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Time to resurrect this- I ordered the parts from the aforementioned vendor- thanks Bobby, quick and reasonably priced. The pictures are pre-soldered and show the arrangement. I will be creating some sort of wort sprinkling holes after soldering, testing along the way. **What I need help...

And the chill in action- actually finished- I would have posted this above but after updating my phone it doesn't talk to my computer

**Update** I finally got around to trying this thing- I was waiting to assemble the rest of my E-brew system- so what did I find? 1- the 'cold' side seems to flow just fine 2- The small beige pump pushes the water (wort) through the inner coil quite easily 3- I think it works very well-...

I have picked several times- seems these things mature randomly up and down the bine- like weeks apart. Normal? I was concerned that the so cal desert heat would fri these guys- nope. The portion of the plant that grew over the pergola and gets better sun are ready sooner. I think I could pick...

Avoid "should" I'm sure the guy was doing good work for a fair price- Jot down the brand and amperage and head down to the local big box store for a replacement GFI breaker- the work is simple to do. But if you are unsure in any way- call the guy and have him do the swap. With 60amps x 2 you...

I think the wiring is done! i think. I will retrace each line and reassure myself before I plug the thing in. Then I need to tidy up the wires. And eventually label the various components. Any thoughts? questions?

With the speed of an opium inspired sloth I have made additional progress. Replaced the end of my RTD connectors with an XLR plug- its amazing how unnerving it is to cut a perfectly good, factory installed connector. (of course I did drill a hole or two in my kettle...) After some judicious...

Okay, three things- Oh my cow that is a boat load of mexihops- like freakishly abundant Two- note to self- become friends with Voodoo and 'share' ryzomes And ... Gin flavorings?!? Care to give details?

The Grand Harvest Now I don't want y'all to get overly jealous but your eyes are being treated to the sight of 50 grams (about 2oz) of the finest southern California grown Chinook Hops (and 3 Zeus because, they asked to be picked) After a day in the loft of my shed they dried to 1/2 oz, seems...

Minor update- I crafted a ground for the kettle- which I thought was clever but received a cold reception. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=588960 Drilled holes and modified the control box. Don't worry it will get cleaned up. Also I think I am going to hinge it on the 'open'...

Steve- thanks, I saw that and when I ordered parts from Bobby it was out of stock. I might go that route on my 'next' build. My hope here was to add to the body of knowledge and offer alternatives for anyone interested.

I have seen plenty of that 'box' type cover. It always looked too bulky to me- and it creates one more layer of metal that the element threads have to hold and seal. So in jest I mention killing two birds with one bird- my daughter, maybe 5 at the time, says "I guess you have three dead birds"

Indeed! If only someone offered a sleek solution. Maybe that I could purchase online... ;-) Fear not, they shall be covered.

If this has been covered in other places on the forum, feel free to ignore and allow this to trickle into home-brewing oblivion... Kettle grounding seems to be a serious concern- electricity and water (wort) could be dangerous. So when planning my build several grounding ideas flowed through...

Here is my magnificent hop forest. A wild hair a few months ago turned into this. First year- containers- and fingers crossed. I chose Cascades- Chinooks- Nuggets- and Zeus based on what the local commercial growers were offering- these were the most often used/offered varieties. Seemed a good...

Are they ready to be picked?- likely not- if you want to know for sure, pop one off and inspect. The pic further up looks close- this is a chinook from this morning - still quite green and smells of grass more than hop.

And chinook close up- sorry about the multipost and thread ambush. Would love to see how the neomexican hops finish and flavor a beer. Would be nice to have 'native' hops.

Cascade cone

Previous post had cascade below and chinook above, This pic- nuggets below and Zeus above- all are 15-17'

Out in the east county of San Diego it gets hot, like really hot. I didn't realize I was supposed to have little success- don't tell my hops, shhhhh. Planted cascades, chinook, nuggets, and Zeus. I selected based on what most commercial farms in the area grow. This is year one, and I too used...