Recent content by cyberjoey80

I don't think this is "normal" for the use of home brewing. It is probably a tank that was designed to sit in some kind of basket in, say, a welding truck or some kind of portable welder. If it holds gas though, who cares. It might just be a pain in the a$@ to put in the fridge as is will have...

Looks like a cooler will be my first AG purchase. Off to Home Depot.

Sorry bout spelling and grammar, it's late and I'm tired. G'night all.

Hi all. Well thanks again for the quick responses. I really appreciate it. That first batch of AG can be a little nerve racking, but much more fun than extract. Finally I am free of DME and UmE's. Yeah. To answer your question Orfy, no I cannot use my sparge bucket for anything else. The...

Yeah I am already starting to see I will need much bigger pots/ kettles. This is going to be a FULL boil (up to the edge full!!) Thanks for the help everyone:mug:

;) Exactly Pilot. I am mashing in a big, cheap ss pot and then adding the grains to the false bottom. I was thinking I was supposed to remove the grains and make a bed on the false bottom and could'nt remember what to do with the excess water. I guess I will just put all the mash on the false...

Whew...almost fu%^$@ that one up eh? Thanks guys. Another diaster averted by HBF.:ban:

Hi, thanks for responding ahead of time. I am just setting up for first AG and had a quick question. After I mash for about an hour, I take the grains out and put them in the next part (false bottom.) I don't use the water from the mash right. I just use about 6-6.5 gallons of 170F water and let...

Crazy timing with this post. I just made my third starter and I did aerate with an 02 stone I got online. I just sanitize the stone and about 8 inches of tubing above it (which is even more than I needed since my starter is only about 15oz). Then I dip the stone in, turn it on low and slowly...

Damn it. I just made my own with 50ft of fridge grade copper. How the hell do they get the circles so exact. Mine looked round, but no to circles were exactly the same size, width or shape. Must be a trade secret.

Sabco makes some really nice (but very expensive stuff) Not really sculptures...but art in their own right. Here is there top of the line model ($5500.00us) http://www.kegs.com/noname.html

The only problem I had with this company was that the shipper (UPS) could not find my address (never had problem in past). Finally, after 3 weeks, Midwest sent the order again and it arrived just fine. They do have good customer service IMO.:)

Oh and also, 75 sounds a little warm. I believe the ideal temp (and you want to check on this) for ale yeast should be around 60-65f. I try and keep my ale's stored around 60. Hope this helps.

I had this same problem. I just got into kegging and my first batch was still quite sweet. It took me a long time to make it through my first few gallons (a couple pints a weekend) and I noticed each week that it tasted better than the last. I just raised the temp of my frige until it was around...

Thats a sweet regulator. Looks like it is built to last several times over mine. Classy!