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  1. BrewSpook

    Virginia 2" Sanitary Valve - SS, New

    Up for sale is a Gemu 671 2" stainless steel diaphragm valve. Not sure if anyone would have a use for this, but I have no use for it. Its a [Brand new in box with documentation] manually operated stainless steel 2" diaphragm valve. The diaphragm material on the included paperwork is TFM/EPDM...
  2. BrewSpook

    New Rig Plans

    Hey guys - just wanted to run my system design by everyone and look for input. I have been brewing on a 2 vessel No-Sparge (Continuous Sparge) system for almost 4 years now and I love it. I want to automate as much as possible so I can evetually brew from work using a web interface. I just...
  3. BrewSpook

    Adding acid post bottling

    Ok folks, I really screwed the pooch on this one. I made a sparkling quick mead last year and put up in champagne bottles. I have opened 3 bottles so far at different points since then and it really needs an acid bite in order to balance it out. Since these are carbonated (plastic cork...
  4. BrewSpook

    Project Idea - EE's input needed

    So I am a 31 year old junior EE student getting ready to start my senior project in the fall. I have been thinking of all the possibilities available for incorporating my home brew obsession into the last leg of my education and have finally come up with something worthy of a new design and...
  5. BrewSpook

    Dry yeast starter - is this an issue?

    Ok guys... After reading an article in one of the latest mags, can't remember if it was Zymurgy or BYO they talked about making a beer ready to drink in a hurry. So with the impeding visit of my in-laws (both big on homebrew) I decided to get one rolling this weekend. one of the steps says...
  6. BrewSpook

    Once again the brewfern kriek rears its head

    I got a Brewferm Kriek kit as part of a birthday present... Its dated 2009 Looking for some ideas on what to do with it. Most of the posts I searched for here were started but never gave results on how the kit ended up. Anyone have input on how it is or suggestions on what to do with it...
  7. BrewSpook

    Resistive properties of wort?

    As a 30 year old electrical engineering student, I am afforded several things above my 19-20 year old counter parts that force me to ask some serious questions... The latest being - does beer have a resistive property? My thought being that as the sugar is used during fermentation the...
  8. BrewSpook

    Wholesale beer prices

    Does anyone know if there is a price difference between the price charged for me to buy a keg of beer and the price a place would charge a bar or restaurant to buy a keg of the same beer? I was just curious because it seems like a brewery wouldn't make very much at all selling kegs after you...
  9. BrewSpook

    Water filter deal

    Just wanted to pass along a deal I got on a water filter. I got a 10 inch filter housing and they included a 1 micron filter. All shipped for a total of $20.50...
  10. BrewSpook

    Central Virginia 5 gal. Barrel Group Buy

    Wondering if anyone out there would have interest in doing a group buy for some new barrels. I can get 5.2gallon (20L) barrels for $115 including shipping to Richmond, VA, but I need to order at least 6 of them. If anyone is interested let me know and I will set it up.
  11. BrewSpook

    Blonde

    This is an easy blonde that everyone really enjoys. Very easy to brew and comes out nice and clean. Good for SWMBO and BMC drinkers. 9 lbs 2 row .5lb Carapils 1oz Perle 60 min .5 Willamette 10 min 1 pkg S-05 I let this one sit in primary for 3 weeks then rack to keg, force carb to...
  12. BrewSpook

    Roasted Pecan American Brown

    Here is the final recipe I used... 7 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 6.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 6.1 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0...
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    Experiment idea... No boil AG beer???

    Ok, so I have been lacking in brewing lately due to my crazy school schedule. one of my classes is a technical research course where I am doing a paper on "green" proprietary technology in brewing and its ability to increase profits for breweries. So I have been reading alot of energy waste in...
  14. BrewSpook

    Pecan Porter

    I have been working on a recipe for a Lazy Magnolia type pecan brown/porter. Looking for input if anyone has any suggestions. This will be the replacement for a holiday/pumpkin ale, as the last two have not been as wonderful as I thought they would be. Est. OG (1.062) Est. FG (1.014)...
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    Need graphic help

    I am talented at many things, graphics not being one of them. I am trying to find a way to merge ideas from the following pictures of my backyard, but I have no idea how to create them in a graphics program and blend them together. My idea was to have the gate with the pillars on each side...
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    Need help with recipe

    So here is what I was thinking for my first batch of mead. I recently got a bunch of honey from my in laws who own a bunch of hives in northern michigan. Since we will be there for new Years this year I want to make something with it that we can take to celebrate the new year with. After...
  17. BrewSpook

    What to do with an ice tea jug full of honey?

    A recent trip to the in-laws scored me a 1 gallon sun-tea glass jug filled with honey from their hives. I haven't weighed it, but FIL says a gallon of honey should be about 12lbs. Several things crossed my mind such as mead, but i would rather not tie up my carboys for an extended period. If...
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    My Ginger Ale - HOTTT!

    I have been introduced to Blenheim's ginger ale and I love the burn, especially with a good bourbon mixed in. Bad part is it is really hard to get here, and almost impossible off of the East coast. So I went in search of a recipe to match and this turned out damn good. For a 2L batch 1 lime...
  19. BrewSpook

    Another RIMs in a box

    Well folks, it was a good day for the South Addison Brewing Company. I finally completed my RIMs tolbox set up and as soon as I put the last of the tools away the doorbell rang and my new 10g kettle from Jaybird showed up. I haven't gotten $#!^ done around the house today :) For your...
  20. BrewSpook

    REX C700 PID question

    Looking for anyone with this PID to help me out. I have it wired up, no problems. It comes on and reads ambient temps (haven' check accuracy yet though) My issue comes with going through the menu to set up the thermocouple type, degree type, etc... The manual I downloaded says to push and...
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