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I just drpp a fountain pump in a rain barrel and pump warm soapy water up into an inverted keg (PVC wand goes up through the bung to the top of the keg) and let the pump run for about 20 minutes. As many kegs as you need to wash out, just turn the pump off and swap kegs. Once they're all...

I use a fountain pump with a PVC pipe on the discharge side. Set the rig in the bottom of a 15 brew kettle, keg goes inverted over the pipe, turn the pump on and walk away. The fluid sprays into the bottom of the keg and drains out through the bung back into the barrel. I generally do several...

I use my HERMS system to crash cool hot wort but I fill it half way with cold water and drop a 2 large blocks of ice in the water. I make the ice blocks in the freezer using the same can I wrapped the copper around for the HERMS coil. Fits in nicely, cools the beer and when I'm done all I have...

I do most of my business with ARCET although BOC gas is pretty good also. Priced about the same. ARCET has welding supplies so I can consolidate trips. They both exchange bottles, I've found ARCET easier if you have a bottle that doesn't have one of their stickers on it. I swapped out a 5lb...

Jumping in head first saves you a ton of expense and time. My first batch was all grain (kit from B3) and it went into kegs. (Bottling to me seems entirely too much effort, if my friends want to take beer home with them they can bring growlers.) After that it was a matter of imagination and...

plasma cutters make the best pilot hole. Clamp the ground to one end of the pot, position the torch where you want the hole and one light tap in the trigger and Viola! Pilot hole.

I load the grain first and pump the water in through the drain filling the grain bed from the bottom up. Never had an issue with stuck sparges or making paste using that method. I leave the mash tun inside overnight so I always start with the same thermal mass (grain and cooler) and hit my...

N2 is much cheaper than CO2. Having said that, a 20lb CO2 bottle holds a lot more gas as it's charged with liquid CO2 (which boils off when the valve is opened.) And as far as filling tires go, well that probalby belongs in a completely different group all together. CO2 corrosion? CO2...

If he blew all the way through, cut a piece of brass to butt up against the hole on the inside and then just fill it with weld filler from the outside. (strike the ark and feed wire if you're using TIG, straight SS wire for your MIG, or plain old stainless stick rod.) when you're done, pull...

Years ago (before the price of SS went through the roof and came back down) the AB brewery here would sell you used kegs they considered unserviceable. (read: lots of big dents and dings) Typically around $10 but it really depended upon to whom you spoke. Also the guy on thedock would be...

I have a gas dryer that someone gave me. I was thinking of converting it to propane and covering the air vents wtih a SS mesh as a starting point. Haven't had time yet to play with it, but I was figuring on monitoring exhaust temps to control the process. I'm guessing there would be a lot of...

I use Carbon-X welding blankets at work for pre-heating large castings. With 500F metal on one side of a 1/2" blanket, the other side is cool enough to touch. They are fire proof and (relatively) inexpensive when you consider the insulating qualities. Bill

I saw a (somewhat) similar boiler at dangerouslaboratories.org and was wondering how well a modified version would work as a tankless water heater. Needless to say, your results will save me a lot of trial-and-error. Did you opt for stainless for any specific reason or was it more of a...