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My HF step drills didn't get hardened or something, they each worked the first time I made a cut in some sheet metal, and now they are duller than a butter knife.

They're ok. Mine feel like they dragged them through the sandbox as part of the manufacturing process. Still better than trying to eyeball with a measuring tape though.

I'm on my second 2L batch of this. The first batch, scaled the ginger down directly to 1/2 Cup. That was way too much. Tasted good, but was HOT. The second time around, I cut it down to 3 Tablespoons, or just short of 1/4 cup. Ginger Flavor is still there, but not so spicy. I didn't scale the...

some internal o-rings for sanke couplers: Perlick Mk-1 needs 3x #117 for the ID of the coupler body (this may be the same for newer Perlicks) Taprite "wing" style needs 1x #118 for the coupler body and 2x #115 for the probe. I also have a coupler which I do not know the brand of (has an "O"...

It's so that the beer doesn't drain out of your line and go everywhere when you disconnect the coupler. on the ones I have, It's just a ball inside the probe that covers the hole when flow tries to go backward.

I need 3 or 4, and would like to not pay $70 each.

I just bought a kegerator from a guy off craigslist, and he threw in 5 couplers, of different kinds. One is a Perlick lever type, a couple are Taprite wing style, and two are some other kind with a large "O" stamped in them and a picnic pump. they are all older, and everything rubber internally...

The pick set (dental style) I bought was trash. The ends would straighten out under the slightest amount of pull. It's like they somehow skipped a hardening step or something at the factory.

Thanks for the good pictures. This matches my results, even though I used bentonite.

i saw a handheld drywall mud mixer at menards the other day that looked identical to the potato masher in my kitchen,except bigger and with a longer handle.

Which? I added the gelatin after the fermentation had settled down. Then I gave it a couple weeks to see if it would settle out on its own, but it didn't. I was trying to get the batch done in time for Christmas. There shouldn't be any flavors with either as they settle out, and you...

I did a bunch of research on bentonite about a month ago. It needs agitation to work, because it is a lot heavier than most other clarifiers; this can be provided by the action of the bubbles produced during fermentation. It will also work later, but you need to provide the agitation yourself...

I had this happen to me. It didn't clear up after 2 1/2 weeks. I fixed it by adding Bentonite; it was much cheaper than kieselsol. I had to do two additions, but it got all the gelatin out. The first addition (at half strength) kinda worked, then the second full strength one was amazing; as soon...

I actually tried using gelatin and cold crashing with this batch as I did this in the mr beer keg and could fit it in the fridge. It didn't seem to make a difference at all at the time scale I was trying (days). 9 months after brewday it's pretty clear though.

I bottled this up last night. If this happens, there is hope! After I dumped the gelatin in and it turned opaque as milk, I had basically no hope that The haze would clear up at all. Now you can actually see through the bottle!

And here it is just after racking again and stirring in another (full size) dose of bentonite. The chunks (lighter colored stuff in the image) this time were really big. I took some more pictures, but my crappy phone pictures didn't turn out very well. I can almost tell there is something...

I have seen no change in clarity over the past 2 1/2 weeks. After doing some homework, I think I added too much gelatin, and ended up with gelatin haze so I obtained some bentonite. I mixed up a half-strength batch (2 tsp to 1-1/2 cups warm pre-boiled water), waited a few hours to rehydrate...

from Austin Homebrew: Black Friday $10 PET carboy (fell for the bait this time) Raspberry Wheat kit (had to get something for the Mrs.) 2 cases of bottles (my current 2 cases are earmarked for Apfelwein that is filling my current carboy)

I'm sure the look on my face when I dumped in the gelatin was priceless as the cider immediately turned opaque as milk where it came in contact with the gelatin and when that opaqueness spread throughout the carboy over 10 seconds or so. What ever causes this must be something that is in...

I just had this happen to me. It's been a couple of days, but it looks cloudier than when the fermentation was active. I can see that some stuff is falling out, but it hasn't cleared up much since I added.