Recent content by ShelterPupsBrew

Is that a Hoff-Stevens keg in the middle? If so, can you post some detail pics of how you modified it? I have 2 that I want to convert. Thanks!

Are you showing off your Brutus or trying to sell your car? Kidding. Maybe it's just the jealousy talking. Looks solid, good job.

Wow! Electric, hard plumbed with polished keggles. Impressive!

I use to drain the hot wort through the CFC into the fermenter without a pump. This also worked pretty well and was ready for yeast in approx 20 minutes. It's a good way to go if you are not using a pump. The advantages that I have found using the pump/recirculating method is that I get a better...

I cool using the CFC and a pump while recirculating back to the boil kettle. I abide by the rule that it is better to get the entire volume down in temp quickly, and this CFC does it in minutes. Then I whirlpool for a few minutes and then transfer to the fermenter. The CFC reduces the flow rate...

The bypass works pretty good. The CFC knocks the temperature of the wort down amazingly fast, and sort of starts the whirlpool. Once I open the bypass, the whirlpool really gets going. I would estimate that the flow rate doubles once the bypass is opened. The fittings that I used are a little on...

It's been 4 years since Bobby originally created this tutorial and it's still going strong! Thanks Bobby! I had not soldered before but decided to give this a try. I found a little scotchbrite makes you look like a copper sweating pro. I also added a bypass tube with a pinchclamp...

Wow, I recognized the original brew rig even before I read your post. Thanks for starting this thread, it is one I refer back to constantly. Why 2? You wanted to have 2 rigs running at the same time?

Hopefully this picture works. I've never posted from the iPhone app. Here is my extract brew rig. I'm collecting hardware for an all grain rig, but still need to do the keggle conversion. For now I use this. Pump is used for recirculating, cooling and transfer. I put a bypass line around...

I just went back and read a few of the early posts that suggest to run a mixture of white vinegar and water to clean out a new system. Is this good enough? It's cheap and easy, so I like it.

Thanks Bobby. I built mine a few weeks ago but have been too busy to brew, I hope to brew this weekend. I just had a question about cleaning out the system. I have this new CFC, a new pump and new cam locks/hoses. What should I use to make sure the whole system is clean and ready to brew. It is...

That's a solid rig. I like the wrinkle paint!

I have a beard. I am an engineer. I don't sniff my airlocks. 2 out of 3 isn't bad. My daily: '10 jetta sportwagon tdi Weekend vehicle: '84 K10 stepside (300k miles) SWMBO: '07 tahoe One trend that I see with the cars posted by homebrewers is that they are practical and/or fun to drive, but...

The instructions seemed a bit strange, that's why I asked. Maybe I should have asked sooner! Yeast is Saflager S-23. I will cool it down to 50 now, and transfer to the secondary once it has reached FG. I should be able to get it below 40 for lagering. I have brewed a steam beer before. It was...

I brewed my first lager 3 days ago. According to the instructions (this was an extract Pilsner kit) I was too leave the fermenter at room temps (approx 65ºF) for 3-4 days then drop the temp down to 50 ºF for 4 weeks. I know that it is important to move the lagers to a secondary fermenter to...