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I have got a problem with my water assay. My water source comes from a mixture of two rivers where the mineral content varies over the seasons. River 1 the alkalinity varies from 41 to 118 while river 2 varies from 25 to 39. The other minerals (Ca, Na, Mg, Cl and SO4) are also all over the...

As the title suggests I am contemplating putting a sight glass in my system to manage the water volumes. My system is an electric version of Lonnie McAllisters CRDFM and inspired by Jeff Karpinski's two vessel electric system. So, my question is where to put the sight glass; the kettle or the...

I brewed a great tasting Dark English Mild but was disappointed on two points. First the brew was a little thin and second the head disappeared in a nanosecond. My thought was to add a wee bit (2%) of wheat to address both issues. Having not brewed with wheat before, I am not sure of what kind...

Went to a brew day today and saw a HERMS rig using an all copper counterflow chiller as a HEX coil. The brewer pumped the wort though the center coil and the HLT water though the outer. Went finished mashing he disconnected the HLT and run cold water through to chill the wort. Has this approach...

Can anyone compare and contrast the use of a PID in manual mode versus a potentiometer controlled solid state variable relay (SSVR) to control the heating element of a BK? As I see it the ssvr's analog control might be easier to tune than the pid's digital feature. I am in the ruminating stage...