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Looks like they're still not done judging in Nashville. From the hosting club's FB page: FINAL NHC JUDGING SESSION!!!! I need any and all available judges (or newbies who want to judge or learn to judge) on Tuesday 4/8/14 @ Rebel 6pm. Also need a couple stewards as well. If u can make it out...

The hosting club in Nashville posted on their FB page that they were still trying to rally judges to finish up the last couple categories on Wednesday night.

It's not a "leak" when it was plainly stated on the AHA web site that results from each site will go out as they're verified. It's even in bold on the page: "Results from individual judging centers will be posted as results are verified. Anticipate results being posted the week following the...

I'm not a shotgunner, but I hear people stating they're fine with a limit of six beers because they should be able to pick their best six to send in. I don't doubt that you or I or any other good brewer really can tell his or her 40+ point beers from their 20 point beers. Problem is, the...

I agree that it adds significant overhead, but currently the AHA membership and interest in participation in its premier event has grown far larger than the governing body and employees can handle. The AHA, itself, needs to grow to meet the demand being placed upon it. In the past I have read...

I agree with Cadilla Candy - The NHC shouldn't be a competition for anyone and everyone. It's become the de-facto national championship of homebrewing. Winning there should mean something. Like all major competitions in anything, one should have to qualify to enter. It should be...

I contacted Brewers Hardware again to ask what size the orifice they sell for low pressure LPG is. Darrin replied that it's .083" - which is bigger than the too-big 5/64 hole I drilled. Based on this, it sounds like it won't work on a Blichmann burner, despite it looking so much like a BG14...

If you want to automate your process using a furnace valve, (E.g., a Honeywell VR8200), you must step your propane pressure down to 11" Water Column (roughly 0.5psi) for the valve to function properly. If you do so, you need to change the burner's orifice to a larger size to get the same amount...

Nightbrew, what size did you end up going with to run your Blichmann burner on low pressure LPG? I tried the NG orifice from Blichmann, but it's much too big. I filled it with solder and tried .063 (1/16") and 0.078 (5/64"). The former is too small, the latter too big. Are you using...

I filled the NG orifice with solder and drilled it out to test a couple different sizes. I found that 1/16" (0.0625") gives a clean blue flame, but too small. Damper only needed to be open 1/3 of the way to get a clean flame. So I tried the next size bit I had - 5/64" (0.078") - and found...

I got my honeywell valve hooked up and functioning today, which means I got to test the Blichmann burner on low pressure propane. Tried both orifices. Confirmed the NG one from Blichmann does not work. I get all yellow flame, regardless of air damper setting or needle valve. I get blue flame...

I'm building a brew stand around Blichmann floor burners. One of them will be automated using the typical parts - auber PID, RTD, Honeywell standing pilot valve, RV LP regulator, etc. Where can I get the correct orifice to run low pressure propane through the Blichmann burner? I contacted...

Great job, Cadilla Candy!

It will work, but you should add a cheap check valve between each keg and the tee it attaches to. This way no beer could possibly move from one keg into another or back to your regulator. Without them, if you pull the relief valve on one of the kegs, it will vacuum headspace & possibly beer...

It's not at-a-glance, but you don't have to pull the kegs out to weigh them this way: Use a fish scale. Mark the tare weight of each keg on the keg. When you want to weigh a keg, hook the fish scale onto the keg handle and lift it up 1". Beer weighs roughly the same as water: 8lbs per gallon...

I don't know of any local suppliers of hops. I bought mine from freshops and was very happy with the purchase. Rhizomes are typically shipped in the March-April time frame to ensure they're healthy and ready to plant when they get to you. You could probably buy them now and give them as an...

Beautiful build. Inspiring. PS> Chicken.

You can make it as simple or complicated as you want. For instance, EdWort takes the simple route. He lets a light bulb dangle in the chamber - always on - and let's the freezer cycle to keep it cool when necessary. I, on the other hand, went a little more complicated. I use a two-stage temp...

On mine, clockwise (tighten) raises the temperature, counter-clockwise (loosen) lowers the temperature. Seems backwards, but that's how it is.

I was excited to find this thread a week or so ago as I'm currently building a keezer from the Frigidaire FFC0723GB. For the past week I have been trying to set the thermostat but I can't seem to get it right. The temperature swings too wildly. I have a digital thermometer's probe sitting in...