Recent content by TheDarkChemist

This is the second time in a row I have made JAOM with this batch of yeast where it has gone crazy. The First time it was 1.14 OG to 1.00 FG for 18.4% This was too dry for all the spices, so that stuff is aging The second time it was 1.16 OG to 1.02 FG for 18.5% So hot, trying to...

Is there any input on leaving this batch dry, and aging for a year? I don't mind the wait, and since I now have a dry one, I can use it for comparison down the road? I think I messed up with too much water probably, since I had a 6 gallon carboy and topped it up. Ive read some bad things...

Just Made my first 5 gallon batch. OG: 1.1 FG: .995 ABV: 13.78 Not sweet O.o oops.... I thought the fleischmanns would kick the bucket at 10-11% but apparently it kept chugging away (5-6 weeks before it stopped bubbling) It dropped and is very clear... wondering if it is worth...

Gladly, just one caveat, make sure the nut is not so far up the bolt that it gets jammed, that makes it hard to take out without unscrewing the post (at least for me, on the one where I made that mistake). A few threads available keeps the nut from jamming into the wood nut insert thing.

Updated with a more finished product. Thanks again to OP

Made a keezer for a friend and hes been rocking those cheap plastic handles, started on these today since I searched, and lo and behold, a quick cheap nice looking option, only partway done staining, and used yet another method for putting the inserts in. $1.63 for insert, $1.98 for 2...

Considering doing something like this but smaller in a brewshed, curious what your total price came out to, apologies if I missed it, just read your whole thread :) Awesomeness.

Had an entire vinyl wrap printed seamless to wrap around side to side. Can cost $80-$125. Expensive but It let me use plain showerboard on the outside, and added a real nice finish to it.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007X968RA/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Full color remote too!. Wired fans by drilling a blind hole from the back, used computer fans so just a 12v power supply i had laying around.

Thanks to everyone who has posted pictures and basic designs on this site, took a while but I finally finished it. Vinyl Printed front/sides Stainless Steel tile for top/backsplash 2 80mm fans Under/back LED with remote for color options. Delivered and set it up for my friend this...

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