lets see your full Fermenters

Supposed to be a blonde...was my first AG so we'll see.

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Dmanshane said:

ever hear of a blow off assembly?

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Ever hear of reading the post you're quoting? :cross:

In 7-ish years of brewing, I've only run into 2 batches that fermented violently enough to warrant a blow-off hose. Until that amber rye, the last occurrence was 6 years ago. Every other batch's krausen had stayed safely confined to the head space of my 6 Gal. carboy.

On the amber rye I either got lazy or decided the blow-off didn't seem necessary based on the majority of past experience, and ended up with a little mess. I played the odds and lost, but the beer turned out alright, so I don't really care. Lesson learned though.

23gal apfelwein. Seriously the easiest batch if booze I've ever made.

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So busy with the holidays that I decided to brew up some extract batches. Much quicker then my typical AG brew days and was quite fun.

Left to right: Black IPA AG, Simcoe Smash, Hopburst pale ale and a test blond ale with golden extract(was curious if I could taste a difference between this and my AG beers)

I try to have at least 5 carboys full at any given time....sometimes many more if I have sours or Brett beers aging. Plus I always have an Ale Pail full of some sort of cider at all times. I literally empty it and fill it in the same day. SUPER easy to make and very tasty as a pallet cleanser or as a treat for SWMBO

Co3c on left, brewers best American light extract on right, this is the most I've had fermenting at one time and I have grain for a batch of raging red IRA I hope to brew tomorrow

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need to install some leg extensions still.

AG - morebeer's seven deadly Cs.

7.5+% @ 1 week when I replaced blowoff w airlock. Have a perfect little soft cooler bag that fits on the bottom. Makes it easier to slide around.

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12 days grains to glass, widmer hefe clone

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Stout Porter.

CB_in_Tokyo said:

Stout Porter.

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What are those valves on the top???

cmoewes said:

What are those valves on the top???

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Dry Airlocks.

Please don't tell my wife, all she knows is these are top secret government projects I'm working on...

JDWebb said:

Please don't tell my wife, all she knows is these are top secret government projects I'm working on...

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what she don't know wont hurt her! haha!

JDWebb said:

Please don't tell my wife, all she knows is these are top secret government projects I'm working on...

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Whats in them them?

Browningbuck said:

need to install some leg extensions still.

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Dude, loving the see thru effect, and the disco lighting is boss.

rowan57 said:

Whats in them them?

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Science projects...LOL
Rear from left to right: Cyser, JAOM, Hard Cider
Front from left to right: Hard cider, Hard Cider, Orange Blueberry Mead

JDWebb said:

Science projects...LOL
Rear from left to right: Cyser, JAOM, Hard Cider
Front from left to right: Hard cider, Hard Cider, Orange Blueberry Mead

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Awesome

philipmeese said:

Dude, loving the see thru effect, and the disco lighting is boss.

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That one is about to become the keg conditioning fridge. The lights are actually white the phone is just mis coloring the light.

The new ferm fridge is a gdm10pt (found three locally for $200 total!) (currently not full but will be sat )

Temp controlled cooler with stout conical is the way to go

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It only does stouts?

5 gals of Kiltlifter clone and 2.5 gallons of Methaweizen (because of what it looks like, not what's in it)

Wolfbayte said:

It only does stouts?

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not sure if you're serious or not, but i'll play it safe and say you are

Stout is a company based out of portland oregon that makes small homebrew equipment all the wayup to larger brewery equipment.

http://conical-fermenter.com/

Rivenin said:

not sure if you're serious or not, but i'll play it safe and say you are

Stout is a company based out of portland oregon that makes small homebrew equipment all the wayup to larger brewery equipment.

http://conical-fermenter.com/

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I wasn't serious, but thanks. I hadn't heard about that brand. What I love about HBT is that I learn something new every day.

Prost!

I am so envious of the true coolers on this thread. I can find a good deal and I am looking for two GDM12s for 2 seven gallon Chronicals I just bought.

I have them in a chest freezer with the top off and a blanket on top. Looks really Ghetto.

Feurhund said:

I am so envious of the true coolers on this thread. I can find a good deal and I am looking for two GDM12s for 2 seven gallon Chronicals I just bought.

I have them in a chest freezer with the top off and a blanket on top. Looks really Ghetto.

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I'd scour CL for deals. I got a good deal on my single door from a dude selling off some restaurant equipment.

Doing that now.

It is just painful to see the $200 units on ebay all over California.

if your an adventurous DIY person you can use a chest freezer, turn it on end and build a stand, you can also remount the compressor but you need refrigeration equipment

I thought it wouldn't work, even if you reposition the compressor so it is upright.

What Refridgeration equipment are you referring to?

you need to cut the compressor tube, re-solder new extensions on then recharge the whole system with Freon, not as easy as it sounds but can be done

Feurhund said:

Doing that now.

It is just painful to see the $200 units on ebay all over California.

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Run a google search for restaurant equipment stores. Every major city has a few. Usually they are loaded with used units big, medium or small. They can be pricey even still, but you can haggle on the price most places. What city are you in?

Newburyport. We have one in Peabody and the guy was really snarky saying he wouldn't sell one for less than $800-$1000. It is actually an auction center too and I am watching it for any that come up.

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/app/4858356807.html

$500. Perfect.

Thank you for looking. I saw those too, but I'm looking for 2 GDM 12s and those are 26s.

I want to have two separate controlled chambers and those wouldn't fit.

NorthWest Red & a 3 gallon batch of Nut Brown Ale.......

Cheers!

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Has anyone gone this small before?

JDWebb said:

Has anyone gone this small before?

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Only when I end with 7 gallons, 6 in the Primary and the remainder in the gallon jug, ussually dryhop or add some spices,

Thats my suitcase version...LOL

Here's mine Skeeter pee, Concord grape wine, White grape raspberry wine, Mississippi river water and a graf that I have going.....