Recent content by yobata

no kit, recipe said FG 1.010. just opened up the bucket, saw a nice layer of klausen so decided no try and take a sample to test gravity... i also noticed that the lid to my bucket has a slight crack... i am thinking that the co2 might be leaking out, but i didnt touch the bucket at all...

yes, too low?? the recipe said i should be at 1.040 to start so i thought i wasnt too far off....

ok so brewed yesterday, gravity reading of 1.035, pitched the dry Danstar Munich yeast at 3:30pm [no started with the dry packets right?].... no action in the airlock last night, however, this morning was going quite rapidly.... Tonight i come home and nothing.... in fact, normally when the...

ddknight - thats looks really awesome man!! What did you use for that trim? Was it precut or did you route that yourself? Also, I have been reading about self-leveling epoxies... Wouldn't all epoxy essentially self-level if poured on a level surface all at once?

the freezer is around 14-15cubes (haven't measures it yet, but it holds a regular keg [1/2bbl] with enough room for 4-5 cornies and a gas tank)... I actually built up the bar frame with 2x4s around the keezer and will place beefy door hinges on that frame so i wont be relying on the stock...

one of the reasons that i wanted to get away from the granite is that i wanted the bartop to be on hinges and be able to prop it up so i wouldnt have to move it or the keezer to refill... the granite would be much heavier (i believe??) than a 1/2" or so of polyurithane or epoxy... Maybe i'm...

Building a bar around a keezer (will post pictures later); wanted input on the bar top... A friend donated a nice piece of granite that I could use (the bartop/counter will be adequately supported) but I am thinking of going the customized bottle caps and epoxy route... My questions are: What...

Brett - hot air in the garage is no big deal (its hot in there anyways...) i just didn't know if there was any problem with not being able to vent that air properly (i assumed that window units were exhausting that air OUTSIDE for a reason other than simply warm air...)

Since I live in Florida and our air is VERY humid, the evap cooler probably wont work... The RV air conditioner sounds like a good idea!!! Another thought - I have an older mini fridge that has a working compressor... Is there a way to use the compressor and maybe couple it with some...

I am thinking of making a section of my garage a walk-in fridge/cooler. I have read (and re-read) John Beere's excellent post on insulating and making a walk-in. However, since my house (and garage) are concrete block, I don't think I will be able to use a window-style A/C unit (dont want to...