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I do 5 gallon BIAB with my 10 gallon pot. The last batch I did had my mash darn near at the rim of my pot. I'm doing another that has a little more grain so I know I'm going to overflow. I figure I have two options: 1. Do a 4 or 4.5 gallon batch vs 5. 2. Use less water for a thicker...

I have a single vessel eBIAB with a 5500W heating element. A pump constantly circulates the mash. I have a PID that reads the temp and fires the element accordingly. I'm hitting my pre-boil volume, pre-boil gravity, post-boil volume and post-boil gravity. In general, hitting on all...

What do you guys use to hold your hydrometer, thermometer, etc.? Looking for a decent test tube holder I guess.

Anyone have issues with their relay chattering when they mount it vertically? Mine started doing that.

I have a 10 gallon pot with a 5500W element. Controlled by the SYL-2352 PID. I went through the auto tune and had some issues so I contacted Auberins. They gave me the settings for I P D and T but said that the default will work fine. My temp sensor (RTD) is on the spigot coming out of the...

Brewed a session IPA last night. It had 1.5 lbs of grains (12g crystal 20, 8g biscuit, 4g crystal 40). I soaked it in 1.875 qts of water (1.5 x 1.25) at just under 160F. I almost always use a ratio of 1.25 qts/lbs of grain even though I usually steep on the chance that I am doing a partial...

What are others doing to enclose the wiring where it attaches to the heating element? Anything working better than a 2 gang outlet box with a hole punched in it?

So I think that the hole for my heating element is just a bit too big. When I put in the element, there is some play between the threads and the hole. I can get it to be leak proof sometimes but other times it doesn't work so good. My fear is when the pot heats up it will expand and I'll get...

I've decided to go with camlocks. I'm getting the Type A to connect to my valves and pump. I am looking to use Type C for connection to my 1/2" hoses. However, I have been reading that they might be restrictive as the hole is just under 3/8". I do 5 gallon batches. Right now my plan is to...

I'm looking to get the sight gauge thermo combo kit from Bargain Fittings. Anyone here have any experience with it or care to comment? Even though it has an eyelet to fasten at the top and is a polycarbonate vs. glass, I'm worried about it breaking too often.

I'm looking to implement Jamil's whirlpool immersion chiller. My question involves filtering the wort. I have seen the hop stopper made by IHomeBrewSolutions in action and like it. However, they claim that the break material created in chilling will create a film that will block theirs and...

Not really, but after last night, I felt like the first caveman or like Tom Hanks in Cast Away. I did my first test of my electric system. Just a boil kettle with a 5500W element. Boiled 3.5-4 gallons in about 15 minutes. My element is a little higher than I wouldn've liked (someone else...

I built my PWM using the information in this post. Instead of the 33μF cap, I'm using a 22 (because that was what I found). When I connect everything up and I put my voltmeter on the output, I get 0v when the pot is turned all the way counterclockwise. Great, power is out. However...

How far from the bottom do you typically install your heating element for the BK? I know you have to consider that the element will need to be fully submerged so it has to be low enough to handle one's smallest batch. It also has to be high enough to be above any tubes or false bottoms as well...

Priced the spa panel at Home Depot. $50 like everyone says. However, the 30A GFCI breaker is only $70. If I was already going to put another 30A breaker in my box to handle this, plus add a 4 prong outlet to the spa panel, the cost is about equal. That being said, if there are no additional...

If I have one of the following: 3 wire dryer cord from my dryer outlet to GFCI spa panel and 4 wire cord from spa panel to controller box 30A GFCI breaker in my main panel with 4 wire line running to an outlet to which I plug in my controller box with a 4 wire cord Do I need 3 wire...

Looking to go electric. Right now I plan on just using a PWM with a 5500 watt element in the BK. I have the parts for the PWM circuit. Looking to get the SSR, heat sink and box to put them in. I found SSRs and heat sink at Auberins.com, oscsys.com and lightobject.com. Based on Kal's work...

I'm an extract with special grains brewer. Have my own grain mill and buy my extract in bulk. I typically do 5 gallon batches with a propane burner. I'm very curious about doing it electric for all the reasons repeated on this forum. My question is how fast will it boil 5 gallons? I would...

Has anyone tried making a Belgian Dubbel, or similar beer, with Fermentis Safbrew T-58 instead of one of the standard Belgian liquid yeasts? The description of T-58 of spicey, peppery and esters makes me think that it would fit Belgians quite well.

Looking for a recipe for an "abbey ale" which could mean all sorts of things! Looking for 5.5%-6.5% ABV. Not too hoppy but the typical spicey/sweet taste of a Belgian. Light or dark color, doesn't matter. Belgian yeast, candi sugar, etc. Kind of a weak dubbel I guess. Extract with...