Recent content by StephenK1957

If you go simple, you can get in for ~$125: $25 Propane Tank $40 Turkey Fryer (SS kettle) $40 2 Rubbermaid coolers $20 Tubing, valves, simple screen, misc. stuff =$125 Of course this is for simple infusion mashes, which will work for most ales.

I've been brewing for 20+ years. The Barley Crusher is the best money I ever spent, hands down.

I don' t know anything about the NRC markings, but when I worked at a nuke plant in Ohio back in the 1980s, I took home three glass carboys by the water cooler that were empty. Hope they were used for drinking water and not radioactive waste. I never considered scanning with an AN-PDR45!

I picked up a stainless steel paddle at a restaurant supply house for $20. It's about 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall and is wonderful. Next to my BarleyCrusher, it's the best $$ I've ever spent.

Yuri, I wouldn't do that. That would be illegal in my country! I like experimenting with equipment, though I'm not as mechanically capable as you. :(

If you have a Coke keg, which uses a straight dip tube, you can lay it down if you're careful and make sure the indention for the dip tube is on the bottom. I have done this, but I had the top of the keg slightly elevated for better results. Be sure to follow all the precautions others have...

I pride myself on going cheap as possible, adapting equipment for brewing, keeping things simple. But one area not to scrimp is on a mill. Buy the best you can afford and you will be happy you did. I received a Barley Crusher for Christmas last year. Best present I ever got in my life.

I first used the small C-clamps used in woodworking to help regulate the outflow from the lauter tun during fly sparging. Worked pretty well, too.