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Spa panels appear to have gotten more expensive since I last looked at them. Here's one of the cheaper ones at HD. Note that it is quite...

If you have no big expansion plans the most cost effective way would be to run a 240V, 20A circuit and use a 6-20R receptacle. The...

I feel like it can't be worse than environmental flora! The only difference is knowing where it's coming from. I imagine if you could...

I still get my FG with hydrometer. I got a discount on mine as well, new. 20% for military. At least for now the temp has stabilized and...

Romex is solid conductor wire, and it is best practice to wire control panels with stranded conductor wire, especially if you are using...

If you're running wire to the garage, you might consider running 50A wires (typ #8) to let it be used in the future for an electric...

I do not have any tilt hydrometers, but my impression is that they're most useful for tracking change, and not absolute values.

In searching professor Google for an answer to, “Oh, crap. First time using flavoring grains for an IPA and now I’ve got a bunch of...

Really cool. Thanks for update!

Progress. I verified that the 10L urns can definitely boil wort (too aggressively) and even with an SG of 1.085, the relatively high...

The easy button is an inline GFCI, but for 240V they're ~$200+. If you're inclined, I think people on the forum wire a "spa panel" with...

So that's a 10-30R. The matching plug is called 10-30P. The issue with 3-prong dryers vs GFCI is that they're almost universally set up...

No, that adapter is a four prong plug, and won't fit in a three slot outlet. The extension cord has locking plug/outlet ends which are...

Electrically, and safety wise, you could put a GFCI in the service panel for an old style 3-wire dryer plug, as long as you leave the...

US pennies have ~2.4g of zinc based on initial googling. Sounds like a huge overdose. And personally, copper in acidic foodstuffs...