No I haven't. I've been so busy with my new job to look. Just got into my new house last week. As I unpack all my stuff I will venture out and investigate some clubs. Heck I might just keep going back to Northern KY
I am moving from Northern Kentucky (Greater Cincinnati) to St Louis in the next couple of weeks and I'm looking for some advice on St. Louis home-brew clubs. The club I am leaving, The Northern Kentucky Homebrewers Guild, has been a wonderful group. Their focus was not on monthly meetings, but...
My stand is made from 80/20 extruded aluminum. In my design, I use 2" tall steel spacers to keep the burners above the level of the top of the 80/20 frame. The kettles sit on steel supports that also hold the burner mounts. Bottomline, is that the steel carries the hot stuff and the contact...
I used Bosch extrusion and I have not had any issues with the AL. The key is to keep the heat a way from the frame. I hang my burners from a thin steel kettle support and have those supports on stand off's mounted to the AL.
My homebrew club is very social and does monthly brewouts that rotate between member's homes. While electric would be nice if I were brewing at home all the time, at least half if not more of my brew sessions are road trips so electric is not practical.
My current stand is the third...
Almost done with version 3.0 of my brew rig. Old version was made of 1/4" wall 2"x2" square tube and was heavy as all get out. I got my hands on some 45mm x 45mm extruded aluminum. Took about 50 lbs of the frame alone. I should have the gas plumbing done in the next week.
My experience is that good beer is all about temperature control and consistency. You've got the fermentation temp covered and that's the most important. From your description, I assume you are brewing extracts in that 8 gallon pot. As you step up to all grain, go as big as you can. I went...
I bought a 7 gal Blichmann that had been used. I got a deal that I could not walk away from. I've used it twice and I really like it. One feature you didn't mention for the Blichmann is the built in carry handles. It makes it very easy to get in & out of my ferm chamber. I added a hole for...