Recent content by Ninkasi

I realize that the Sanyo 4912 would be a really good option. I just had the opportunity to purchase a used, smaller and cheaper model. I have no idea how the coolant lines differ from model to model. I guess I'll just wait until I can find a 4912 so I don't have be bend any coolant lines and...

How do you go about "bending" the coolant line in a mini refrigerator?

I've got a line on a Sanyo 3770S mini refrigerator. I'd like to turn it into a kegerator. Is that possible? Does anyone know if it's big enough.

I'm going out to look at a few mini refrigerators in town that are for sale. I plan on building a kegerator myself. What should I be looking for/be cautious of when I'm looking at mini refrigerators? For example: how big must it be to fit 1 cornelius-style keg and a CO2 tank inside? Where...

I have been getting some perceived off flavors in my beers, specifically apple and cidery aromas and flavors. I believe that the corn sugar I use to bottle is part of the problem (amongst other things). Acetaldehyde, one of the intermediary biproducts of sugar to ethanol conversion, is a...

EDIT: Double post. Oops.

I didn't consider the added attractiveness I would have with women. That is a major plus. Also, I would like my friends to think I was cool because of my personality and companionship....but if they are shallow and simply enjoy my company because I have fresh, tapped beer in my living room I...

I am looking to upgrade my system but I don't have a lot of money or space. I would like to start doing AG but I don't have any of the equipment (i.e. coolers, SS Kettle, burner, or 10 gallon fermentor), which means I would have to buy everything. I would have to start by doing 5 gallon...

PMing definitely helps to make the bridge between extract and AG. I was in the same position as you...just needed some courage and a push. Your efficiency % is similar to mine. I have been getting 70-75% through batch sparging. What % is everyone else getting with their mini MLTs? I hear...

david_42 and Kaiser are all right in their interpretation of A-B's position in the market. With the explosion of the microbrew industry consolidation is going to be the trend over the next several years. Redhook is another example of a company that sold a portion of their stock to A-B to gain...

Who do you make a FOIA request with? Do you have to ask each commercial brewery independently? Along with what orfy said, Lee Janson states in his Brew Chem book that unnamed commercial brewers intentially put in a chemical that causes hangovers! What's that all about!

In Lee Janson's book, Brew Chem 101, he states that "commercial brewers are allowed to add, in any combination, over seventy-five chemicals, dyes, and additives to beer without informing the consumer." Is anyone privilaged to know what some of those additives are? They are obviously not...

Would it help if I said that my siphoning tubes are made of aluminum...?:D

I know this subject has been discussed many times before, but I have a very specific question. My siphoning tubes retain odor. I clean and rinse them out immediately after use. I let the tube I currently have sit in boiling hot water, hoping that some of the smell would come out: it didn't...

That looks great. Could you post some pics when it is in active duty?