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• Posted in thread: keeping the heat in the mash tun on 06-02-2008 at 08:25 PM
  I've only ever once had to do anything else and that was because I was brewing in 8 degree
  weather. On that day I literally pulled a Carhart jacket over the top of my mashtun. (Brewing
  in the garage) ...

• Posted in thread: Keezer Help on 05-09-2008 at 04:45 PM
  How about a combination of the two - nice wood exterior, but flush with the outside of the
  freezer, then just use some 1x6 pine to make the collar the desired thickness?:mug:Maybe even
  some 3/4 inch p...

• Posted in thread: Cigar Box Stir Plate on 05-09-2008 at 03:30 PM
  Tried it out with a mason jar and 2 sheets of paper folded over to make 8 sheets thickness. I
  tried more and the bar keeps getting flung off, but the RPMs are still too fast on the lowest
  setting of m...

• Posted in thread: Keezer Help on 05-09-2008 at 02:44 PM
  I seem to remember from my old deck building adventures that they sold a "wrapper" of 1/8 to
  1/4 inch wood you could put around the outside of your original box to give it a cleaner look.
  It could als...

• Posted in thread: Cigar Box Stir Plate on 05-09-2008 at 03:12 AM
  Here's one I built with a friend. Used a cohiba box, a PC fan, a hard drive magnet, some LEDs
  and a radioshack voltage regulating plug. Oh yeah, we pimped it out with those LEDs and a
  plexiglass top. ...

• Posted in thread: OK, got together Red Ale recipe. Mash temp + Check please! on 05-08-2008 at 05:36 PM
  That would work! Depending on the overall flavor and mouthfeel you're going for, if you wanted
  to have a slightly sweeter, less dry finish that accented the malts, you could go at a higher
  temperature...

• Posted in thread: Best AG Brewing Podcast? on 05-08-2008 at 05:30 PM
  Wow thanks! Good stuff everyone.

• Posted in thread: Best AG Brewing Podcast? on 05-06-2008 at 07:50 PM
  All hail the wiki!

• Posted in thread: Best AG Brewing Podcast? on 05-06-2008 at 07:44 PM
  So I was surfing around iTunes today and it occured to me to check for some brewing
  informational podcasts. There are a fair number of them. I just wanted to poll the group and
  get an idea of a good o...

• Posted in thread: carbonation suggestions for kegging? on 05-02-2008 at 05:34 PM
  I'll try lowering the temp and back off some more on the pressure.I thought I read here that 5
  feet was okay for 12-14psi serving pressure but I had a heck of a time decideing on a
  temperature.8 forge...