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This seems rather too much for bittering an AAA. The Citra hops I have are at 13% AA and I don't use more than 15 g @60 for a 23l batch.

I use a converted tea urn for BIAB with a SS grill similar to this. Regarding the cut outs, I learned my lesson - never use the heating element (3kW) at full power. I got an inexpensive power controller and boil at 55 to 60% power. For mash heat up - no more than 15%.

I recently made one with Citra, Chinook and Cascade - think it came out as a very nice combination. I find it dominated by Citra and Chinook, so Cascade is less noticeable. I guess it will probably have very similar flavour with only Citra and Chinook.

Hi Victor, Your method for carbonation seems fine. So on Q1: yes. Q3: yes - there's plenty of online tutorials. Q2: generally yes. The only problems you might have would be at the serving stage. First is obvious - nobody likes worm beer. Second, warm beer makes a lot of foam and can't keep the...

I would go for Pi Zero W as it has embedded wi-fi. You need the screen, obviously, but I guess you have already factored that in. My setup is descried here: How to use iSpindel without external service Happy to answer any questions you may have on the setup.

Not sure what your 5 or 5 L kegs are but here is my solution for a 5L party keg. I made the adapter using a stainless tee, a barbed hose adaptor and a couple of keg posts with 1/4" to 1/2" reduction fittings plus a rubber bung with a hole for the keg. It sound more complicated than it really...

Are you controlling the power at the heating elements? For example, I use a 3 kW tea urn for mash tun and if I try to heat up the mash on full power it will be scorched. So, I ended up using a PWM power regulator and kerb the power to 15- 20 % for a slower heat up. Another factor is the fine...

git.drogon.net: says : git.drogon.net is currently unavailable. Please look for alternatives for wiringPi, etc. (I really mean look for an alternative - as in use another GPIO library. also read the news on News | Wiring Pi ) -Gordon It sounds to me as it is not going to come back any time...

There is a list of threads on Sodastream here Search results for query: sodastream Edit: As far as I know the new Sodastream bottles have some kind of internal check valve to prevent refilling. This is most likely what is stopping the flow from your big cylinder to the Sodastream. The adapter...

You can clip the grain bag to the rim of your boiler using laundry pegs for example.

Your pre boil liquor should be okay once you remove the grain. Keep in mind the grain will absorb some water. With your setup (which is rather similar to mine) I would do the mash in the Burco, then drain part of the wort to your old FV and top up the Burco with sparge water. Keep doing that...

For me option 2 works fine. I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the efficiency even though my mash tun dead space is just over 4 L.

Thanks @Nicks90 , it's a good idea. Mine has 2 elements in parallel. I assume they have equal power rating. I suppose a cam switch should work, though it won't be a smooth power transition.

@The-Engineer-That-Brews , I hope your light bulb suggestion was a joke and I really appreciate your sense of humour :) Even though my engineering degree is not in electrical/electronic, I have enough common sense not to start wiring lightbulbs in series with a heating element. I don't like...

Same with me. Sticking with the chain.

@The-Engineer-That-Brews , thanks for the explanation. It's really helpful. My background is in mechanical, so I normally steer clear of any electronics but in this case I'm not sure what would be a safe alternative. I have a 3kW tea urn which boils way too vigorously. An SSR with the...

Good to see this thread back to live. I used to use one of these (see the picture below) until it failed on my last brew day with a smell of burnt electronic component from the box. Now I'm wondering if it's a good idea to replace it with this plus an active in-box cooling fan. Any ideas are...

I think it uses the onboard memory to log the iSpindel data. Here is the software on github (vitotai/BrewPiLess). You may be able to find more details in the documentation. Edit: More details here: vitotai/BrewPiLess

128x64 I2C OLED (similar to the originally posted product) from a Chinese source is in the range of £2 - £3. raspberry pi zero w can be found for about £5 + delivery So, yes, basically the same ball park. I personally don't find this small OLED display very useful. My setup has no display...

Here is a thread that may be helpful How to use iSpindel without external service Somebody posted a link to an "out-of-the-box" solution that works on raspberry pi. It works for both - logging the iSpindel data and forwarding them to a selected external service. As a hardware price it's probably...