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    American Porter Edmund Fitzgerald Clone (AG)

    I agree, I'm finishing up a keg right now. Next time I'm going to put a split vanilla bean in the keg.
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    Yet Another Electric Brewery Build

    Looks great!
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    Broken Glass Carboy Horror Stories Compendium

    I spent a lot of money in college replacing chemistry lab glassware. That's one of the reasons I don't use glass carboys.
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    GFCI breaker in panel vs spa panel

    This is the salient point for any discussion about the merits of GFCI in the home brewing context. It doesn't matter how many years you've been a professional electrician or if you never changed a light bulb. What matters is you build your system with proper gauge wire, good connections, good...
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    10 gallon igloo

    When I used to mash in a 10 gallon igloo beverage cooler I would put a put a piece of foil on the top of the mash, it helped hold mash temp a lot better than you'd think. Also definitely preheat, and skip the 5gallon cooler you'll eventually upgrade anyway.
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    The important thing is that you will soon have the joy of electric brewing. I'll never go back to gas (except for another Katrina or zombie apocalypse of course)
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    What are you using to make connections? Make sure your using the smallest size connector that's rated for the wire gauge you're using. It will help with tying multiple wires on one post.
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    That'll do it
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    CP looks good
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    How are you going to turn off the alarm? You can do it on the PID but it's MUCH easier to throw a switch while you change the alarm condition
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    The semi epic electric build. AKA mistakes not to make

    I hated cutting those square holes, slow and steady is my best advice. I'm into simplicity. What are the two switches under the PIDs? If they are for alarms you could just wire one switch for the alarm. Also pick either the white or yellow indicators, I like knowing which line is actually...
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    Wood fired brewstand

    That's a pretty cool idea. You could rig the fan on the fire box with a controller to roughly adjust heat like fancy BBQ smokers.
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    Transferring from 1-gallon Carboy to 2L bottles

    Buy a 2 gal corny keg and ferment in that. All you have to do is remove the gas post and put in a blow off tube or attach a gas disconnect with a tube. Not cheap, but much easier.
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    1-Gallon Brewers UNITE!

    That will work, but I'd suggest using a little more grain and skipping the sparge. A little bit more grain will save you a mess and some effort. Look into a bag, wisler for instance. Will make separating grain and wort a lot easier.
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    1-Gallon Brewers UNITE!

    What's your process and equipment? Batch sparge w/cooler, single kettle biab,etc
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