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I'm trying to build a 1 gallon automated brew system for test batches. My goal is to plug a single control box into a residential wall outlet to power the rig. Based on my understandings of explanations here, expecting 3X 110V 1500W to do that is dumb. I assume that if I wired all three up...

This weekend I plan on prototyping an idea I had. I'm going to set a 110V 1500W heating element in a black pipe with a copper tube coil inside. My theory is that by sealing water inside I can superheat the HERMS water making better use of energy. I'm working on adding a safety release valve...

I was thinking about the benefits of really long volraufs not just for clarity of maltose concentration. It's a not well thought out mental experiment so far but essentially is like removing a vessel from a 2 vessel Brutus like system. 1. Would wort gravity get higher if I vorlauf the...

I'm a gruit brewer with a system right now that can make 10 gallons of barley wine. It's too big to do the recipe experimentation and tweeking I want to do so I've begun building a smaller system, a 1 gallon automated to hell electric brewery. The Pygmy Brewery: Currently I'm designing...

I want to keg 2 bbl's and am designing a system around it. I'm looking for help filling in the gaps or see what I've missed working backwards to size my vessels. Serving Container: 4 american kegs Fermenter: This is my first gap in knowledge and from what I've seen there's not a quick...

The yeast starter for my first all grain batch. Why yes I did put my 2yr olds sweater on it and make it look like it's hugging the tequila bottle that is it's blow off system. :ban: Also, it's a point of no return and it's been asked a billion times before, any really awesome advice for...

I have a 70 qt cooler which math says will hold 42 lbs of grain, and at 1.25 qts per pound is 13.75 gallons of water for mashing. The total that will go into my mash tun, based on math, is 17 gallons. My idea for batch sparging, and feel absolutely free telling me I'm an idiot if it's a...

I love the sticky on how big my mash tun needs to be, but I'm working at it from the opposite end. I currently have a 70 quart cooler mash tun that holds 42 lbs of grain max. I'm in the process of building a 55 Gallon mash tun that can hold up to 132 lbs of grain. I know theirs got to be...