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  1. ghart999

    I created an iPhone App

    Hey all. I just finished developing my first Game for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. I would be grateful for anyone who would be willing to DL and leave a 5 star review for me. I am trying like hell to get some momentum and any reviews would be so helpful. Thanks all...
  2. ghart999

    Storing wort starters without pressure cooker?

    I want to make wort startes and store them in mason jars but I do not want to have to buy a pressure cooker and going through all that. Any other means to store them long term? Can I just pour them into a sanitized mason jar and fereeze them? Or store them in the fridge in the high 30s...
  3. ghart999

    How do you recirculate your mash?

    So I have a new direct-fire mashtun from an old keggle. I set up a port towards the top to return the wort while recirculating with a pump. My question is, how should I terminate the return? Right now its just has a male camlock screwed into the bulkhead. I was thinking of just running some...
  4. ghart999

    Stuck fermentation from aeration

    Hi all. So I brewed a 1.060 ale on Sunday. Made a yeast starter with stirplate as I always do. Forgot to aerate. I normally use O2 with airstone. So fermentation started much slow than normal but it was going OK after 36 hours. But I decided to aerate with my airstone. As soon as I did...
  5. ghart999

    Do you add more hops if you overshoot SG?

    So I normally hit about 72% efficiency but ended up quite a bit higher this weekend. Meant to hit 1.052 but hit 1.061. So I added about 20% more IBUs and now the wort seems too hoppy. Should I have not done this? I was making a New Belgian q554 clone.
  6. ghart999

    Can I aerate 30 hours after pitching?

    Pitched a big starter to 5 gallons of 1.060 yesterday and just realized I forgot to aerate. I normally use pure O2. Things are just not taking off like it should. Can I give it a blast of O2 now or would this cause issues??? Thanks.
  7. ghart999

    Is this typical performance for a BG-12?

    So I got my new stand up and running with three SG-12 burners. I can adjust the height of the burners from 3.0" to 5.25" After my first run (set at 3.5") I took 6.5 gallons of water from 56F to 154F in 40 minutes. Ambient was 54F. Next it took 20 minutes to go from 149F to boil. I went...
  8. ghart999

    Single-tier SS Brew Stand Complete (Pics)

    Here's the new stand. Went with 1.5" x 16 gauge tube. I had a friend weld it as I want not interested in tackling such a project, especially it being stainless. The three burners (SQ-14s) are all mounted to a single bar which can raise and lower via the threaded rod and...
  9. ghart999

    New Insulated Keggle Mashtun

    Well after much laziness and determination I finally created a BobbyM style keggle mashtun for my direct fire mashtun. Props go to him, as I took his design to a tee. Here's the keggle wrapped with holes drilled for the thermos and spigots. I had to re-drill them a bit as the original...
  10. ghart999

    Polishing my SS brew stand. Have questions.

    Just got my new single-tier stand welded together. Its SS with a regular finish. I plan to use the gator grit pads with a 4.5" grinder as I did for my keggles. I am wondering if I even need to use the fine sanding pads since its so smooth already. And maybe go right to the polishing pads with...
  11. ghart999

    Blichmann Beer Gun (Brand New)

    I bought one of these a few months back and never used it once. I am building a new brew stand and need the money for the stand. Bought it from Northern Brewer for $77 shipped. Plus I got 2 extra of the Valve Seats as shown below, as I hear these get lost or torn easily. These were $9 extra...
  12. ghart999

    BG-12 users - burner height and heat shields

    I'm building a single-tier stand with three BG-12 burners. You know, the 6" ring burners like this: I got the high pressure orifices with them. I will be use them with keggles. My stand will have a horizontal bar welded underneath the top of the stand. The burners will mount to this bar...
  13. ghart999

    Where to get standalone propane regulators?

    I don't want them with any hoses or stem valves on them. Just the regulator. Like this: I need them to be high pressure adjustable from 0 to at least 15 psi. The only one I can find is here: http://www.agrisupply.com/high-pressure-regulator-/p/36292/cn/5400001/ Problem is they...
  14. ghart999

    How to remove hose from regulator???

    So I ordered three of these regs with hoses from here: http://www.agrisupply.com/product.asp?pn=50678&sid=&eid= My plan is to only use the regs itself in place of ball/needle valves for my 3 burner brew stand. Hence I need to remove the hose and the stem valve from each end. The problem is...
  15. ghart999

    How to polish a SS brewstand?

    So I am building a SS single-tier brew stand. I am not doing the welding, a friend will be doing it who knows his stuff. Will be using a tig welder, etc. I want to do my best to blend in the welds and make it look nice. I don't need to mirror finish that people do with the keggles. Mainly I do...
  16. ghart999

    Where to buy SS flat stock online?

    I am looking to buy about 5 feet of 1/2" SS flat stock anywhere between 16 and 12 gauge. I am using it to make brackets to mount some heat shields to a brew stand. Basically 4 brackets for 3 heat shields at 5 inches each. Hence 5 feet total. Shipping for a 5 foot piece is killing me. Yet the...
  17. ghart999

    Any AutoCad users that can help me edit a .dwg file?

    Diatonic graciously gave me a copy of his single-tier brew stand blue print in AutoCad. I wanted to make some minor changes to it and of course I do not have AutoCad. Would anyone be willing to help me out with this? I would even paypal you some $ for your troubles. Here's a link to the...
  18. ghart999

    Can I use these SS 1/2" nipples?

    http://www.mcmaster.com/#stainless-steel-pipe-fittings-and-pipe/=bs5uuj They're 1/2" NPT for $2.48. Normally the online places sell them for $4-5/each. They're schedule 40 which I have no idea if this matters. 304 stainless. The only thing I notice is they are pipe construction of weldless...
  19. ghart999

    Considering selling my single-tier brewstand.

    SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi all. I recently finished a single-tier brewstand. It was made with 1.5" x 1.5" 16 gauge mild steel. It was TIG welded by a friend of mine who works as a welder for Miller Coors in Golden, CO. He welds their fermenters. The reason I am selling is I am in...
  20. ghart999

    Brass Quick Disconnects (McMaster right angle ones)

    SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hi all. I bought these awhile back and never got around to using them. They are brand new. One or two of the male pieces have some cuts in the blot part from tightening them onto a 1/2" ball valve with a wrench. But they have never seen wort before. There are 8 of...
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