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I am looking for advice on how I would wire up this dual ball float switch to control a march pump. I currently use a BCS to control SSR's for my ferm chambers and fire a burner on my HLT so I have a pretty good understanding of basic SSR wiring. What I can't seem to wrap my head around is...

Not sure if this will actually help anyone but I observed an interesting phenomenon on my last brew session that I wanted to share. I was brewing a big IPA and using hop extract for bittering. Since it was not needed, I kept my stainless hop spider out of the wort until a few min left in the...

This might be a pretty basic question, but I was wondering if I have the wiring correct on my temp probe. I seem to be having grounding issues where the temp will read correctly for a few days then all of a sudden go berserk and read orders of magnitude off. (for example, should read 65, but...

I am ready to start wiring my 462 to control fermentation heating and cooling. Right now I just have one fermentor running, but will eventually add a second. My fermentor is a sanke with copper wrapped around it to circulate glycol and a heat pad for when we are in the cold months. When I add...

My hand me down chest freezer that I was using with a temperature controller finally went the way of the dinosaur. The compressor is shot. Initially I started looking on craigs list for a replacement, but then remembered that I bartered with a friend for one of these glycol chillers...

So I've made 21 batches of cider over the last couple of years and this is the first one to taste a little "off" to me. I usually make a variation of Apfelwine (sans extra sugar since that has gotten me in trouble some times :tank:) with apple juice from costco. I usually repitch the same yeast...

So my buddy was given one of these glycol chillers for some carpentry he did. He doesn't have a need for it so he is giving it to me. http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/glycol-pid-MMPP4301-EP.html It is an older version with an analog temp controller instead of the new digital one...

My brew house is about 200 sq ft on the floor and up on pilings. I need to insulate underneath as there is currently nothing there. The guy I bought my house from built this as a taxidermy shop and for some reason didn't go through the trouble. The walls and ceiling are insulated. I've been...

So I think I can upgrade my brew rig a bit, but I wanted to do a sanity check here before I try it. Here is a photo of the rig in the background. https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=39570 This is how it currently works. I heat the strike water in the keggle and pump...

I just picked up a stir plate and was planning on making a starter using it. My question is...should I use an O2 stone with an O2 tank for aeration and then let the starter sit on the stir plate? Can I skip the O2 stone and assume the stir plate will do the job? Thanks, Karl

I have a question regarding the use of cherry concentrate I acquired through a local club group buy a few months ago. Here is the link to what we got... Cherry Juice Concentrate: A natural alternative to fight arthritis and gout I brewed Jamil's Black Forrest stout, let if ferment for 13...

I've been reading Ken Schramm's Book, The Compleat Meadmaker, and am a bit confused on the usage of energizer vs nutrient. From what I understand, diammonium phosphate would commonly be called energizer and a blend of vitamins, minerals, nitrogen, etc. would commonly be called nutrient. I...

When I am mashing, why does this thermometer (floating) http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/floating%20thermometer.jpg Read different than this one? (Lab) http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/lab-thermometer.jpg And which one do I trust. The floating one is placed...

Yesterday I stopped by "Sea Breeze" on my way to my friends house. They are the maker of Bosco chocolate syrup and the provider of fountain soda to most of north Jerzy. I went into their front office and inquired about purchasing used kegs. They were kind of confused and I had to explain the...

I love Craigs list. It's 8.8 cu ft and 20 years old, but supposedly works fine. We'll see when I pick it up tonight. On my way to building a kegerator :rockin:

Hello everybody. Just joined the website and wanted to say hi. I'm a home brewer from NJ and have been at it for about 7 months now. This has been a super fun hobby for me and I know it will stick around for a long long time. I am a member of the W.H.A.L.E.S. club in NJ and I know some of our...