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Hi - so in the spirit of all that is homebrew goodness I'm sharing my keezer lid build. In all honesty I have no idea if this is going to work lol! I'm afraid the weight of the lid, although not crazy, might overwhelm the stock hinges. That said I've used poplar, foam insulation and FRP so it's...

So I moved to Colorado and never did I anticipate the idea of not being able to keep my fermenters warm enough! This is the first time I brewed here so I approached it like I did back in Virginia which in hindsight, I screwed up I should have kept the wort a little warmer when transferring to...

Hi, I'm used to using PAA for sanitizing so Star-Xene is a bit new to me. I know it requires activation to become an active sanitizer but I'm trying to confirm the process I intend to use is correct before I start brewing! From a lot of digging it seems like I need a miniscule amount of...

I'm looking to see if anyone out there has any experience working with centrifugal pumps or really any motors I suppose that use 120VAC single-phase. So the deal is I have a 1HP pump (many have probably seen them - example TECHTONGDA 110V Food Grade Centrifugal Pump Sanitary Beverage Pump 3 Ton...

Hi - so I moved from sea level to 7000 ft and I'm just in the process of getting my rig up and running again. I have two automated low pressure burners - ones a 10" and the other a 12" (LPCAST10 and LPCAST12 from Tejas.) The 10" burner the first thing I immediately noticed after firing up...

Hi - I've moved to Colorado from VA and have quickly learned everyone and their mother uses 5-star chemicals. 5-star doesn't offer PAA anymore though and it's really the only chemical I trust for sanitizing. Has anyone in this region found a brewery using or source of PAA? Thanks in advance.

Hi - so I built out a 10 cu ft chest freezer with a collar probably a good 7-8 years ago now. It was great but I had two things I hated about it: 1) Always have to work around the shanks/keg tubing and 2) Having to lift those damn kegs that much higher and I'm not getting any younger lol. So...

I'm ok with some basic electrical, which this probably is lol, but I still don't quite understand how to do it and I'm hoping maybe you can point me in the right direction. I am working on a new panel and for simplicity say I've got one PID that controls one element. I need to be able to via a...

Hi, So I have a Brewtroller box that by all measures has been fine but since it's no longer supported and I feel like it's a bit of a complicated solution for the relatively benign setup I have, I want to simplify things a bit. All I really need is to power a couple 24VAC gas solenoids, and a...

Hi, I've got a Grainfather system I want to use to experiement with some small batch stuff. I've already got a pretty beefy glycol chiller and manifold setup that I could easily use to supply the Grainfather fermenter jacket with glycol. However: what I don't quite grasp is how the temp...

I asked a question the other day about a couple specific chest freezers but it has me wondering because I'm seeing all kinds of conflicting information. It seems like a lot of previous generation keezers that were part of the spec thread and are now discontinued have been updated in such a way...

It's impossible to get either one of these right now but I'm building my garage around these while I wait. If you have either of these, I need a couple measurements: 1) Can you confirm the width? 2) I need to know the height of the lid when fully opened at roughly 24" from the rear of the chest...

Hi, It's been a lot time since I've shopped for a chest freezer to make into a keezer. Is there a good 4-6 ball lock and/or sanke sixtel sized keezer that is pretty readily available? I have a short-term reason that I need a chest freezer for storage but ultimately it'll become my keezer. Thank...

Hello - I'm going through a process now of trying to figure out how to convert my was propane rig to electric. After moving to Colorado my outdoor brewing ability it severely hampered by mother nature so electric would allow me to go indoors without need for ventilation or make-up air. That...

Hello, I recently moved from sea level to 7000ish feet and instead of dealing with mild winters and hot summers I'm dealing with cold and fairly long winters and milder summers. The setup I've been using was all propane based - I have a 30 gallon HLT, 45 gallon MT and BK. I have the MT and HLT...

30 gallon 304 stainless steel mash tun (from Brewers Hardware) with tri-clamp temperature port, outlet and return. Also includes false bottom with silicone o-ring for the pickup tube, a custom tri-clamp and calibrated site gauge, and lid. Well cared for (CIPed with caustic and acid or cleaned...

Hello, I have a simple control panel built for my hot water heater that uses a 240v auber PID controller and a 5500w stainless element. The circuit is 220 30-volt. It use properly rather cable between the receptacle and the panel, and panel to element. The main cable and element cable connect...

Out of pure curiosity: how many people here have the fortitude to run propane burners in the garage (with the door cracked)? I'm so tired of not being able to brew in the colder weather. But I'm deathly afraid of running propane indoors! Thanks in advance, JP

Duda Diesel B3-23A 30 Plate Heat Exchanger. It's been extremely well taken care of - using copper-inhibited hot caustic and phosphoric acid for cleaning after each use and PAA for sanitizing. All fittings are 1/2" mnpt. I may have adapters if needed. Selling because I had Dudadiesel fabricate a...

I hate thinking about dropping the coin for stainless ball lock connectors. But my plastic ones that live inside my keezer have been slowly failing. A few months ago I discovered a gas one failing after my CO2 tank kept draining. Today I discovered a liquid one failing after seeing half a keg of...