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I also have an old computer that I gutted. I was thinking about making a four flask stir plate, but the same issue arises. It is made from thin steel and I wasn't sure if it would adversely effect the magnets.

Would a steel project box interfere with the magnet? Aluminum and plastic do not, but I have a thin steel box from work and I was hoping to use it. I'm worried the steel box with interfere with the magnet.

Haven't completely decided what i'm going to do for a HLT. I left enough room at the end if I want to add a stand burner and a pot. Color wise haven't decided. I want to do my first batch with it before I paint, in case I want to change anything. Then I can still weld on it and not have to...

New all grain brew cart with a 40 gallon brew pot. Needs paint and a ball valve on the pot. Hopefully going to break it in, in the next couple weeks.

I have HBT on my computer all day at work. I also work in a steel fab. shop so every spare minute I get I am working on my All Grain rig.

This is a pic of the actual kettle before I cut the bottom of the steam chamber out. I also took the end of the drain spout off so I can weld a threaded nipple to it. It is a 2" round tube.

Does anyone butter their bread before they toast it? Normally I butter my toast after it comes out of the toaster, except when I make spagetti. I butter the bread before I toast it. It comes out more like garlic bread and not breakfast toast. Needless to say SWMBO had a fit that I was going...

Is a 40 gallon kettle too big for 5 and 10 gallon batches? Are there any disadvantages to such a large kettle?

This is what the kettle would have looked like new. All I have is the kettle part. So far I have cut everything sticking out except the valve housing, shown on the left side of the picture. Will hopefully add pics soon of the actual kettle and the work I have done so far.

I didn't get all the parts, and the furnace was cut apart. So fixing it is not an option.

I just picked up a 40 gallon 2/3 steam jacketed kettle that the furnace went bad on. Plan on stripping all un needed parts off it and cut the steam chamber off. Hopefully I will be left with a 40 gallon brew kettle. It has a 2" tangent valve toward the bottom. Anyone have any ideas how to...

A lot of the older kegs were aluminum. They were made from aluminum because they were lighter than stainless. I'm not sure when, but a while ago most if not all manufacturers went to stainless because they held up better.

already have the keggerater and the dart board. Had a game room set up at my old house. The new house didn't have room so it is all in the garage. The garage will probably become the brew house this summer.

Frame is not an issue. I own a steel fab shop and the frame would be pretty much free.

I currently have a bar room type slate top pool table in my garage. I am looking into setting up a basic, 5 gallon, gravity fed, all grain setup. The pool table would be nice to use during down time while I am brewing. Problem is, I don’t have the finances for the new setup. Question is...