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I built this tower but no longer have the fridge that it sat on. 1'' thick wood. Very deep red color in the right light/sunlight. All mitered corners. Top is removable for access (ss screws - I don't have them in in these pics hence the gap). Has two holes for standard shanks, and could fit...

There's a couple of things that I've never liked about this vessel and was considering selling it and getting a glacier tanks 1/2bbl or the like. Couldn't quite justify the funds, so I took another route and altered the brewhemoth to make it better suit my preferences. The rack port is too...

I'm trying to get a ballpark range for fermentation metabolic power as a function of temperature. Of course it will depend on many factors, such as nutrient levels, sugar levels, etc. I'm considering the maximum power, which I figure would be at high krausen or thereabouts. The reason I'm...

A couple of beers I picked up today. Looking forward to trying them out.

I have a gearmotor that will be used as a mash-stirring device. I ordered the start capacitor. Which two leads should be the power, and between which two should be the cap? Three wires, teal/blue, yellow, and black. I'm guessing that the little do-dad at the top of the pic, where the yellow...

Can't access a proper spot to tap NG with permanent rigid pipe. Have a tee and valve behind the cooking range. My boil pot is right outside the kitchen. What would be an appropriate hose and QD to use in this scenario? I would take the hose off the tee each use, as it has to pass out a door...

Planted a bit late. With some luck I'll be able to get a crop of corn in there when the barley is out! About 500ft^2 of organic conlon 2-row. I think I calculated I could get 35lbs or so. Who knows. It will be fun in any case. The soil is sandy loam with nearly zero organic content. I...

Just about done with this. I've been using a 120qt cooler with a braid, which in general worked fine, but I became frustrated with the long-narrow geometry. I batch sparge and aim for equal runnings of a little more than 10gal. Boiloff 3gal, thermal contraction about a gal, leaving 16.5 in...

It seems that the common scheme for false bottoms is 3/32 hole diameter on 5/32 centres. It doesn't seem this ever gets challenged. Has anyone tried smaller/larger holes and found them to be better/worse? I'm about to invest in a large-ish one for a 30gal tun and want to make a good decision...

I know that some might be using molasses or other media that might not have much break/trub. Is this the case with WL/WY? If they are using malt-based media, do they settle/centrifuge the trub before 'decanting' and pitching yeast? I'm curious because every year or so I mash a sack of grain...

I've been pretty lazy over the years, and my hurricane burner has a fair amount of corrosion product on it. Rain and dew have taken a toll. I recently used a wire brush and a coat hanger to poke each hole. I then coated it with safflower oil. I wonder if I baked it in in the oven for a few...

I've been considering a way to dryhop in my pressurized fermenter (brewhemoth). How about holding a hopbag up in the headspace with a magnet, and then releasing after the fermentation finishes? I'd need a magnet capable of holding both the hops and a weight to sink the bag. Not terribly...

Perfect condition - only used a small number of times. 50/50 glycol/water has been flushed from inside. The stock photo shows some other lid/seal - this one has a 4'' triclover lid/seal. http://brewhemoth.com/immersion-chiller $90 bucks - shipping in N. America included.

This is what's left in the kettle after a 17gal batch of Scottish ale. Whole hops, bittering only. Three tabs of whirlfloc for 15 minutes. I use a plastic mash paddle, which bends a lot, and makes me want to invest in a stainless stirrer. Maybe 30-45 seconds of violent stirring. It's a good...

I'm brewing a Scottish ale on Saturday for a friend's wedding. Never done this style before, so that should be fun. Without other input, I think we will try the BCS recipe with the boildown technique, rather than the crystal malt additions. WLP Scottish starter under way. Anyone have any...

Snagged this gearmotor from a fellow brewer. He doesn't batch sparge anymore so abandoned the stirring project. I'd like to make it work however. My question really involves the need for any other electronics to make this thing spin properly. I've heard that I might need a capacitor and a...

Got a lot of german pilsener malt and pounds upon pounds of hallertau, tett, perle, and crystal hops. Was planning on brewing helles and dortmunders, as they are my favorite styles to brew. Thing is, I've moved to a different climate, and getting the wort to the right pitch temp isn't easy...

I have several gallon glass jugs that I'm looking for caps for. They were cider jugs with the 1/4-turn 'pop' lids. I spent a long time on google (anyone else notice how crappy google has become in the last few years?) with results directing me towards screw caps, like growlers. Need the...

I'm looking to build a tun out of a cone-bottom (15deg) tank. Drain on the bottom, perforated plate false bottom. I'm looking for ideas from others who have done similar construction. I will likely insulate somehow, possibly by nesting the tank in a larger one and filling the gap with...

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