Recent content by carpathia

I am, though I've now moved three times since I left Columbia

Sorry; forgot to reply to this! https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/hosehead-brewtronix-users.669054/#post-8710939 This post has a link to github (GitHub - DougEdey/SB_Elsinore_Server: Java Server for Strangebrew Elsinore) that should have all the files you'd need to set up a fresh memory...

Fred: I'll look in the next day or two, but I should still have an image or a link to a google drive with a new image for an SD card. You'll need a separate card from the one in your hosehead though, but they're about $20 on Amazon.

Are you basically making a custom stove top? Have you thought about induction? While it wouldn't work with a keggle, you can use steel plate and guarantee extremely efficient heating without having to worry about manually balancing three different burners that have a solid lag time with...

I get around it now by brewing in an alcove where my water heater is with a door open to kinda seal it off, save for a 1 inch gap. If I move to a place without such a conveniently placed wall, I might build a plywood shelter for it. Water and electricity don't mix, even if it makes good beer.

Can't go wrong with either. I use a hosehead. I personally really like having 3 separate thermometers going (Kettle-RIMS setup: 1 in the BK, 1 in the mash tun, and 1 in a t-intersection to control the element), but it is easily possible to get away with just 1. The one downside I can see to...

What's the actual capacity on one of these? I know that my 7.9 gallon Speidel is actually closer to, like, 10 gallons at the top, which is helpful for slightly larger batches or ones that need a lot of head space.

Ouch. I had to flash it once when I powered it down without preforming the appropriate chants and rituals.

Jesus, and here I am somewhat terrified of my tri-clamp welded water tight element connected to a twistlocking 30 amp because of that tiny, barely preceptible gap between the cable and the prongs.

I have an involved cleaning process. I have a 2 tier K-Rims set up. My mashtun has threaded fittings, my BK is all tri-clamp. The mashtun gets non-threaded parts taken off (the autosparge gets broken down except for the parts mounted to the kettle, otherwise, it's the false bottom that holds...

my main concern when I did stovetop on those was the weight limit of the burner itself. You're talking, what, 8 pounds per gallon. GE says some of theirs are rated for only 50 lbs; I've heard others as low as 40. Granted, I do 11 gallons of strike water, which might be high, but I'd be leery...

Can't say I've had issue with a hosehead probe in the few years I've used one, though I haven't routinely done an ice water/boiling water test. The probes do seem one or two degrees shy when I'm boiling, but I figured that was to be expected. What made you find yours were inaccurate?

I may not be in SC, but I can still bother you all. Anyone have any good reference material for making a Biere de Garde? I think it might be fun to do a sampling of each substyle (blonde, ambrèe, and brune) and let them condition for a few months or so for the fall/christmas season...

Come to mid Texas and I'll happily throw you a bottle! Just bring some pulled pork and that vinegar sauce; they don't know how to do that around here.

Pm me, I can send you the response I got from another user for fixing a corrupted card.