Happy New Year, or Brew Year to all, I too got a digital thermostat to convert a freezer along with a pump and a shirron plate chiller. Santa was good to me,...
Tim Sorry my reply was a little blunt. I often stick my foot in my mouth. Lately we have had a lot of new home brewers having a problems with their 5 gallon ...
SS is easy work out the rough stuff with fine sandpaper and then switch to a buffing wheel starting with course rouge and work to polishing rouge. Unscuffed SS...
Bartenders friend contains oxalic acid. That is new knowledge! Thank you Will it work on a windshield wipe mark on a windshield? I had planned on FLITZ and was...
Yes It is even rated for glass cook tops. You can buy it in bulk on the web pretty cheap or from your supermarket. Thank You Kevin V. Rury, CEM, CBEP ...
2 things I'd like to add... A high polish degrades heat transfer. Imagine the scratches as small microscopic radiator fins a you get the idea. Thats why most...
First of all Hello to the group, I joined awhile back and have been reading your posts,but holiday chaos has kept me from posting. It seems as though there are...
Hey all... I'm curious about your experiences with the pie plate shaped false bottom that's out there. the thick, heavy gage one that's relatively popular now...
My 2 cents... I also use a copper coil in the bottom of my "Sankey kettle" and have long stopped worrying about the wort left behind. I don't know that much...
My 2 cents... I also use a copper coil in the bottom of my "Sankey kettle" and have long stopped worrying about the wort left behind. I don't know that much...
Good morning, I also am using a Sankey keg for my brew kettle ( 58 liter ), and have 2 electric elements in there supplying the heat. I am using a Bazooka...
get a conical fermenter before you do the Herms thing and if you do not have a keg system get that. beer tast better from a tap ( no yeast flavor and you...
get a conical fermenter before you do the Herms thing and if you do not have a keg system get that. beer tast better from a tap ( no yeast flavor and you...
I recently built a spunding valve so that I could ferment under pressure in my cornies. Im liking it ALOT. Im beginning to think Ill be doing away with my...
I use a 12” false bottom in my Sanke. If I would have used it out of the box I would lose about ¾ gallon. However I removed the lower nut that holds the ...
Hi All, I have been looking into importing some Handpumps from the Uk but was wondering if anyone has ever tried to fabricate their own Handpump at home. At...
I have to agree with Casey, look to other areas to improve your beer. There are a lot more cost-effective things out there to look into besides false bottoms...
... Just yesterday I was reading a great article on building a beer engine in the January-February 2005 issue of BYO. I basically consists of an hand operated...
I have seen plans for building a hand pump using a manual bilge pump. Maybe in Brewing Techniques? I have also drank beer from one and although it does the...
I have seen plans for building a hand pump using a manual bilge pump. Maybe in Brewing Techniques? I have also drank beer from one and although it does the...
I have seen plans for building a hand pump using a manual bilge pump. Maybe in Brewing Techniques? I have also drank beer from one and although it does the...
I have seen plans for building a hand pump using a manual bilge pump. Maybe in Brewing Techniques? I have also drank beer from one and although it does the...
I did a search but it wasn't much help. Need some quick advice. I want to upgrade to 10 gal batches and want to use a rectangle cooler for a mash/lauter tun. ...
A grain bed depth of 4 inches is the bare minimum you should have and should in fact be closer to 12 inches. Rectangular coolers are usually sold in quart...
OK, now you all have me thinking. If I can't get all the wort out from the kettle because it loses the suction once the first air bubbles get in there... how...
Hello, I use a weldless fitting on a keggle with a 1/2 inch copper elbow fitted with copper water pipe to within a half inch of the bottom and as close to the ...
Gooood pump, high volume, hold pressure, diaphram and O-ring sealed $79.00 and I have seen them for $50.00 at Home Despot http://www.growersupply.com/solo.html...
Hello gang, First post here, and wanted to ask about our recent project. We found a keg half full of beer by a dumpster. We rescued it from its fate with the...
My HLT has a bottom drain as well as the mashtun. I plan on useing electric to heat my boil kettle on my 15 gal sys. I curently use elect on my 80 gal system...