Jim's Beer Kit

OK, moved on a bit with this. The electrician on site has said that if I can build a single phase control box (similar to our STC/ITC home brew controllers) he can connect it to a three phase relay to control the switching. So, I want to connect a timer (thinking Inkbird IDT-E2RH) to a PID (thinking...

I’m sure that’s the most sensible solution. Can you give me an idiot’s guide to the requirements (I’d get a qualified non-idiot to build it) .


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Can anyone with more electricity expertise than me, point me in the direction of something that does the same as an STC1000 or Elitech temperature controller BUT for a three phase supply to a PAIR of 3Kw elements?


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I fill from the CFC with the FV on a wheeled trolley I made, I can then just slide the FV onto the shelf in the fridge. When it's time to move the beer into a bottling bucket I'll slide the FV back onto the trolley and use a rope hoist to lift it up onto the freezer so I can siphon from it. All eas...

Low as you can get both without them touching to reduce dead space.


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Fil wrote:

Fastline wrote:Small bits

the bottle cap for the single clear glass bottle i use with a crown cap to judge clarity progress

GENIUS!!!!!!!

Here's mine Single vessel brew system controlled by an ardbir, similar to a grainfather and my kegerator and fermentation chamber all in one https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170428/babc16e63dea9b80eaae47e1ab7de2fb.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170428/23f03999be5e9bd712002ee9386c768b.jpg ...

I think you could get up to semi-commercial volumes with 6kw. I'm told my 3kw will easily handle 100 litres.
However, my garage ring won't cope with two 3kw when they both approach full power (HLT and boiler on at same time) because it trips the circuit.


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Aamcle has arrived at the sort of solution I think I'm likely to employ first. Thanks all.


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How do forum members go about shifting a fermenter containing up to 50 litres? I gravity fill through a counterflow wort chiller before pitching but then I need to get the resulting weight up into one of my fermentation chambers (larder fridges). Up until now I've been doing 25 litre batches which ...

Could you not fill the FV from the boiler while it's in place in the fridge? I could but it would require pumping the wort through the counterflow rather than using gravity. It's already a balancing act controlling the taps on the kettle and the cold water flow. Adding a pump to the equation multip...

How do forum members go about shifting a fermenter containing up to 50 litres? I gravity fill through a counterflow wort chiller before pitching but then I need to get the resulting weight up into one of my fermentation chambers (larder fridges). Up until now I've been doing 25 litre batches which a...

Scooby, you might have just saved me going down the cask route. I already have a small collection of Cornies and regulator/co2 kit but I was looking for an inexpensive way of getting my beer to a wider audience. If you don't mind, could you take me through the process from primary to Bag in a box? S...

Jeez, so we come full circle with talk of pressurising them :roll: You could have saved all the expense of a cornie setup, plastic pressures barrels and plastic casks in your search for a 'well conditioned' pint by using a good quality Bag in a box. Even has a Vitop connector for beer engine use. 1...

That's all I need to know. That range covers all ills.


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