Recent content by NatureBoy

Considering how cheaply these things can be found and your collective experiences with attempting repairs, I might not risk buying the parts and spending the time, just to find out the compressor ate it and the thing's junked. Hmm, starting to seem like this one might find a nice new home at the...

Don, I checked the evaporation coils and compressor and didn't find much. There was one tiny spot on the coils, barely a quarter inch across of what looked like some sort of clearish goo, almost like vaseline. I'm skeptical that this was from a potential leak, because there was hardly any, but...

Hey everyone, Seeing all these DIY ferm chambers has me jonesing for one of my own. I sourced a freebie mini fridge that seems to be in great shape, but when I plugged it in and let it sit for a few hours the interior never cooled. It would make a deep, kinda buzzy electrical noise for about...

Thanks for such a speedy reply! I should have elaborated a little. My original intention was to make the candi syrup cause I'm interested in the amateur chemistry of the Maillard reactions but unfortunately my LHBS was out of DAP. If I'm not mistaken KB's original recipe actually calls for 1.5#...

Hey everyone, This is my first post but I've been lurking on here for weeks. I'm quite impressed with the level of knowledge and helpfulness on here so thanks to TxBrew and all of you for making such a vibrant community. Ok, enough sycophancy-- onto the brass tacks. I'm itching to try the...