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This wire is industrial quality and good for 600 volts, 30 amps. Typically it would be installed in ridgid conduit or flexible conduit. As stated by Cardinalbags be sure to make properly protected splices/connections and be careful of stress at those connections. Also don't forget the ground/earth c...

rtalbigr wrote:What is "laying mash?"

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I want to set up my new rig with big boy pumps for cooling circulation. Aquarium pumps are too little, What type of pump do I need to be researching? I want more gpm, more head, etc. Also, what should I look for as a mash pump, like if I want something that will pump oatmeal? Pond pump would be goo...

Nice job. That looks like a heavy duty flowswitch and using a contactor to remove the power independent of the SSR is the way to go.

^ Yupp just came home with two today, 8 bucks a pop and they are real nice this is way better then 5 gallon buckets :mrgreen: Glad to hear some one else is using those ones too. I've read online that you should keep the barrels out of the sun? Any deffinite truth to if it effects the food quality p...

You need to look at the concentration of the muratic acid you buy to determine how much dilution water is added. I did a spot check on the Lowe's website and they have it at ~15% and ~31%. I would not go above a 10% solution and you might want to start weaker than that. REMEMBER SAFETY 1) GOGGLES, 2...

Maritimer

Nice looking controller. Does the one pot controll all of the elements such that each one is outputting the same amount of power?

Hi heartcut, The schematic is intended to show the path under no-fault conditions. True, Ry1 would be energized under no-fault conditions and the contact would be NO. I debated whether to show the contacts NO, but then the current path would not be obvious to someone without your understanding. M W...

I see nothing wrong with the circuit. I would ensure that the 6 contacts shown as NC fail in the open position. For example in the case of the flow switch when there is no water flowing the contact should be open (NO) once the minimum flow of water has been established this open contact will close a...

I am thinking of a totally separate safety circuit independent of the SSR (SSR controls power to boiler) that would be controlled by the flow switch and/or other safety devices. I would use a contractor/relay controlled by the safety devices to remove the power source. I would have a manual emergenc...

Maritimer wrote:Got it. Fail closed.

M

It can fail closed but you DO NOT WANT AN SSR TO FAIL CLOSED IN THIS SITUATION!

Anyone using this type of circuit to shutdown their still should disconnect it from its source of power ie gas or electrical. If you use propane or natural gas then there should be an appropirately sized solenoid that would be energized (normally closed valve held open) to allow gas flow to the burn...

Parker and Swagelock are both industrial instrumentation quality devices and you can't go wrong with either one.

I have made kefir but I don't think kefir grains would be able to generate enough alcohol to make it worthwhile for distilling. Just my opinion.

I just figured it was safe to use silicon gaskets so why not food safe silicon..........silicon does not fall under the same class of polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene , polyvynil chloride, polystyrene, or polycarbinate. All I'm asking is why a temperature rated(400deg) food saf...

I was thinking about a liebig but this being my fist build i wanted to keep it simple, though not having to worry about flat spots and perfect downwards coils is starting to sound nice..... some more research and endless roaming around tthe hardware store is in my future i see I've given a lot of t...

From everything I read here posted by the guys that do this all the time flour paste is versatile and cheap. The only synthetic recommended on this site is PTFE (Teflon). Silicon is not good for the higher concentrations of alcohol. Some people make gaskets out of cardboard and wrap them with PTFE p...

I could not sourece 2" cooper locally either. I bought mine from Grainger and had it shipped to my home. While I might could have found cheaper I was familiar with and comfortable with the quality of the products they supply. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/MUELLER-INDUSTRIES-Tube-4WTL5?Pid=se...

Try doing a search on Craig's List. I haven't bought any yet but I did locate a source in my area that way.

But it's package warned that it had materials known int he state of california to cause cancer (im not in Cali so its safe right? )

Almost every item I look at has that same warning about the state of California. I would pay strict attention to the MSDS but the California warning IMO is BS

Based on my reading/research on this site 1/4" worm is too small. The preferred minimum here is 1/2" though they say you can get by with 3/8".

Checkout the Tried and True section there are Rum recipes there that should give you information to determine the ratio or just use one of those recipes since it has been proven to work.

Do you have a clampon ammeter that you can use to verify what the current actually is?

Very interesting and a great set of photos!

I would definately use it for cooling water. You could pump it to your condenser and then put it right back in the stream.

Maybe I missed it when I read cleaning post but how long do you usually let the copper soak? By the way I'm not talking soak to replace hot vinegar/water steam but in addition to.

Hey Expatlad. I was looking the first time on my phone and didn't see the 15A at the bottom. A load of 87% would probably work OK as long as this is the only thing on the circuit. One of the major problems is that for continuious use the breaker will begin to heat up and at some point may trip even ...

Hi MK, Much appreciated for giving it a look over. A question please, was your recommendation to go with a single controller pointed towards the cost of going double, or perhaps the complexity? I had thought that by spreading the load over two controllers I could reduce the likely hood of scorching...

Little off topic but, how good does that stick on thermometer work on the barrel? Not sure. Never really tested it. I have always treated them as an indicator not really a true temp reading. Just a Guesstaments. I built another fermenter and updated my UJSSM fermenter. To the new spigot setup I wil...

F6Hawk wrote:Based on UR original recipe, I am doing the following for a 5 gallon wash:

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Water	     5.0	Gallons		
Rice		   6.1	Lbs		
Amylase      1.4	Tbs	(4.1	Tsp)
Sugar        3.4	Lbs		
Glu Amylase  1.4	Tbs	(4.1	Tsp)
Yeast        2.0   Tbs   (17 g active dry)

What kind of rice are you using?