Recent content by Spritar

Trying to decide the route to take my brewing. First off, I'm not looking to go larger than 5-gallon batches at this point. I've heard great things about the Grainfather. My question is for those that may have used both...why go one way or the other. GF seems super easy and I like the thought of...

I'm in!

As a new brewer I still have a lot of tools to purchase. One less expense on the balance sheet will definitely make SWMBO very happy!

I'm going to talk to the master electrician at HD next time I go. Hopefully he'll have some answers for me. I was going to start with an 8 gal but since I was planning to go 26 eventually when I saw the BK on sale at morebeer I snatched it up. I'll post as soon as I learn more.

I think Bobby M is planning something like this and that P-J has already mapped out before or will be mapping it out for him. I can't remember the thread exactly but I read about it the other night while looking for info for my build.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the input. I'll send my twist-offs to recycle and order up some new bottles to supplement my Sam Adams/New Belgium bottles that I have in store.

Is there anyway to reuse screw top bottles? I have about a case ready to recycle but if I can reuse then all the better.

So I'm working on designing an all-grain, all-electric set up but I'm doing it slowly because of budget. I have the BK (got a great deal on a 26 gal from Morebeer) and would like to get started right away with extract brewing (5-10gal) to build my skills while I aqcuire the rest of my...

I'm getting ready to build a Jester ripoff. I just picked up a new 8.8cft Kenmore freezer. Now I'm just starting to gather the various materials. I've seen mention of using Lift Supports (I believe in Jester's original post). Has anyone tried this yet? I've been looking around on-line for...