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I totally agree. Unfortunately, I have a welded-in thermowell so I'd have to change kettles...and get a new bigger basket. Perhaps if/when I move from a 15g kettle to a 20g kettle....

I just got a big pot lid and pressed down; no more rubber gloves and burned hands squeezing the bag!

Yep -- see photo in original post. Recirculation is much easier than with the bag since the bag isn't constantly being sucked into the outlet.

Only one brew in the new basket so far; at this point I don't think I'd change the filter mesh. 400 micron seems to work just fine. Clarity of finished product with this first batch is good; on par with what I've achieved with fabric bag BIAB method.

My basket uses 400 micron; worked very well for me but I have never used other mesh sizes so can't really say if it is the best. I recirculate using a chugger pump and have no flow issues; see photo.

I had Graydon at Utah Biodiesel build a custom basket with swing-out hooks for me; more details here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=7001855&postcount=1 Works great!

Foxpaw -- yep. Bag was great to get started with 1-vessel brewing, but after 2 bags I wanted something more durable. Zaptop -- born in USA, but grandparents from Sverige... Bellybuster -- great minds think alike! How did you fabricate yours? Pictures? Alphaomega -- good point. I suppose I...

The brew before last my BIAB bag ripped, dumping the grains and ruining the batch - a California Common. It was actually the first batch of home-brew I ever had to dump after 3 years :mad: So, I designed a stainless steel metal mesh filter basket to custom-fit my 15g kettle instead of...

Yep. Thermowell killed my bag...

Same thing happened to me last week brewing a 9 gal batch of California Common. After removing the bag we ran the pump for 10 min or so, recirculating back into the kettle through a hand-held kitchen strainer. I had thought not much grain escaped from the 2" tear, but we filled up the filter a...

I brewed a RR consecration clone about 1.5 years ago, added oak chips about 2 months ago, and bottled about 2 weeks ago. It tasted fantastic before the oak, great but a little too oaky after the oak chips (4 weeks on oak would have been better than 6 weeks I think). Sampled a bottle last week...

I'm enjoying the results of my first brew with the technique, which I have to say is my best batch yet out of 7-8 batches. What I like / worked well: - Fermenting in a sealed keg. Don't have to worry about infection, light, O2. Easy to pull samples. - Fermenting in keg in a kegerator...

Every motor is different, so you may have to alter your reference design wiring diagram based on the actual motor you are using. I used the wiring diagram provided by Bodine support (CONNECTION DIAGRAM 07410021; see one of my previous posts) during my testing phase. If you want to make the motor...

You may want to get a switch if you want to be able to reverse the motor during normal operation; see my earlier post for what I am putting together. I got the same model motor from the same ebay seller. It came with a capacitor and die cast terminal box. The capacitor is available from Bodine...

That's the same model I got, from the same vendor. I got the $99 version as it was "new" (it did show some scrapes/rust however)

I found mine on ebay for $99 + $28 shipping

AnOldUR -- your design is so cool! It inspired me to start a new project to motorize my Monster Mill. I just found a gear motor on eBay (Bodine 42R5BFCI-E2; 115V, 115RPM, 68 lb-in). I've ordered some 1/2" x 6" aluminum plates (1x1ft, 2x2ft), a Lovejoy spider gear and a switch (see diagram...

I've gotten good results with the heating element downstream from the temp sensor, as documented in this thread. The system diagram and test run results are shown below. I'm getting +/- 1F from set point, measured in the kettle; seems pretty good to me. For my system, I like having the...

Nice! Talk about brew porn!:mug: I can see doing something like that once I move into a bigger place with more space, or better yet dedicated space. Most time on a brew day is spent setting up, tearing down and cleaning so it makes sense to brew as much as you can each time. Someday...

Awesome to have a dedicated brew room & SWMBO to bless it! My system uses propane for the main burner, so perhaps not ideal for your basement. All-in, I'm probably at around $800 for my RIMS add-on -- $200 for RIMS tube, $150 for PID/sensor, $200 for pump/fittings, $100 for case, plus hoses...