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    Still alive - just tackling a HUGE DIY

    One thing I would do with utilities is wire and plumb everything from the attic and basement and have all utilities running from the basement to the attic in one utility chase. I've had too many PITA moments getting at in wall routing.
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    Still alive - just tackling a HUGE DIY

    Good to know. I had a lot of down time a while back and now things have gotten busier. Its looking good (both what is built and the design.)
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    Still alive - just tackling a HUGE DIY

    Looking good. I would have loved to have been there just to learn. Oh well.
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    Is this stuff safe to use? Steriliser M from safechem

    I know nothing about it, and the info page does not seem to include the ingredients. However judging from this line in the description I would be inclined to believe that it is probably safe.
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    Is this rust?

    That is not quite true. Stainless can rust under certain circumstances. The resistance to rust is a thin "passivated" layer. Basically a layer of oxidized chromium. Things that will cause pin holes such as bleach, or some juices or scratch and scour away the surface layer will remove the rust...
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    Finned heat exchange tubing for a counterflow chiller?

    I see the same problem others have. If you have that inside another pipe with water flowing in the opposite direction of the fins, you will get poor results. The fins are oriented the wrong way for that use, the water will simply go around. If you build a more complex rig where the water entered...
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    How many gallons of Homebrew in 2012?

    Another brew today +5 Some sort of imperial belgian pumpkin ale 38,403.5
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    How many gallons of Homebrew in 2012?

    +5 oatmeal stout 38,398.5
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    Thanks, I'll look into it next time I am there, which seems to be about once a week these days.
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    Thanks, I might be able to source one of those. If it doesn't work I am not really out anything.
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    Thanks, that is what I feared. Its not worth it to me to buy a 150 dollar control board for a microwave to simply spin a motor. The board was the defective part of the only microwave as well. Now if I could scavenge a power supply off of a buddy with a electronic device or buy a item from some...
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    Thanks for the tip. I tried this route and didn't see anything labeled a "power supply", the link is http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-model/GE-Parts/Microwave-Parts/Model-JVM1650SH01/0432/0123370/G0312017/00001?blt=06&prst=&shdMod= There is also nothing resembling a power...
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    garage drain to yard?

    Look into dry well kits. It is basically the buried drum idea. My house has one for grey water. Though it has been disconnected for many applications, one bathroom (minus the toilet) is still on the grey well and it is not conveniently located for brewing.
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    Anyone know a source for 21VAC power supply?

    I had a microwave fail recently; I scavenged it for parts. There were a couple standard 115v fans that I have some thoughts for in brewing (the range exhaust fan and a fan that might be used to keep breaks down). The magnetron was salvaged in an attempt to be half of a DIY stick welder...
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    What NOT to Do With Spent Grains

    I fear the spring thaw. My tumble composter is full and will be placed on the garden come spring. Now compost is being stored in a trash can that freezes. I already have 2 brews in the the trash can, will probably have two more by the end of the month. The smell will be pretty bad when the can...
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    what size mash tun?

    This is a good starting point for sizing. I want to give on piece of advice. Buy bigger than initially calculated. I bought a decent cooler when I started. Then I went to an all electric pump driven rig, with the dead space in the pipes a little bit of wort is lost, add more grains. Then I...
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    Looking for example layouts of dedicated brewing spaces

    You're right, brewing is a hobby that often involves running plumbing and electrics, and code should be followed. That being said, there is often a way around code. For example he may be able to run a free standing (or even attached to the outside of the building) hose faucet. Then its just a...
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    i may be upset

    I have 4 fermenters full, just dropped a keg, and have a recipe in the printer tray waiting. 1 beer is in secondary and ready for that keg. 1 cider made over the weekend. 1 popcorn pilsner about done with primary. 1 beer with an OG of 1.17 still going, need secondary, and then into oak barrel...
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    Fringe!!!

    according to wiki syfy is "Owned by NBCUniversal (subsidiary of Comcast and General Electric)" That is why Eureka got canceled not because of ratings, but because of productions costs and profits to new parents.
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    Blackout caught on security footage!!

    Brian (I figure that is a generic enough name to prevent real life from merging with the forums), he worked filling interent orders and the like for a year or so (or however long it took to get profit sharing) before going back to school. Most of the stories involve code violations at the...
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