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Selling my entire All Grain brewing setup. I live in the Columbia, SC area. Pictures - http://picasaweb.google.com/steve.easley/BrewingGear?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6qgMGuzdKERw Custom 2-Tier Steel Brew Stand with Hurricane Burner. Made from 1.5" tube steel, welded, and painted. - $350 36qt...

Steve Easley Columbia, South Carolina Selling my entire All Grain brewing setup. Unfortunately I just don't have the time I thought I would to spend on this (awesome) hobby. Pictures - http://picasaweb.google.com/steve.easley/BrewingGear?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6qgMGuzdKERw Custom made...

Maybe someone can help me understand how to fix this for the next brew. Problem 1 Beersmith said to achieve a 5.5 gal batch size I needed a 8.11 boil volume. But after following the recommended 3.08 gal mash in and two sparges of 3.26 gal each I ended up with 8.5 gal. What setting in...

I made my first starter this morning and ended up with a OG of 1.050 (after pitching yeast). Should I attempt to get that down to 1.040? I started with about 675mL of water and added 1/2cup of DME. According to the Dilution Tool in BeerSmith I would need to add 146mL of water to lower the OG...

I went through great lengths to build a brew stand to take advantage of gravity in draining wort from the BK through a CFC. But I am having a hell of a time getting a decent flow of water through the CFC in my tests. I havent even brewed a batch yet, just been testing with water. At best...

I just got my CFC like this one Seems like I have read about people running boiling wort or water through it to sterilize before each use. I am concerned running it without cooling water could melt the outer garden hose. Thoughts? Or should I just stick to warm sanitizing solution?

Thought I would share how I built the bulkhead on my Coleman Xtreme. All parts were purchased from Lowes. Credit goes to Bobby_M for inspiration from his design here. 1/2" NPT Coupler 3/4" SS Washer (had to be dremeled slightly larger to fit over nipple) 2" NPT Nipple 3/4" Alloy Washer...

I am having trouble connecting a 3/8" hose to my CFC without leaks. A picture is below. The hose connects to a 3/8" copper tube on the CFC. The metal clamps I am using dont create a continuous seal all the way around, something you can see if you look closely at the 2nd pic. Any ideas for a...

I drilled a new hole in my 15g SS Megapot today and thought I would share the experience. The goal was a 1/2" hole for my thermometer. I used a water hose to keep it cool and prevent work hardening. A towel was placed under it and rolled up under the sides to prevent it from scratching and...

I wanted to get opinions on this MT manifold I built yesterday. Some concerns I have are: 1. I used a chop saw to cut the slits, but now worry the opening of the slit may be too wide. They measure 1/8". Do you think that will let in too much crud? Maybe I should remake them with...

I just got my new 15 gallon megapot from Northern Brewer and may have made nasty mistake. I ordered it with the thermometer, but they mounted it pretty high up, so high in fact for the sensor wont be immersed in the 5 gallon batches I will be doing. I will also be using this pot for strike and...

I finally finished my AG rack today. I also received my new 15g megapot, 10" hurricane burner, CFC, and finished my mash tun. Here are some picks. The rack is made of 1.5" 16ga square tube steel I welded together with my father-in-law's mig welder. The rack with some of my new equipment...

I am stepping up to AG. I was working on this design: Custom welded two tier stand Three 15.5 keg kettles (HLT, MT, BK) HLT on top MLT and BK side by side on bottom Two Hurricane burners March pump But costs are quickly getting bigger than my budget. So I am thinking about this...

I am looking to build a tiered stand with two natural gas burners. Our home's natural gas water heater is right beside where I plan to put the stand. Looking at the picture below I took of the gas connection to the water heater, does anyone know if there a T junction type part I can get that...

I started my first batch of beer earlier this week and figured I would join the community here and document my experience. Both what I did and what I felt I did wrong and can improve. After following the recipe instructions to a tee and getting the wort into the fermenting bucket, I began...