Lurpinator

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So, I have a nice new propane burner, but the problem is it get's cold quick here in Utah, but I still have to brew in the winter, so what do I do. I have attempted to brew on my glass-top range and it can't even bring 3 gallons to a boil. . So, do I risk CO poisoning in the open garage, or figure out something else? Any suggestions?

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BigKahuna

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if your garage is open....you're not going to die.

Hell...BierMuncher brews in his basement!
and I brew in the kitchen with a burner....Not recommended, but I know the risks.

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Matt Up North

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Kinda ghetto here, but I was in upstate New York for Turkey day a few years back and there happened to be a snow storm. Temps down to about 19 and big ol' flakes just coming down. Like 6 inches in a day.

Anyways, we decided to do a deep fried turkey, so pulled out the burner and put the pot on top, lit it up and then grabbed a piece of fiberglass insulation that went from the ground up to the handles on the pot. Wrapped it around the pot with the fiberglass part facing the flame (as it is a fire retardent) and then just used some bailing wire to hold it in place.

That was the greatest tasting deep fried turkey I have ever had!

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bringitonhome

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how do you guys run your chillers in the winter? Don't you turn your spigots off from inside so the pipes won't freeze?

Short Drive

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I brew in my front garage and I have both hot and cold water taps.
I did a brew this last winter when it was -12*F. That was damn cold and my water lines on the brew rig kept freezing up so I would use my map gas torch to melt them.
As for the chiller I uses a CFC and I can't run the worth thru fast enough so I have to turn the water way down.

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faber

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Just brew outside. I do. I only hang out there with it when the hot break is coming up and every hops addition.

Then I bring it inside and just run my immersion chiller off the sink.

On the other hand, it's fun to hang out there in my Carhartt onesie and drink some beer on a nice winter night.

Wables

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In the winter I bring buckets of water out, and run my IC with my March pump fed with cold water from the HLT. I add snow to the HLT to get the temp down as much as possible. After I hit about 120 degrees, I start to recirculate the cooling water back to the HLT which I keep topping off with snow.

One other thing to consider is that a horizontally mounted March pump with the inlet at the bottom will freeze up in the winter. The pump cavity stays about 1/3 full.

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Beer-
On Deck: Yo Mama!
Primary: Oatmeal Stout, 219 APA
Secondary:Honey Blonde
Keggerator:Apfelwine, Honey Blonde

Wine-
Primary-
Secondary- Simply Strawberry (5 gal), Strawberry-Rhubarb (2 gal),Plum (5 gal)

BrianP

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I brew in my garage with the door open. I hook my IC to my normal outside hose, and just 'winterize' it again after I'm done.

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Fermenter 4: APA

EvilTOJ

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I just brew outside like normal. What, it doesn't stay at 50º and drizzly all winter long for you?

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