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Hey All, So, I sometimes run commercial craft beer in my kegerator. I have a sankey "low profile" coupler. So, a keg kicked a few weeks ago, I decoupled it, and put the coupler in a pitcher of water (lines still connected). Fast forward a few weeks to tonight. I am ready to force carb a corny...

So, I know that with a RIMS and HERMs, you are pumping the mash to the heat source, but why not go the other way and put a coil in the mash and pump hot water through it? Bring the heat source to the mash? I am thinking you could even build a "wand" or some sort and stir the mash while heating...

So, in 2010 I had a son, and in 2011, I had a daughter, so I have basically taken two and a half years off from brewing. I have a decent all grain setup that includes keggles and a cooler MLT, a nice march pump enclosure, etc. A few months ago I almost sold it all......but I just couldn't do it...

Anyone else in the mid atlantic doing combat with the unbeatable stinkbugs today? I have killed maybe 30 of them today and my house is not nearly as bad as some of the pictures I have seen on the internet. For some reason the warm weather today has really stirred them up. I got one window sealed...

Well, after about 7 months of not brewing, I am finally getting back into it. I can dust off my keggles, MLTS, pumps and everything else because I am planning on brewing on Monday or Tuesday! I have been on hiatus because my wife and I were had a baby in August and the house had to have a...

Ok, so i have watched a dozen you tube videos and read a bunch of how-to guides, but I cant find an answer. So, I ripped this non working intercom out of the wall. I cute a piece of drywall to fit, put a few pieces of wood behind the hole, put the patch in and screwed it down. I slabbed on the...

So, for the last few years I have been kind of wanting to get into Curling. The Olympics have somewhat revived my interest and I think I might go to an open house in the fall. I am a little hesitant to go to one of the "Drop in" nights coming up due to the fact that there will be a ton of people...

My wife and I got into a debate tonight about the oven. She said that if an oven has two cookie sheets of something that it will take longer then if you just had one cookie sheet of something. My opinion is that the number of cookie sheets in the oven as no effect on cook time. Note, the oven is...

When my wife was a kid her family was big on setting up those little Christmas villages with the fake snow and little buildings. Well, we were at kohls today and they had the village stuff for sale and it was on sale, so she bought a bunch of them since this is our first xmas in our new house. I...

Alrighty, time to ask for help because I cannot figure it this out. Last winter the wife and I rented a house that had a fire place. I got a 1/4 cord of wood delivered (which was a mistake.) I came to the determination that the wood was not seasoned enough because I just could not get it to burn...

So, I had ONE errand to do today and that was to go to my favorite LHBS to get some specialty grains and yeast, and a few other small things. I am on my way home from said LHBS and the first thing I was going to do when I got home was make my starter. Well, my plans for the evening changed a...

Is it just me or does anyone else get antsy when they are waiting on an impending package delivery. My six pounds of hops from hops direct are "Out for Delivery" and every time I hear anything that even resembles a UPS truck engine I look out my front window. The suspense is killing me!

I saw a story on this on the news last night. Its a LOOOOOOOONNG shot, about as long as the redskins chances of winning the superbowl anytime soon, but wouldn't it be cool if someone bought the team off Snyder? I would love to just see someone with the money have the guts to make an offer! If...

Can anyone ID what these little holes are that are appearing in my garden? and do I need to worry about them? They are in the flower bed all along the front of the house, as you can see in the pics. I know I have some type of burrowing rodents in my yard, shrews I think, because one ended up in...

So, when I am at work I am these boards at least 50% of my 12 hours shift. I started noticing that whenever I open my browser and direct it to HBT, I almost always check the Equipment/Sanitation and DIY boards first, and then make my way around to everything else. I started thinking about when I...

Finally, the craigslist gods have shined down upon me. I scored 2 sanke kegs, a bud light neon sign, and a keg tub for $75. The dude only wanted $50, but I had to make that slightly higher offer in case someone had already contacted him. Anyway, I am planning on taking these babies to a welder...

Hey all, I recently borrowed my dad's oxy acetylene rig because I want to learn how to braze. Anyway, I was brazing some bed frame today and getting the hang of it. Ultimately I want to braze a SS nipple to my SS pot so i can get rid of my delicate weldless setup. Anyway, after gaining a bit of...

Ok, so after being in our new house for about a month and a half, I have finally taken care of enough of the mandatory home stuff to start focusing on brewing again. Prior to moving, I was doing the whole 'Lift the heavy pots of near boiling liquid" onto a table things. Since I now have a house...

I know there is a lot of outdoorsy type people here so I was wondering if anyone has ever Geocached? It basically like a GPS scavenger hunt. You find a container that basically has little rinky dink items in it and you can take an item as long as you leave one. My dad recently gave me his old...

ATC-SIM: a web-based air traffic control simulator I thought it was pretty boring at first, but kind of hooked on it now. It will def kill some time. Note: nothing really cool happens if you make the planes crash mid air.