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No I haven't. I've been so busy with my new job to look. Just got into my new house last week. As I unpack all my stuff I will venture out and investigate some clubs. Heck I might just keep going back to Northern KY

I am moving from Northern Kentucky (Greater Cincinnati) to St Louis in the next couple of weeks and I'm looking for some advice on St. Louis home-brew clubs. The club I am leaving, The Northern Kentucky Homebrewers Guild, has been a wonderful group. Their focus was not on monthly meetings, but...

My stand is made from 80/20 extruded aluminum. In my design, I use 2" tall steel spacers to keep the burners above the level of the top of the 80/20 frame. The kettles sit on steel supports that also hold the burner mounts. Bottomline, is that the steel carries the hot stuff and the contact...

I used Bosch extrusion and I have not had any issues with the AL. The key is to keep the heat a way from the frame. I hang my burners from a thin steel kettle support and have those supports on stand off's mounted to the AL.

Nice, clean design. Good work.

That is really sweet looking and it makes sense.

My homebrew club is very social and does monthly brewouts that rotate between member's homes. While electric would be nice if I were brewing at home all the time, at least half if not more of my brew sessions are road trips so electric is not practical. My current stand is the third...

Almost done with version 3.0 of my brew rig. Old version was made of 1/4" wall 2"x2" square tube and was heavy as all get out. I got my hands on some 45mm x 45mm extruded aluminum. Took about 50 lbs of the frame alone. I should have the gas plumbing done in the next week.

Any update on this build? I am putting together an extruded aluminum stand. I'd love to see how you are mounting your burners.

That's a bunch of heat in that box. Any concerns about overheating?

Stay sober. Trust me.

My experience is that good beer is all about temperature control and consistency. You've got the fermentation temp covered and that's the most important. From your description, I assume you are brewing extracts in that 8 gallon pot. As you step up to all grain, go as big as you can. I went...

I spoke to a childhood friend the other day that raved about this beer. Does anyone have any updates on clone recipes?

I bought a 7 gal Blichmann that had been used. I got a deal that I could not walk away from. I've used it twice and I really like it. One feature you didn't mention for the Blichmann is the built in carry handles. It makes it very easy to get in & out of my ferm chamber. I added a hole for...

Very nice.

Good advice and opinions given so far. Like me try to recommend something a bit different and something that had someone told me wold have saved me tons of $$$. Get hooked up with a local homebrew club. Go see what those guys are doing. Taste thier beer Ask them what they've done. I can...

Being a gadget guy, the equipment is one of the perks of the hobby. When I went to my LHBS to pick up my 20 gal Blichmann, someone said I skipped to the door. Congrats! May the brew gods smile upon your kettle. (and your jimmies)

It is funny that you mention New Coke, because that was exactly the analogy that came to mind. They tend to promote their new products well in advance of the roll out. In this case, it was a bit of a surprise. My guess is they knew this wasn't going to be well received. I was considering...

Fixed it!!!

I've posted my setup on here before, but I've made a few changes since the last time. The original design was a triangular, two tier system. As I added stuff, I got tired of tripping over hoses and I added a cantilever 80/20 shelf to hold my MLT & control panel. I also ditched my keggle BK in...