Recent content by SFBrewer

Yes, banned was poor choice of words. Not sure about the brewing koan...perhaps I'll ask that guy waving one hand in the air. ;)

On some level, yes the lease agreement is the guiding star here. However, I am an employee of the building, not a tenant. Therefore, I have limited rights. Further, I have to enforce the wills/desires of the owners to the best of my ability as unless I want to lose my home and displace my...

To address all the speculation, my situation is fairly specific. I have access to a legally unusable apartment (for tax reasons) which is a workshop, storage and "tradesman bathroom" for the building as well as my modest brew space. Never a problem or concern prior. This situation came out of...

quick reply, thanks for all the ideas/direction...without pushing too hard I will see if I can get a copy of the policy or have her inquire on the exact wording of the exclusion clause. Though, to be honest, I've been pretty vocal already...whiny might be more accurate. :p

After a new policy inspection the owner of my apartment building has been informed property insurance company beer may not be brewed anywhere in the building, including individual apartments. WTF? Is this legal? :confused: :mad: As the resident manager I am charged with enforcing this. I...

Wow, simply amazing. Please count me in, thanks so much!

You may be referring to U Sudu, my personal favorite bar....circa 1995. Lots of other underground places in Prague....and if you get a chance to go to Krakow you'll find much of the same. :) :mug:

veeery interesting...so these are 100% copper lines? the pathing thru these things looks pretty complex but I can't really tell from the photo and if it's mentioned in the text I must have missed it. do you now if it's single pass? double pass? kabilliony pass? Regardless the 12x18 would be...

At this point I'm definitely going to point a high velocity fan at my kettle next brew day to see if I can drop the wort temp to room temp/below 70 in a 12 hour period. Hopefully less. I also think my summer tinker-project will be to assemble a forced air heat sink using an all aluminum...

I think I found the modules you mean....they look good but they are pretty awkward in dimension. Will research further.

Apologies for not replying sooner, Mom Day with the SWMBO + her fam, then a day just for her has taken my weekend away. Wall o' text again, sorry! I got a PM from an HBT member who pointed out that there are tranny coolers out there that have copper lines with aluminum fins...oil coolers...

Wow, thanks to all for the comments and suggestions! :mug: Thoughts, wall of text inbound: No chill isn't really working the way I'd like it to, so that's out. :p I do really like the idea of having a coolant reservoir kept at sub-freezing temps. However I have been looking at the...

This is the radiator I was referring to: https://www.radiatorexpress.com/product.asp?part_id=221799 It does say 100% TIG...what alloys should I be looking for, assuming you know? I'll go back to the manufacturer/website and see what I can find. Thanks! :mug:

I hear ya. I do no chill now but have had issues ranging from infections to temp and pitching related off flavors. My time is limited and I'm annoyed enough that when I do get the chance to brew, I don't. :mad: I'd rather find an inexpensive-ish and long term solution for wort cooling instead...

Heya gearheads and homebrewers... Given that CA is experiencing a record drought I can't bring myself to use my plate chiller to cool wort. This leaves me with a few ideas... A glycol chiller. An unlikely purchase given their cost. Rigging a glycol-style chiller my setting up a...