... Got one better.. I used the corney plug adaptor that is mounted thru the side of a bucket. I used a 3/8" to 1/4" MFL tubing adaptor, the barbed end runs...
I have always had fun making my own labels for my brews. However, Inkjet labels are not cutting it and a Color Laserprinter is not something I'm in the market...
Why are they "not cutting it"? I use a ink jet with heavy paper, 24 lb or more, for labels. I make a paste of flour, sugar, and milk to attach them. For the...
I see that as MAJOR cons, Ohhh, don't let the label get damp or smear-city..... Yuck! I use a Zebra Label printer TLP2844, prints a nice 4" x 2" black & white ...
I was blessed with a $150 rebate on a samsung color laserprinter and it has served me well with permanent no smearing labels For those that dont require such a...
... I print mine on Avery labels (or sometimes even plain paper) using a regular color inkjet printer. Once applied to the bottle (I use a glue stick with the...
Before you apply the labels, spray their sheert twice, once a day, with KRYLON CLEAR I am using LabelBlank Z-MB-9775 which takes 12 (iirc) labels on 8.5 x 11...
I print them on my inkjet printer. Then I take the sheet to STAPLES for reprinting. Tom Home of the MOON RIVER BREWERY and DELANCO VINEYARDS ... From: Wayne...
I have not yet made labels, but I have read what sounds like a good way of making good labels. Make a master copy on regular paper for the lables of your...
I've had a lot of success using Epson printers with Durabright ink. Instead of dye, they use pigment based inks which embed in the substrate and won't run. ...
I have a friend that use to make his own bird food and used an ink jet printer for his labels, however prior to attaching the label he would give a quick coat...
First http://www.foodqualitynews.com/news/ng.asp?n=85267&c=viNNjchJT0zCyTAkpEqaYQ%3D%3D In Europe they are developing RFID to track Kegs - Caution to those who...
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if by using a homemade temp. controller and a solid state relay will damage a freezer. I would buy one of the...
My freezer-kegerator doesn't cycle much more than it would as a freezer. The trick is to cool to the beer temperature and not that of the air. I'm not sure...
Are you using a home made temperature controller with a SSR, or a premanufactured one for this purpose? ... freezer. ... air. ... temp ... drilled ... the ... ...
It's a premanufactured one. Although that shouldn't really matter so long as the relay you use can handle the current for the compressor. I would believe...
The advice to measure the temperature of the beer and not the air is exactly right. Knowing that the temp of the outside surface of the keg or carboy is...
I don't see how it could damage anything. As long as the relay can handle the inrush surge at startup you should be fine. Tinker ... From: Andy Holcomb To:...
... http://www.foodqualitynews.com/news/ng.asp?n=49832-heineken-launches-home ... The article linked is 4 years old, and the system referenced in that article...
Other than the relay not being able to handle the current, the other thing you need to be concerned with is your controller turning your compressor on and off...
I use a similar one for mashing, works fine, however now that I've done that, I would say that getting the cylindrical ones probably work better. There's less...
Really depends on your setup, and how you do your sparging. If your sparge water is only entering in one spot, yeah, if you have some sort of a sparge arm or...
On Fri, 16 May 2008 13:16:06 +0000, in [BrewEquip] Digest Number 566 ... You can make your own thermo-well from a WhieLabs yeast vial: punch, saw, drill, or...
Tunneling is not an issue at all with batch sparging. You add all the water and then mix. Thats where you pick up all the sugars. Then you are draining it...