Recent content by Bitterbrush

DerfBrew I'm in La Pine and in Bend a few times a week if you guys want to sell.

I use a reptile heater pad in my 8.8cuft Kenmore. It's a 16 watt model and with my utility room at 40 degrees the heater keeps my temperature up to 68 with no problem. Best yet it only uses 16 watts! These pads are just warm to the touch, but you don't need much heat in a insulated freezer to...

I use a tally sheet that is on a clip board by me keezer. When someone pulls a pint we make a mark. With the glasses I have usually I get about 40 or a little more pours and it kicks. This method works really good for me. Measure your glasses and divide that into 5 gallons and you will be...

I put 3 or 4 yellow micro fiber towels from Costco in the lower corners of mine. Every time I change out something I take out the towels to dry and add fresh ones. I also use these in my keezer with great results. They really suck up the moisture and you can re-use them.

I like my keezer so much that I built this setup for fermenting. I did the same double hinge setup as my keezer, so the lid or entire collar can be lifted separately. With the collar I can get a carboy on the hump. I have a Love controller that runs the freezer compressor and a reptile heater...

I did the pipe deal on mine for awhile, used 2" black iron pipe over the legs. It's really scary watching 10 gallons of boiling liquid move around without anyone touching the keggle. Just could never get it stable on the pipe legs. The base I have now is rock solid and I don't have to keep...

Decided to lift up my SQ14 burner, so I welded some legs to it. Turned out so good I might try selling this setup someday. I used 3/16 x 2 angle, probably could go with lighter steel next time but the 2" looks good so maybe just a little thinner gauge. This thing is heavy duty, you could set...

Nice job on the chalkboard MW66. I made one up myself awhile back. Put a oak frame around mine and used a piece of birch plywood I had laying around with chalkboard paint. While I was drinking some brew with my Son in Law one night my daughter put some hop vines on my board.

My drill works pretty hard to turn my MM-3, no way I would want to crank it. You can get a Harbor Freight 1/2" slow speed drill for less than $40.

I have my 3rd batch cooking right now and I'm having a pint of my second.

Well I'm drinking my second batch of Centennial Blonde. Followed original recipe for the first batch and changed it up a little on the second. Second batch I used 20L Crystal Malt to get a better color, that yellow color just didn't do it for me. I also used Wyeast 1272 American Ale II. I...

I get good results with my method of washing wyeast 1968 (same as wlp002). I experimented awhile and came up with these instructions that I copied over from my Beersmith notes. You need to get the yeast out of the carboy fast before it settles, this is key to getting a good harvest. Then to...

I use 1272 all the time and it is always showing life after 12 hrs, lots of krausen and finished up on the stir plate before 24hrs. My last starter was made with 3 month old washed yeast and a 1000ml starter boiled out of my 2000ml flask. Like others have said here the temperature of the wort...

Go with a manifold, here is mine.. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/copper-manifold-10-gal-rubbermaid-cooler-228061/

I suppose if you never open your keezer and the air is dry inside you would get no condensation. But in my world I have to open up the keezer to change a keg, adjust pressures, clean beer lines, etc. I spray sanitizer on my posts and lids when putting a new keg in, this adds moisture. There...