Recent content by TheBeerNerd

If anyone in Southern NH needs bottles, I just switched to kegging and have about 6 or 7 cases worth. I'd like to keep a few for hand-outs, but definitely have more than I need at the moment.

You'd want to reduce pressure if you're filling bottles for storage or shipping. If it's going to be drank within a few days, filling at serving pressure is fine. Nearly all breweries and pubs fill growlers this way.

The problem with this is that, due to my coffin box, my keezer needs to be pulled out from the wall every time I want to open it. If I'm going to fill numerous bottles for long-term storage, this is the way to go... but it's a lot of extra steps for when I want to fill growlers that will be...

Ordered. Thanks!

Anybody know if and when these will be available?

I'm also a "retired" audio engineer. FOH and monitors. Trying to find steady gigs these days has become pretty tough. I'm currently working part time at an outdoor gear shop and planning a nanobrewery.

Temp control installed.

Got the coffin mostly built today. Here's a quick test fit:

Here's how I wired my Igloo FRF472 (build thread here). I'm guessing it's pretty much the same as any other keezer, aside for maybe some different wiring colors. Also, I'm guessing that the run light could be bypassed. I decided to replace it with another light (120v) mounted in my custom...

When I got home from work today, I dug out the temp controller and hooked it up to test it out. Turns out the controller I had on hand was a Willhi single stage... similar to the STC-1000, but only does heating OR cooling, not both. That's ok, I'm only cooling here. The pin outs are numbered...

Temp control wiring

Temp control wiring

Awesome. Thanks!