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Was wanting to have an ice shot luge for a Halloween party. I called the local ice house and they charge $150. I was thinking it couldn't be that hard to make one for hopefully around $50 and be able to reuse the mold. I have a big empty chest freezer and was thinking all i would need was a...

I had to go out of the country without notice for 2 months and upon return I expected the 4 brews i had in various stages to be ruined. they look normal and smell just fine. the longest is a leffe blonde clone and it has been in secondary for about 3 months. i have a double chocolate raspberry...

Our slowpitch men's league is getting ready to start up. Any ideas for a good team name? We have thrown around the spider pigs and the angry pirates but not everyone on the teams seems to care for them.

Ok I need some help from anyone that is mechanically inclined. I have a massive ceramic tower that will be mounted on top of the keezer. Since it is so heavy and fragile I dont think its a very good idea to to open the lid like the deep freeze is intended. I have thrown around a few ideas...

I am looking for a triple regulator for my keezer build. I have not had much luck. If anyone could be of help it would greatly be appriciated.:mug:

I have had a stout in the primary for over a month now. Is this ok or will it be ruined? I dont know why i didnt move it to secondary. Just lazy I guess.

I finally finished restoring my antique beer tower. It is from 1937. When i purchased it it was in pretty bad shape as you can see in the pictures. It took a while to gather all the components but i think it came out pretty nice. It was a pain in the a$$ ripping out the old plumbing and...

I have taken a few ideas that I liked from other peoples labels and incorporated them into mine. I hope you will take it as a compliment rather than an insult if i have used yours. None the less, here she blows. This is my First label for my trappist style dubbel.

Can someone please explain to me why no one just puts ice in the wort instead of cold water to bring to 5 gallons? Would this not be a very rapid way of getting it down to temp? I am sure there is a reason for this so any input would be great.

I was out of town for business and i had swmbo take a hydrometer reading ( not the best idea) well she read it wrong so i asked her to re- pitch the yeast for me. It had been a couple weeks and the fg was no where near what it should have been. well not only did she re- pitch the yeast but she...

I have purchased an antique beer tower and the plumbing inside is completely foreign to me. It has stainless pipes that the hoses are supposed to hook up to that run to a stainless box. It needs a very good cleaning, but after that should i leave the system in place or try to rip out all the...

I brewed on friday hit my OG pitched my (no starter) white labs London ale yeast and everything went as planned. Sunday it was bubbleing and building krausen as usual. Well I checked it on Monday and the bubbleing had stopped and the tiny bit of krausen had started dropping. I checked my...

I am looking for a pirate style name for a chocolate raspberry stout. I know I know not exactly the best fit, but what can I say? I want to stick to the theme. Any suggestions?

i found a 15.7 cu ft chest freezer on craigs list for $50. the add says it is in perfect working condition. has anyone used a freezer of simular stature. i want to build a keezer that resembles an old tavern bar with an antique beer tower. any suggestions?

I am collecting parts to build my keezer and was hoping for some input. I will be running three 5 gallon corny kegs. What is the best system to do so. I have found some complete kits on keg connection for around $300. Will this be sufficient to get up and running or is there a better way to...

I just stumbled upon the score of a lifetime! the original ceramic and brass beer tower and drip tray from the original billy goat taven in Chicago! I practically stole it for $300, less than a third of a price of a new one. Wow, sorry I am just really excited. now its time to build the bar of...

if anyone is interested i came across this really good deal. i purchased 1 for myself. less than $50 delivered. http://cgi.ebay.com/24-quart-18-10-STAINLESS-CLAD-ALL-PURPOSE-STOCK-POT-NEW_W0QQitemZ140207278122QQihZ004QQcategoryZ46276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem :mug:

when making a starter do i need to rapidly cool down the wort or does it really not matter? i hope i didnt screw up because i just let it cool down to 80 degrees on its own before i pitched the liquid yeast.

i wanted to try to make a spicy smoked pale ale to compliment bbq.... would this be ok or flat out disgusting?