Recent content by scopey

Watermelon may cause acid reflux, but it's definitely not acidic or acid-forming in the body. According to the doctrine of food combining, melons are a food group that should be consumed alone, not along with other foods. The reason for this is that they're quickly digested--faster than any...

Does "short cycle" mean to run the compressor for a shorter duration than would normally run when working as a freezer? I have a 7 cu ft freezer and a Ranco digital controller. Any tips on how I can avoid short cycling? Should I run as a freezer for a while to try to figure out what is normal...

Brilliant! I agree, address the problem on it's turf not farther down the pipe. Washer's are cheap!

Drinking: Lagunitas IPA Listening: Jaques Pepin and Julia Child, cooking show; classic! I use so many of Pepin's techniques in the kitchen. Fermenter: to be brutally honest, it's the same wort that's been in there since 1 year ago!!! What the hell was I thinking. I will taste a sample, and it...

LMAO that is frickin' hilarious! :mug:

This really stirs up the mental petri dish--thanks for the clear explanation and great pics. I've been thinking about pressing apples since watching "Botany of Desire" (highly recommended). In the segment about apples Michael Pollan explains how before the 1900's most of the apples in the US...

yeah, "Death"-brewer how ironic... oops, the entity lives nearby I better shuddup. Disclaimer: Surely DeathBrewer knows what he talks about. But he still scares the hell outta me.

Bud Light Lime. 'nuff said

My 1st batch wasn't bad. I use Sierra Nevada Pale Ale as the benchmark, for both quality and price (~$28/case). My homebrew wasn't as good, but definitely palatable and interestingly different (in a good way). For years I attempted to make my own authentic Chinese chow mein at home...

Edwort, am I mistaken in remembering that somewhere in this thread you were talking about installing a hoist inside your Brew Hut? Something around your brew area, for some purpose I can't remember. Just wondering, if true, which kind of hoist you ended up getting & what you use it for. (I...

very cool! I got a couple, one for me and one for a buddy.

+1 That's what the guys at San Francisco Brewcraft told me, about 9 months ago. Now they carry glass carboys from Italy. I was surprised that Italy would be the next closest/cheapest supplier.

Well you only live once, and as an American I did my part to stimulate the economy....finally decided on the 1100 lb. electric hoist, which seems to be "on sale" for $99.99 at the moment: http://tinyurl.com/y88z4cy Further justification for the purchase includes: 1) some rather unfavorable...

So...testing for a kegerator gas leak is just like testing for a bicycle tire leak? Or even a car tire leak? Heck I've been doing that for decades! Filling the chest freezer half full of water to do it seems extreme, though perhaps it's a good way to get some Spring cleaning done as an added...

Uuuhhh, that's a lot of kegs!!! The tapered collar is interesting...though moving the screws that hold the hinge isn't very much work, or particularly difficult. Was it difficult to make the taper? Does the gasket still seat properly?