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Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've been here, been busy with house projects. So I see there's a lot more options for canning that there weren't a couple of years ago. I want to try it out, but I don't want to jump lay out several hundred dollars for a seamer. I see a couple hand...

I have for sale a vintage Coleman cooler (1980) turned jockey Box. Includes 2 Perlick stainless faucets with stainless shanks, 2 circuit cold plate and all the fittings to connect to ball lock kegs. I bought these faucets/shanks for soda, but they don't seem to have any lingering root beer...

So I bought a house about a year ago and one of the selling points was that the family room in the basement had a weird setup which just sort of naturally separates the room into two. It didn't really make sense for a normal family room and the surround sound wiring was sideways from how I would...

I have recently come into possession of a 1980 Steel Belted Coleman Cooler that I would like to use for a jockey box at some point. My concern is that the inside of the lid is cracked and the insulation has started to swell or sag, making it so the lid is difficult to close. (I'll get some...

EDIT: Chest Style Bottle Vendor has been claimed. Thanks everyone Also up for grabs are a few tap handles that I made that I don't know if I'll ever use. Price: I don't know, $5 for each? I'm open to suggestions. I might ship these, but probably will not make more, I'm not looking to become...

Are there any homebrewers in the area that are willing to help me get the word out? So I've been scheduled for a book signing at the Barnes & Noble at Bucknell (400 Market St. in Lewisburg), but I really have no contacts in the area, so I'm not really sure how to get the word out. I'm not...

I bought some used standard faucets that I sold the old tap handles, and I've been looking for something unique. I found some port wine bottles that I added threaded inserts to with resin, and now that I have them together, I'm wondering if they're too heavy. (Two I added the inserts in the...

It's probably been a while since I contributed an actual recipe, so here's a little something for you folks who don't often make it over to my blog. This grape lime rickey recipe is also posted there with a lovely photo. (I originally posted the photo here, too. But it was huge, so I'll have...

As a member of IFT, I occasionally have things come across my desk that are brewing related. Wiley sent me a brochure on this year's Food Science & Technology offerings from them which included this beast: Encyclopedia of Brewing, Chris Boulton The price tag is on par with most...

So now that I have time to get back to my vintage fridge that I bricked, I have some confidence that I can patch the pinhole with some aluminum solder, but before I do that I want to be sure that my compressor is serviceable. Does anyone have any experience or advice for this? Here is my...

So since I finished replacing the insulation and wiring on my 1940-something GE fridge, it has slowly gotten warmer and the evaporator has less and less frost on it with a greasy residue as well. I started poking around with a black light and found the source of the oil, and then confirmed with...

So I scored a vintage (I believe 1949) 10cf fridge off of craigslist. I can fit 3 cornies on the floor, and could likely stagger another 2 if I could find another 1/2" of space. I was cleaning it up last night and found nasty blackness in the door insulation(hopefully I didn't just...

So I'm fairly new to the fermentation side of sodamaking, and I've had some questions on how much alcohol is really created. I bought a hydrometer to get the hang of things and used Andrew Schloss's honey fermented soda recipe which is basically 3 cups of honey in a gallon of water to start...

Lately I've been really wondering about the alcohol content of a fermented soda. Then I realized that since the process is essentially skipping primary fermentation and going straight to carbonating with yeast in a bottle, the question would be applicable to general beer brewing as well. It...

I received this notice for a Brewing and Malting 101 Webinar in my inbox today. Being in the food industry, I get these from time to time, but I've never seen one yet that's been beer related. I'm not sure if it's anything more than what you'll find in a homebrew book from the library, but...

I'm looking for some advice on whether anyone here thinks these taps will clean up and be useable. http://www.ebay.com/itm/150989100354?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 I've only dealt with picnic taps, so I'm new to the faucets. Any thoughts on if these are a good deal?

I have a keg that only holds pressure up to about 15psi. I want to hit it with at least 30-35 because I'm force carbing soda. The PRV is the older style firestone valve with the lever, and that's where it leaks above 15psi. I'd like to find a solution for as cheaply as possible. I figure...

So I scored a free 3.6 cu ft refrigerator (model # SFR03BAPAWW if anyone cares) that my neighbors were disposing of. I was really stoked because this model didn't have a freezer tray, so no risky bending to make a kegerator! They said that it works fine but was freezing some of their stuff...

I'm working on a project involving an ale mustard, but I can't seem to get my hands on some rather than ordering online. While I'm waiting on that, can anyone here offer any insight as to how much ale flavor comes through in an ale mustard? I see Sierra Nevada has some that they sell. Has...

I pulled the last glass from a keg of ginger ale today and came up with some small bits of what appears to be black shredded rubber. I'm guessing it came from the handle portion. I've noticed the rubber chime shred slightly as I'm tightening or loosening the posts, but for the life of me, I...