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I am nearing completion of my coffin keezer build. I moved it into the house after I had all the stain a poly done on it. Figured I could do the tile work inside. Well I had a keg of beer in it already on one tap for about one month so I know everything has been working. Last night I...

So I am getting ready to tile the top of my coffin keezer and was wondering if I should secure the tiles to the wooden top with thinset or some kind of construction adhesive or flooring adhesive. Any pluses or minuses to any of these? My tiles are 2"x2" squares in a 12"x12" sheet and I plan on...

Just finished bottling this extract kit. I am super excited for this to finish!!! The sample from the hydro tube tasted AWESOME and the aroma was GREAT. I wanted to drink more. I modded the recipe using BeerSmith for a full boil 5 gallon brew. OG was 1.064 and FG was 1.014. Primary'd for...

Well after spending countless hours on HBT looking at single tier builds I downloaded Google SketchUp and started planning. This will definitely be a works in progress and I hope to keep everyone posted on the journey. I will work on getting the specs on the drawings in the near future for...

Just finished up my first brew. So far things seemed to work out great. Starting OG was listed as 1.040 and mine came out at 1.044. I am happy with the results. Color looks a bit darker than expected but I anticipate that to mellow out in the fermenter. I did a full boil. Started out with...

After looking at the spunding valves on HBT I wanted to make my own for my 3 gallon keg. Since at this time I only have a portable CO2 pump I also wanted a way to use the pump and also keep people from overgassing the keg. I came up with this idea and hope it works. More or less its a...

I have a 3 gallon keg that I want to use as a portable and have a portable co2 mini pump. Would there be any problems with installing a stainless valve stem (or a pressure gauge for that matter) on the keg to monitor the dispensing pressure of the keg while using a mini pump? Anyone done...

I am new to brewing and in the process of getting everything together to start my first extract brew. Here is my crack at my first DIY project for brewing, a 20' CFC. Can't wait to start brewing.