Recent content by Stick

Of course, I am in. Thanks Spike!

Tag, I'm in!

I gravity feed through my plate chiller so I sanitize everything in a bucket full of Starsan mix during the boil. Therefore, my Thrumometer never sees temps anywhere near 140. Interested to see what others do since I plan to upgrade to a pump in the near future.

I am in, sir!

It is such a tiny amount, I just use the SWMBO's vodka...the good stuff ;)

Why stress? Just go buy a keg and tell folks it's your attempt at a clone of beer X. Then put your feet up, have a frosty store-bought beer and take your time getting your setup correct before attempting to brew with that pressure hovering over you. Otherwise you are going to be freaking out...

I have been using mine for a while now and it gets warm to the touch fairly quickly. It never gets "hot" (a good thing) but you should be able to tell a defn difference from on and off.

2013 is my year! :D

Curious as to how you chose to attach the drip trays...and if you are happy with it. Thanks! Nice build btw :mug:

My attempt with this beer (AG) has a bit too much bourbon. I added 20oz of Woodford Reserve and the resulting aftertaste is a little "hot". I also soaked the oak in the bourbon for a week before adding to the secondary where it stayed for an additional 3weeks. My personal opinion is this...

I recently bought a Therminator and now use my chiller in a bucket of ice water as a pre-chiller. Makes for WICKED fast cooling to pitching temps, directly into my carboy. :rockin:

This was my first keezer, a mini-fridge with two taps in the door. I built a stand to raise it up so I wouldn't have to bend over so far. As you can see, I also installed a removable drip tray in the stand. It didn't take long before I outgrew two kegs and now have a 4 keg version :drunk:

Holy crap! That is an amazing friend with mad woodworking skills! :mug:

My attempt to salvage an old CPU fan resulted in a similar failure. New, cheap one works great!

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