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• Posted in thread: Modifying a stock pot for kettle cooling (with illustrations) on 02-29-2012 at 02:48 PM
  I'm not entirely following your plan here, but I can offer one suggestion. Insert the stoppers
  from the inside. That way pressure actually seats them more tightly rather than pushing them
  out. Good lu...

• Posted in thread: Using 1" Camlock for quick release element? on 12-02-2011 at 08:00 AM
  Thank you Bobby M. That was what I was worried about. So you would have to have a 1.5" Camlock
  pair and a 1.5" to 1" bushing to make this work.

• Posted in thread: Using 1" Camlock for quick release element? on 11-29-2011 at 08:56 PM
  Many people are using 1" NPT fittings for their elements. I understand that the elements are
  NPS but they will seal. I'm wondering if the id of the camlock is large enough for an ULWD
  element to fit. ...

• Posted in thread: Using 1" Camlock for quick release element? on 11-29-2011 at 05:57 AM
  Has anyone tried this yet with the 1" Camlocks? I love the idea and was wondering if there are
  any results out there yet.

• Posted in thread: Viking Blood Meat on 11-12-2011 at 07:31 AM
  There is a commercial Viking's BlØd Mead from Dansk MjØd. Very different from your recipe. 19%
  ABV with Hibiscus and Hops

• Posted in thread: Cheap stainless hop spider on 09-26-2011 at 12:24 AM
  why not use a stainless worm clamp around that to seal the bag to the ring?

• Posted in thread: Going to Orlando this week, Where shoud I get a cold one!?!?! on 05-20-2011 at 04:22 PM
  Abbey Just had the 5th Anniversary party last night. Had DFH Hellhound on my Ale, '08 Fort, '09
  Red n White, Festina Peche, 90 Minute IPA, Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti, Erie Oaked Ol'
  Red Cease...

• Posted in thread: Older 5 Gal. Keg - Can't Find Parts on 05-20-2011 at 02:55 PM
  What are the dimensions on that gasket? I have a similar 3 gallon cornie that I am having the
  same problem with but it didn't have a gasket at all when I got it

• Posted in thread: Any advice on making spicy (as in spicy hot) meads? on 05-04-2011 at 06:51 PM
  My girlfriend has done a number of capsumels. She has used Habenero, Thai Hot, and Bhut
  Jolokia. The habenero has become a signature item at local beer festivals and homebrew events
  when our club serv...

• Posted in thread: hows this for a funny story.. on 04-24-2011 at 01:29 PM
  Five years old? That's about the age when I walked into the basement after one of my father's
  hunting trips and asked him what he was doing. He replied, "Better hope it's clear on Christmas
  Eve. I jus...