Recent content by Tropicpine

I am aspiring to +/- 2 (or, if possible, 1)°c. One reason is that the pressure drop at the vortex of the centrifugal pump will cause the wert to boil in the pump head if the batch gets too hot, which will cause the pump to loosethe ability to move fluid. I have implemented a physical solution...

I am nearing the end of a loooong process of putting together an electric brewing system that among many other benefits allows for pretty precise temperature control. To calibrate the tempature probes I have found 3 thermometers (out of about 8 that cover that range) around the house that agree...

If you decide to split up I am interested in the conical.

dzimm27: If your goal is to effect a tempature drop from 190 to 145 during mash, have you by any chance tried just tried circulating your 190° wert without the CFC in the loop to see how much heat all that pretty stainless steel hardware will shed into the ambient environment? It might be that a...

1st I second pointing an auxiliary fan, powered from the pump power so if pump goes on fan goes on. 2nd, I also agree with 'you need a valve at the exit port from the vessel. Just imagine how thrilling it will be when you have 5+ gallons of hot sticky liquid when your pump clogs and there is no...

I am seeing this scorching but I believe that it is happening when circulation drops due to my grain bed sticking when mashing. I had set up my system with a tri-clamp filtering gasket just after a site glass and the ability to back flush. This configuration is actually exacerbated the scorching...

I have been having the same scorching problem and am interested in your solution but I have one question. Do you preheat your water before adding your grain bill?

Take Me to the  River - The Talking Heads

I brew in a conical fermenter. After brewing I detatch the external heating & cooling equipment and attach a mason jar to the valve at the bottom of the fermenter. Periodically I close the valve, detatch the mason jar, dump the trub, reattach & open the valve. Works great.

I am also fighting similar battles with a RIMS tube and a DSPR320. My system has 1/2" ID+ from the kettle thru the pump, RIMS tube & chiller with a 3/8"ID return to the kettle. The following runs well until some form of blockage occurs. If I am not keeping an eye on the system and shut down...

I had the same situation, installed a rheostat, had the over heating issue and installed an auxiliary 120v ac fan powered by the same circuit that powers the pump. Note: power for the fan is taken from the circuit before the rheostat so the fan runs at full speed whenever the pump circuit is...

Will do but might not be until my next brew opportunity. Late April??

Here is my concise but incomplete documentation I created in my effort to bend my own dspr320 to my will. Hope it helps.

I am coming out the other end of the rabbit hole you are jumping in to. One of the things I found early on is a triclamp fitting that connects to a mason jar. With a wide bore valve between this fitting and the bottom of the conical fermenter I am able to periodically able to dump trub during...

I'm putting my left foot in and shaking it all about!