Recent content by argentcorvid

My HF step drills didn't get hardened or something, they each worked the first time I made a cut in some sheet metal, and now they are duller than a butter knife.

They're ok. Mine feel like they dragged them through the sandbox as part of the manufacturing process. Still better than trying to eyeball with a measuring tape though.

I'm on my second 2L batch of this. The first batch, scaled the ginger down directly to 1/2 Cup. That was way too much. Tasted good, but was HOT. The second time around, I cut it down to 3 Tablespoons, or just short of 1/4 cup. Ginger Flavor is still there, but not so spicy. I didn't scale the...

some internal o-rings for sanke couplers: Perlick Mk-1 needs 3x #117 for the ID of the coupler body (this may be the same for newer Perlicks) Taprite "wing" style needs 1x #118 for the coupler body and 2x #115 for the probe. I also have a coupler which I do not know the brand of (has an "O"...

It's so that the beer doesn't drain out of your line and go everywhere when you disconnect the coupler. on the ones I have, It's just a ball inside the probe that covers the hole when flow tries to go backward.

I need 3 or 4, and would like to not pay $70 each.

I just bought a kegerator from a guy off craigslist, and he threw in 5 couplers, of different kinds. One is a Perlick lever type, a couple are Taprite wing style, and two are some other kind with a large "O" stamped in them and a picnic pump. they are all older, and everything rubber internally...

The pick set (dental style) I bought was trash. The ends would straighten out under the slightest amount of pull. It's like they somehow skipped a hardening step or something at the factory.

Thanks for the good pictures. This matches my results, even though I used bentonite.

i saw a handheld drywall mud mixer at menards the other day that looked identical to the potato masher in my kitchen,except bigger and with a longer handle.

Which? I added the gelatin after the fermentation had settled down. Then I gave it a couple weeks to see if it would settle out on its own, but it didn't. I was trying to get the batch done in time for Christmas. There shouldn't be any flavors with either as they settle out, and you...

I did a bunch of research on bentonite about a month ago. It needs agitation to work, because it is a lot heavier than most other clarifiers; this can be provided by the action of the bubbles produced during fermentation. It will also work later, but you need to provide the agitation yourself...

I had this happen to me. It didn't clear up after 2 1/2 weeks. I fixed it by adding Bentonite; it was much cheaper than kieselsol. I had to do two additions, but it got all the gelatin out. The first addition (at half strength) kinda worked, then the second full strength one was amazing; as soon...

I actually tried using gelatin and cold crashing with this batch as I did this in the mr beer keg and could fit it in the fridge. It didn't seem to make a difference at all at the time scale I was trying (days). 9 months after brewday it's pretty clear though.

I bottled this up last night. If this happens, there is hope! After I dumped the gelatin in and it turned opaque as milk, I had basically no hope that The haze would clear up at all. Now you can actually see through the bottle!