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I've always hated how unused ball lock lines end up sitting on the floor of the kegerator, especially when I had a keezer with moisture issues. I'm putting together a new kegerator and realized I had a lot of random spare parts that might work. A little fettling, and I got these: Attach a...

I had the same problem back in February. My keezer died in the same way, and I found that the dimensions of the coffin top for my 11 year old ~7 cu. ft did not match any of the currently available models. I ended up stripping out all of the useful parts and getting a used 18 cu. ft refrigerator...

35mm training round from an A-10 Warthog. Never got a photo of it on the tap though.

I use the 6 gallon round winpaks. Been using them for 3 years now with no issues. They definitely suck in when they cool, but bounce back with a little hot water and cleaning. I pour them into a Speidel when I'm ready to ferment, but have let them sit for upwards of 2 months before fermenting...

Thank you for the in-depth response. You are right, I was just popping off a gut-reaction post. I've played around quite a bit with microcontrollers, and that is where my BS detector was going crazy. I find it hard to believe that they've patented the ability to turn a window AC system on and...

wow, you know it's not patent infringement if you're not selling right? That is a SLAPP case

Wait,I never saw how much liquid you were trying to boil. You said your pot is 70 quart? How full was it?

YeaH, I got a 2kW 120V heater for my HLT, and figured I'd give it a shot in the boil because I wanted to save on propane. TL;DR, I had to dump a 10 gallon batch of imperial red IPA because the element scorched so badly that the whole batch tasted like an ashtray. I no use a 1675W 120V ULWD...

I couldn't stomach the prices on mcmaster, so I went searching on Amazon. Turns out there are tons of options for stainless steel rod on Amazon that are cheap and ship with Prime. I got 200mm x 3mm stainless rods for ~$6, and drilled a hole in my barrel with a #33 drill bit from my index. A...

Regardless of the pink stains, the grey stringy mold is enough for me to replace the bucket and gear. The gear is cheap compared to a batch of decent beer, and better to chalk it up as a learning mistake.

Try searching for session IPAs. I really enjoy Firestone Walker Easy Jack, which is somewhere around 3.5%. There is a thread here somewhere where a clone attempt has been made. Congrats on your achievement, I'm on a similar journey which I started right after making an 8-wire iStout clone...

Meh, if it's $60 for one of these plastic sankeys, and ~$90 for a stainless 5 gallon sankey, I think I'll spend the extra thirty bucks. Not because of safety concerns, but because I know the steel will long outlast the plastic. How many brews a year do you think your standard keg will see - and...

For myself the DIY aspect can mean quite a lot. I have a decent background in electronics, microcontrollers, and mechanical engineering. I've built my own pump box, stir plate, fermentation chamber, coffin-lid keezer, and a small kegerator. Given the $/hour I make at work most of my projects...

I'd put a splitter on the CO2 line so You can have two gas connections for your kegs- one for the one currently in tap and one on the keg that is still carbonating. This way you don't have to switch back and forth, and there is no detriment to what you are currently drinking!

Update: The website says the keggles have a 12" opening. Yeah, um, 12 +5/8" isn't 12". Glad I didn't buy a pot lid for this sucker yet because it would just fall through... Other than that the finish on the hole is nice, and the couplers are actually welded from the inside! Leak check and...

Update: I've now purchased quite a few items from these guys, mostly thermometers, cam lock quick disconnects, and assorted keg deals and I've usually been very impressed with their shipping and service. I ordered one of their welded keggles about a month ago and should be receiving it tomorrow...

The ball lock kegs I've been seeing at my LHBS are fatter and shorter than my cornies, so I don't know if they are all the same anymore?? I've found a 3 inch clearance above the keg works great for my fittings. Check the length of your shanks and fittings to see how far they will protrude into...

I thought about a sight glass for my boil kettle, but ended up just getting a long aluminum extrusion and used a dremel to mark off every gallon put into the kettle. Now I just dip my "truth stick" into the kettle every time I want to know how much liquid is in there. Cost about a buck for a 4"...

Well the fermenter only costs about $5 to run for a month, so yes I'll take an order of magnitude in savings! How much do most people pay to heat/cool their houses anyway? My apartment is about $50 a month to heat in the winter, and I cannot cool the whole place during the summer using my one...