY or found a tool to carb a regular 12/22 oz beer bottle with CO2. Im looking for a design to quick carb those beer bottles that didn't quit carb up enough or you just want to drink it without waiting two weeks for conditioning.