Jeremy, As our setups look very similar, I'm relieved to hear that you were able to coax this PID into getting the job done. Thanks for the informative post. ...
Not wanting to wait anymore, I did find 4 kegs on e-bay for $90.00 cleaned pressure tested and regasketed, 24.95 s-h. now i'm three items away from getting...
I'm requesting info how well automated stirres keep the mash temp consistent top/bottom, how much differential without and with a stirrer and a brief design...
dietejrwso wrote in [BrewEquip] Digest Number 384 Sat Sep 1, 2007 8:53 pm ((PDT)) ... Probing temps at four locations - high and low, center and periphery -...
... I use a "mud mixter" for mixing joint compound and mortar. They cost $20 or so at home improvement centers or good hardware stores. Attach to your drill...
... We used one of those on a big mash (75 lbs grains) at a group brew about a week ago. The thing normally does a great job however this time we ran into a...
Very important warning! If I were using a "bazooka screen" I would never put a motorized mixer in the mash. Most of them are designed to pull up from the...
A caveat.. Be careful about using non-food grade implements in your brewing. Hardware is often plated with cadmium to prevent rusting and some joints may be...
Does anyone have any experience with using this for preparing brewing malt? My wife has a very nice Kitchen Aid mixer, that I could use if it produces the...
... $110, eh? That's the same price as a Listermann Phil Mill I. An excellent mill designed specifically for brewing. The problem with the Kitchen Aid mill...
I have read posts by two other people that have tried it and they could not get a crush out of I think they mention a lot of tearing of hulls also. You can buy...
It will produce FLOUR not crack your grains. If you are willing to pay $110 .. get a grain mill from your HB store or online Home of the MOON RIVER BREWERY ...
Thanks for the replies all... It sounds like even though it has a course "cracked" setting, it wouldn't be good for crushing malt. For now then, I'll just...
I converted my Corona mill into a Kitchen Aid grain mill attachment. I can crush about 1.5 - 2 pounds a minute. I found a random bolt in my garage that had...
... snip ... snip Nice job, Norm. Are you going to post those pics in a photo album in our groups 'Photos' section? If you want, I'll add them there for you,...
... Even if it would do a good crush (I don't believe it can unless perhaps you modify it somehow to separate the plates or rollers more), it has a short duty...
(I'm posting a copy of this message from my Zymurgy Yahoo homebrewing group since it fits this group well also.) I found a decent digital scale good for up to...
... I am using a converted Corona too. I found the thread for the bolt was metric. I use a nut driver attachment on a drill to power it. For the hopper, I...
A link to this "Hop Stopper" page was just posted in my Grow-Hops group and thought some our members in this group might be interested. This is not a 'plug'...
Iterestingly, the mesh in the picture on the ordering page doesn't look as fine as the mesh in the pictures in the PDF document. I thought from my own...
I happen to know that there is a member of this board who owns and uses one of these. Let's see if we can get him to comment. Steve? You there Steve?...
Bill I use the large S/S False Bottom from Austin Home brew in mine. I have a 1/2" SS nipple attached to the bottom to pick up wort that would normally get...
This thing looks like it works awesome! This is available to purchase? I'm curious how much this is being sold for. I would definately try building one on my...
Brian, if you do decide to try to build one on your own, McMaster-Carr is a good place to look for parts. http://www.mcmaster.com/ I have no affiliation with...
First post here. I just received 4 plastic brew/bottle filling buckets but hey haven't been used in two years. I have a simple question: If I clean them and ...
those buckets are so handy. Not only for their assigned purpose, but for an emergency fermenter and for sanitizing bottles in a bunch! I fill with diluted...
Being plastic, I would also check for scratches. If you have any you need to make sure your cleaner really gets in there or otherwise pitch the bucket. I...
I own and use a hop stopper and it works well. I use pellet hops with it and have no problems. But I have heard many reports from others that use it that if...