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I agree - and it often comes down to the local regulations as well (ie - do you live in California or not :-P ). I didn't find SS parts easily here, but giving that the brass was rated for drinking and lead free - I wasn't overly concerned. If I find a good source for SS components - I'll take...

I meant to figure that out! I think I am going to go figure that out. It was cheaper than buying this from the brew store. One of the local brew stores sells them for $164.95. The most expensive item was the cooler which ran at $89 from home hardware. One could use a different cooler if needed...

Is there any one in Calgary Alberta who owns a plasma cutter who wants to help cut the top out of some soon to be keggles? :D

Here is my build of a cooler mash tun. All in all, not that different that others before me, but maybe this will help answer questions for others. My build is very similar to https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=23008 I'm located in Alberta, Canada and I had trouble finding a couple...

Hi! I'm in Calgary and recently went out looking for such an item. I bought mine from Home Hardware in Okotokes. You can get the 10 gal and 5 gal from Home Hardware, usually you have to order the 10 gal in. I've only found the 5 gal at Homedepot in Canada (if you know someone driving...

Hey FlyGuy! Glad I found your build, as I'm in Calgary and doing the same thing. Did you buy all your parts locally - I actually been having issues with HomeDepot - finding the brass lead-free parts that I need. :mad:

I see the jumping jack in the background! :mug: great beer!

I'm am currently making a mead like this. Found an article (http://byo.com/stories/issue/item/1977-redstone-meadery-vanilla-bean-cinnamon-stick-mead-clone) and thought that is my next one! I've been brewing (mostly beers) for 10 years, do you find that this mead does often take 3 months to...

Bottles it today and had a bit left over - had to drink it, couldn't let it go to waste. Taste pretty good!

I had a similar idea about reusing the meat from some bed frames. People are very willing to get rid of some things...

I hope it helps you. I also found a couple more post that might interest you about Saskatoons, keep in mind most people outside of Canada don't call them Saskatoons but Service Berries or even Shadberry I guess. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=422493...

I just put them in frozen as freezing should be enough. When they are in the primary I did squish them with the spoon - but that doesn't really do much. I have envisioned an oversized masher of sorts which I could press into the primary - wouldn't work for the carboy though. I thought about...

Bah! Sometimes it is times like this I wish I had admin... lol. Apparently when I started posting about this Saskatoon Melomel I managed to start multiple threads. Oops. Anyway, I've added the recipe I used here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7395095#post7395095 I also updated...

The melomel is done and bulk aging now! woo, I've added the recipe to the database as well as pictures there. Check it out here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7395095#post7395095

This first photo is a bit of the beginning of the brewing process. This shows the colour with the first 3lbs of berries added to the primary. Here we have the remaining 7lbs of berries added into the two carboys. At this point I stabilized the melomel so there should be no additional...