Recent content by brocko492

I believe the idea is to let the yeast grow in the trough under cover and then put a portion of the wort into the top vessel and get it going, like a really big starter, before pitching the remainder of the wort. The idea is not to encourage contamination, even today nothing is sterile, we are...

Yes an epic for sure...obviously there is a lot of out dated info there and more modern ways of doing things, but its fun to look at the old school methods too. Reality is the whole of the process of brewing ales is not all that much different than it was then.

Definately going to check out the BYO article and see what they recommend for sealing the joints. Like I say my brother is a stone mason so he probably has all the necessary fabrication tools. I did a bit of research into this and found a very old book on google called "Principles and Practice...

I came across some pieces of rather thin slate approx 1/2" thick that was cut into relatiely manageable size pieces 18" X 24", the price was right as my brother is a stone mason and can easilly cut smaller if needed. I was thinking of trying to make a slate fermenter out of it. My concept in...

I have a pretty standard keggle setup with 1/2 in diameter dip tube. Recently purchased a plate chiller which is the bomb but plugs up from pellet hops (which is damn near all you can get lately), anyone have good ideas for a strainer/ diverter. I would think a screen type deal would probably...

Duh, Now I really feel stupid!!! I took fluid mechanics in college so I should have realized this. I just had a street L coming off my ball valve, I bet I was a short nipple away!

Hi guys, just built a new two tier system and converted the kegs myself. I am a bit concerned because I filled them with water and opened the valves only to find that they don't drain all the way to the bottom of the pickup tubes. They drain below the bulkhad but still leave almost 2 gal of...