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I bought a convoluted counterflow chiller from Morebeer and decided to try a novel way to house it. I used a large ammo box (labelled fuses but appears the same size as 20mm cartridge box). The back side has brass hose quick connects for water in and out. The wort in is high on one side and the...

Here's a simple idea I came up with that I think is kind of cool and thought I'd share. I started using thermowells with my fermenter and I wanted to find a way to use them with the glass carboys I have. The 6.5 gal "acid carboys" have a threaded neck, which got me thinking. I bought some caps...

This is the problem/email I sent to Auber Instruments for advice: "I'm having some trouble with my equipment I've gotten from you guys. I have 2 1/4 DIN PID's that I had hooked up to a couple of your thermocouples meant for kilns that were in the air in a fermentation chamber and worked great...

I have an Auber PID wired to a k-type thermocouple meant to be placed in the air for kiln temp measuring and I would like to add another thermocouple meant for a thermowell to the system (the air sensor has an attached nut that won't fit inside the thermowell). Ideally, I would like to have a...

I have a few hard plastic screw-on caps for my 6.5 gal threaded carboys and I'd like to get a few more but I'm coming up empty on Internet searches. Anybody know where to get them or what the thread size is?

I got this 8 tap beer tower from a friend's bar. It took a lot of work to clean it up and now that it's done, I don't know what to do with it. I don't have or have room for a full bar. I figure somebody has done something cool with something like this. Ideas?

I decided I needed another pump in my system and I decided to try the Chugger pump steelhead out. I wanted a modular unit that I could use for multiple purposes, so I decided to follow the recent "pump in a box" trend using a 50 cal ammo box I got at the local surplus store. I used a reducer...

My hops are doing well and I was wondering about making hop plugs but have no idea how. DIY or commercial plug maker? How hard to press? How long to press? Press before or after drying? Any other advice/experience/links appreciated.

I took advantage of this offer today and thought others may wish to partake. For $60 worth of stuff I already needed I got 12 oz of free whole hops. Coupon code: Z56 Free Centennial & Northern Brewer Whole Hops Current crop 2012 whole Centennial, and Northern Brewer (6 oz. each for a total of...

I've been looking at a few of the commercially available convoluted counterflow chillers and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with them. The ones from Morebeer have 1/2 inch wort tubing and the ones from Midwest Brew Supply have 3/8 inch wort tubing. Both are 12 feet long with a hard...

So I got this coors keg from my neighbor for free and I'm going to make my first keggle. I'd like to find a ball valve/bulkhead/dip-tube assembly but the stuff online doesn't specify if it is for a standard parallel sided keg or a coors. Is there actually any difference at the ball valve level...

There are a whole lot of hops out there that I have never used but am curious about. Written descriptions never seem to really capture the essence of flavor for me. A few of the local breweries list the hops used, which I find very helpful. I was wondering if anyone knows of a resource that...

I needed more counter space and more storage but I don't have a free wall. I looked into wheeled stainless steel carts, but the ones with cabinets were crazy expensive. I came up with the project as a solution. Everything came from Home Depot. The inside is big enough to have two carboys one...

I have never reused yeast cakes mostly due to logistical/timing issues but I find myself in the unique position of having a Kolsch and Dortmunder ready to rack to secondaries and have the time and ingredients to make an Altbier and Maibock. The yeasts are White Labs German Ale/Kolsch and...

I doubt I'm the first person to do this, but I thought I'd post up anyways. We found these old trophies at the local thrift store and scored all of them for $6. The only other thing that was needed was 1/4 in to 3/8 in coupling nuts from Ace Hardware for $2 each. I cut out some circles from a...

There have been a lot of threads with advice about building a RIMS system but not so much about how to use/troubleshoot. I thought it would be worthwhile to have a thread dedicated to the clusters experienced RIMS users have already worked out. I'll go first... Problem: stuck mash The...

Has anyone used salt for freezing point depression with a copper chiller? I'm wondering what the long term effects on the internal or external surfaces may be.

I know non-self priming pumps can have flow controlled by a ball valve on the outflow, but what's the best way to control flow on a self priming pump. Any recommendations on affordable options would be helpful. It will only be for pumping room temp or colder water at 6-8 GPM.

My new DIY tap handles are too close to the fridge door. I have 6 inch drip trays, so there's room to move them forward with extensions but the angle bonnets look appealing as I would not have to do any disassembling. Any opinions? Anybody with pics of shank extensions in use? I couldn't find...

Does anybody have experience with this thing: http://www.williamsbrewing.com/STAINLESS-CONVOLUTED-COUNTERFLOW-CHILLER-P3152C107.aspx