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You could built the tap handles out of Galvanized materials and then scuff up the faucets to take some of the sheen off them. I would test the scuff idea on a test item first. The other option may be to tape off / plug up the faucets and spray them with something to match. My concern with...

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I use this method to fill growlers and it works great. The only thing I tweaked is that I don't change my regulator pressure. When I'm ready to fill I shut off the valve for the keg, purge some co2 and start filling. If the flow slows down too much I turn the CO2 back on for a couple seconds...

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A girl I work with fell for that same story when she was a teenager. The problem now is that kids have Google and access to HBT. It wouldn't take much energy to disprove that statement.

is that a heating element under the newspaper?

Did you end up building this. This looks like an upright freezer with a temp controller. This may fit better in my basement than a chest freezer.

Fly vs Batch Sparge +1

i usually wash my yeast into 4 jars and when i get down to the last two I wash that batch. I tend to save any yeast that I don't have. So depending on the style I'm brewing I have the correct yeast. For example I just brewed a stout so I bought White Labs Irish Ale and I washed that. Well...

I saw a couple articles out there that talks about freezing yeast but they all seem to tell you to tranfer the slurry to test tubes before you freeze. I wash my yeast and store them in small mason jars. The problem I am having is I am running out of room in my small beer fridge. When I bought...

I meant to post this earlier but I forgot. I entered this contest last year and it was very nice. The dropoffs are due by this Saturday (7/3). The nice thing is if you can't make the judging they'll still send you the results / feedback. Here's the link: http://trashhomebrewers.org/trashxx

Yup. Add sparge water. Stir real good and let sit for 10 mins. I figured that would extract any remaining sugars that the first 60 didn't get.

I hope it turns out good. If it does mellow out it may end up being a wicked brew.

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