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"Something" caught in dip tube... lol. The advice is worth following, I'm just tickled by the idea of some foreign object finding its way into the keg. What could it be? Chewing gum? A yo-yo? A g-string? An AOL CD?

I've often wondered about this statement. Don't commercial breweries face the same problems? Even if a bottled beer is pasteurized, it's still been "infected" (by something other than the intended yeast) at some point. Granted, as homebrewers we tend to brew and ferment in more infectious...

K type thermocouples are supposedly accurate to 1 degree, at best. I compared the ones I got with the Sestos PID kit to the RTD probes I got from Auber, and the RTDs were a lot more responsive and accurate. Mattyau's diagram is correct (although the colour conventions for DC and 240 VAC are...

Assuming this is for your recirculating BIAB rig? Why wouldn't you want to recirculate constantly, and only switch the element on and off as required (pump stays on)? I don't know much about these single vessel builds that are becoming so fashionable, but that's how it's done with RIMS/HERMS...

OK, so it's about a 50/50 split. Batz, I suppose your aversion is based on the possibility of toxic chemicals leaching, such as the ones mentioned in the SCU study Grantw quoted, as opposed to any other reason such as imparted flavours? It is interesting that these chemicals are present in so...

I've got this Camphor chopping board, never used: I was thinking that if I attack it with a hole saw, it'd make a pretty decent mash paddle. Then I started hearing all this stuff about how camphor laurel is toxic and totally unsuitable for food preparation in general, let alone being immersed...

Kev, we don't need any more pictures of your perfectly formed cones :P Haven't brewed since the double batch I pictured before. :( But I have picked up some Brewbrite and will hopefully get another batch down within the next week. The in-laws are staying for a few weeks and they're curious...

Ah, sorry, I did misunderstand your reason for using the solenoids. I think the Auber PIDs that kymba refers to have 2 alarm relays, so you should be able to control 2 valves with it (although maybe you only need 1 relay as both valves need to be actuated simultaneously? It would depend on how...

It's having a HERMS that makes you cool! :P I still have priming issues with both my march pump and little brown pump. I've plumbed my March like Morebeer sell them, with a ball valve on a T before the inlet, but even that doesn't always solve the issues. I intended to hard-mount both pumps...

+1 The Temple of the Big Red Hammer has 10 m ones for $20. Unless you need to move hot water, in which case silicone is probably the go but is about 5x the price.

Yes and it made a massive mess (and some nice beer). I've got another pack of it that I'll likely chuck into a hefeweizen in the next week. Thinking I'll run a blow-off tube straight into another 30 L fermenter and once it stops spewing, chuck another batch (maybe a dunkel weizen) straight onto...

Ok, apologies if I've misunderstood, but I think I see what you think you're trying to achieve with the solenoid valves, which is to control the heat of the MT by metering or switching on and off the flow? I'm not aware of any recirculating systems that operate in this way. You want the flow to...

Yep, a PID using a solid-state relay (with heatsink - very important!) to switch the HX/HLT element on and off. There's heaps of info in this thread and all over this forum and elsewhere about this stuff. Put the temperature probe inline at the outlet of the HX (which should be the hottest part...

My 2c: You'll want the pump after the mash tun (between the MT outlet and the HX). The setup in your sketch won't be capable of delivering wort from the MT outlet to the HX. The pump really needs to be at the lowest point in the system, especially if it's a non-self-priming pump like a March...

With DME/LME, you have to worry about neither hot nor cold break. amirite?

Cheers Bryan. The whirlpool return is kind of out of proportion in my photo as it's a lot closer to the lens. You're right that it could be a bit long. When you suggest adjusting it, do you mean changing the angle (to point slightly less at the kettle wall)? Or just the length? I could achieve...

You're right about everyone having their own method/opinion on this, but one thing that there seems to be consensus on is that the beer has to be COLD for it to work. We're talking as close to being frozen as possible. You aren't going to achieve that with an ice bath. Polyclar is used to...

I think I must be doing something wrong with my kettle finings, either getting the dose wrong or (more likely) using out of date KoppaFloc. The below pics are of the aforementioned inaugural double batch. Not shown is the full kettle, post whirlpooling and chilling, which looked pretty clear...

You beat me to it, Glen. I have no idea why Rob S has suggested this...? He's suggesting running 12v through the STC's relay contacts, then hanging the SSR off that? Or bypassing/replacing the internal relay of the STC with the SSR, which isn't that hard - I've just had to replace a relay that...

Icewind, whatever you do, don't go and buy a power supply. The STC itself draws so little current ( less than 250mA) that just about any 12V supply will do and you could probably power both units from one supply (wire them in parallel). Even an old phone charger will likely have enough grunt...