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Hello all! I am a little late with this thread this year but better late than never! This is the place to root for your team and wish for the best and talk smack if you want. I am hoping for the Lightning to win 3 back to back Cups (like my Islanders when I was a kid in New York) but that is...

Hello everyone. So I have a 14 gallon Blichmann tri clover Fermenator that I have had for many years and it still serves me well to this day. It was a very nice upgrade from glass carboys at the time, However, it's time to upgrade and add another fermentor to my brewery. Fermentors have come a...

It was great to see him come back after so long. Everyone deserves a second chance in life! Let me know what you think! John

It's that time of year again! Just want to wish my team well and say "Let's Go Lightning!" They are not off to a good start but I am totally behind them! Feel free here to talk up your favorite team and wish them well! It's going to be another great run for the cup this year! John

Just want to wish my team well and say "Let's Go Lightning!" They are up two goals to zip after the first period and off to a good start. Feel free here to talk up your favorite team and wish them well! It's going to be a great run to the cup this year! John

So last November my youngest son got married. The reception was at a really nice building on the beach. The huge outside covered porch facing the water was where the bar and drinks were served. My son and daughter-in-law wanted me to make an English Brown Ale to be served at the wedding. My son...

So I just saw these new tap handles and they look like a very cool new product to dress up the kegerator and bar. They are a little pricey though..... See what you think http://www.love2brew.com/TV-Tap-LCD-Tap-Handles-p/dis025.htm John

Hello all, so I did a little search but did not find anyone posting about this issue so I thought I'd ask. I like using PBW to clean my fermentors, kegs, and brewing equipment. I don't want beer stone to build up on my stuff. I then sanitize with Star San or Saniclean if using a pump, and all is...

Ok this is only my second cider that I have made. The first one I made I racked into a secondary fermenter after primary fermentation was over. This time I used Safale S04 yeast and it's been a month and it's incredibly clear already. I thought I'd cold crash it for a few days and then rack to a...

So I have this control box that I was making for my "Brutus" direct fired mash build. Along the way I decided to go electric and make a "Kal Clone" with my Sabco kegs. So since I am electronically challenged I decided to buy a completely assembled control box from Kal. So now I do not have a...

Hello everyone, so I have a tri clover blow off assembly on my 14.5 gallon fermenator. I really would like to be able to use Co2 to transfer beer into my kegs, or even to give it a shot of Co2 to blanket the top when I open the keg type latch door, when I dry hop. So I saw this cool fitting but...

Hello all, I am new to hard cider so I made a kit from Northern Brewer back in September. I made a small one gallon batch of "Grimhilde Crooked Apple" hard cider. I had a small 2 1/2 gallon keg laying around (I keg my beer in 5 gallon kegs) and so I kegged the batch in that and cold crashed it...

Hello all, I am new to hard cider so I made a kit from Northern Brewer back in September. I made a small one gallon batch of "Grimhilde Crooked Apple" hard cider. I had a small 2 1/2 gallon keg laying around (I keg my beer in 5 gallon kegs) and so I kegged the batch in that and cold crashed it...

Just got an e-mail from Austin Homebrew. They are introducing "Anvil Brewing Equipment" and they said it is inspired by Palmer and built by Blichmann. Interesting line of brew kettles, with unique dip tubes that are for npt fittings but look more like the ones on Blichmann kettles. Here is the...

I just made my first batch of cider. I bought a small one gallon "Crooked Apple" cider kit from Northern Brewer to try it out and see how it turns out. I have a 2 1/2 gallon keg that I used to use for homemade root beer. I changed out the O-rings on the keg, to get rid of the soda taste before I...

I searched and I could not find the answer so I thought I'd ask you all. I know that you can use the Chugger stainless inline heads on March 809/815 pumps with no problem. I also read (might not have been accurate) that the stainless Chugger center inlet head will fit, but does not work with a...

Hello all, I used this Loctite 55 sealing cord recently on some of my threaded valves and posted it in my build thread. I also used it on some of the npt to female tri clover fittings like on pump heads. This stuff is great. If you ever have a problem trying to get your ball valve handles to...

So I had this Brutus hybrid with a very elaborate control box that I fabricated and styled like Kal's on the Electric Brewery. I can fabricate and make things fairly well but I really am challenged when it comes to electronics. I can make plugs and cords and wire simple things like power in, and...

Ok, so I am getting ready to buy a grain mill. The three best I have seen offered are the JSP MaltMill, The Barley Crusher, and the Monster Mill. They all come highly recommended. Is one really better than the other, or is it like Coke or Pepsi, and and just a matter of personal preference. As...

Hello everyone, I just broke down and had some custom converted keg kettles made for me, with larger one inch tri-clamp fittings and returns on all the kettles welded on them, from Sabco. I did spend some coin, but it's a one time purchase that should last forever. My questions is do I need...