Recent content by Seabee John

Wife’s first crack at brewing... a saison. Five in now, and I think I’ll have another...

So my LHBS happens to be Northern Brewer/Midwest Supplies. Drove down to Midwest and dropped 4 bills on grain and a few things to get me back up and running. two 55lb sacks of Rhar 2row, 13 - five pound bags of adjunct grain of various flavor/color, 7 eight ounce pouches of hop pellets, 5...

After a five year hiatus, I'm firing up the burners. What the hell happened to bulk grain prices??? Where's the cheapest place to buy bulk grain?

The kettle will "nest" into the top of the drum. The drum lid will be clamped in place. As far as the smoke leaking around the kettle, my plan was to purchase some 5/8" Dia. Stove Gasket and just shove it in the gap. This will reduce the amount of smoke spillage. The kettle will have a...

that's what I was thinking. I've got a large cabinet style smoker (large enough to handle a whole hog) I've had great success controlling temps with a wood fire.

propane costs money, 40 acres of forest with tons of deadfall is free.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm researching what the best options are for this... I could install a door below for ash removal... I'm also considering a forced air intake using a 12v duct fan and a marine battery... most if not all of the power on the land will be wind/solar.

Yeah, I've been looking at rocket stoves for a option... I think it's a matter of scale. As far as carbon build up, I'm not really worried... I'm just looking for the most efficiency for the cheapest price.

The wife and I just recently purchased 40 acres nestled just inside the Superior National Forest. Utilities are nonexistent. Wood, on the other hand is in plentiful supply. I typically only brew for major events or while on home vacations... so developing a controllable wood fired brew setup...

Woot! Count me in!

I'm in! awesome!

Sure! I'm in!

bullsh!t

Yuri, holy cow man have you been at it... awesome! I guess I haven't been paying much attention since I was off tinkering with my own CNC project: I've been a carpenter for a lot of years, ever since I saw my 1st CNC router, I've wanted one. So I said "f" it and built one. It's...

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