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So here's what I do for the winter. Everybody knows brewing in 15 degree weather sucks, and my hose for my chiller is frozen solid. I use the time to play with ingredients and make some fun test batches. I don't like using a 6 gallon better bottle on 2.5 gallons of beer, so I just use the...

I picked up this oil spill kit. It's a 25 gallon HDPE plastic tub with a threaded lid and water-tight gasket. The oil spill kit was just a bunch of individually packaged organic absorbent material and 100% cotton rags and stuff, so i'm not too worried about chemicals or anything. If you can...

Hi all. I'm a 27 year old living in Parma. I'm an armed guard and work for KeyBank. There has to be quite a few of us in Cleveland. I know about the SNOBS, but I'm looking for something not as formal as a traditional club with guest speakers and club dues. Would any like-minded people be...

I've searched the forums and internet and couldnt find any info on this. I'm looking for 50lb bags of Rahr 2 row. Most online retailers sell them for $35 + $20 shipping. Westlake JW Dover and Akron Grape and Granary doesn't even have it, but has Briess for $60 a bag. Does anybody have a...

Here it is, a Warlock stir plate. The switch and pot came right out of the guitar. 6v DC power cord. Apple iMAC fan. The black cover is a cut up DVD case. Enjoy!

A few months ago I posted this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/biab-stand-electric-winch-pump-353869/ about building a BIAB rig. This week I finished the project. I’ve also built a 15.5 gallon kettle, mini-fridge ferm chamber, Monster Mill rig, and 75 ft. 3/8” wort chiller to go with...

So, back in August I put up a post for some Dorner gear motors listed on E-Bay by First Choice Industrial Services. All I wanted is a motorized mill, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into. First, they sent me the wrong item. Once I wired it up and plugged it in I realized it was...

So I'll becoming back from Afghanistan soon and I've had a while to think about exactly what I wanted in a BIAB stand. I went with a BIAB recirculating setup (for the mash and IC whirlpool) and an electric winch attached to lift my BIAB basket. This is what I came up with: It just a quick...

There are some nice Dorner motors on ebay right now. They have both CW and reversible. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dorner-1-4-HP-AC-Motor-w-Dorner-90-degree-Gear-Box-10-1-Ratio-62MS411FR-/190686037925?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c65c607a5#ht_3151wt_1176 Description: Our Internal Stock...

Here's the initial drawings for my BIAB brew stand. It includes: Pully system for bag, collapsible for storage March Pump Motorized grain crushing station All-copper CFC (seen here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/show-us-your-diy-wort-chillers-176757/index3.html ) In-Line O2, also used...

I brewed my first BIAB yesterday. Recipe instructions stated: 11lbs grain mash @ 152 for 60 min 1lb/1.5qt (mash) 1lb/2qt (sparge) I BIABed it at: (5.5g final volume) + (1g boil off) + (1g grain absorbtion) = 7.5 mash volume 11lbs grain mash @ 152 for 60 min 1lb/2.72qt I ran...

I started looking into brewing beer because I thought I would save some money and always have beer available without going to the corner store. I did a lot of research and decided to skip the Mr. Beer kit and go for a "real" kit from Midwest. I figured if I'm gonna spend the money, I might as...

Well here it is....it took me long enough! Im not any sort of self-procalimed carpenter or anything, but i think i did ok. Any suggestions, ideas for improvements, or constructive critisicm is welcome. The bar itself cost around $500 to build, but some of that is new tools. Its all pine...

What are some reccomended shops in Cleveland? I live in Parma, near Brooklyn. I googled it and found 2 or 3 stores that are around 20-30 minutes from Parma, but nothing looked like they were large stores. Once I move to all grain I'd like to pick up crushed grain/hops locally.

The 2oz bottle says use 1oz per 6 gallons, Midwest website says use the full 2 oz. Any thoughts?

Here's my winter set-up: 30 gallon Rubbermaid bin from Walmart filled with water to wort level An old submersible and adjustable aquarium heater I had laying around BAM... A set and forget thermostat for your fermentor with no temp swings.