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Great idea! I think the screws will distract the eye away from the uninteresting sides of the little chalkboard. I will see what's available in chrome, stainless, and maybe an antiqued copper. Overall, I think chrome will go the best with the tower and faucet though.

Well, it doesn't appear that this was a very interesting thread. But anyway, for the sake of completeness, the single decoction mash was totally worth it. This wheat beer is the best I've ever had in the United States! O.G. was 1.049. F.G. was 1.012 for an estimated % ABV of 4.9 %. I...

Hi, I recently upgraded my kegerator by lifting the tower 1.5" so that the faucet will allow pouring into a proper 0.5 L hefeweizen glass. The "lift" is just two pieces of 0.75" thick poplar, glued together, sanded, and rounded over, with some Cabot red mahogany oil based stain and...

Nylon melts at approx. 220-250 deg. C., depending on the specific grade/type.

HI, Sorry to hear about your CO2 leak; I am going through the same thing. I wanted to pass on this thread to you to at least make you think about this. It may or may not be your problem. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=692000 It's pretty easy to take your gas in...

McMaster Carr sells a 14 mm O.D., 11 mm I.D., 1.5 mm thick silicone o-ring. part number 5233T37 $9.75 for a pack of 50. However, I'm not sure that the original o-rings/gaskets are sized appropriately. For the part from CM Becker that I am concerned with, the male threaded part has an...

I was doing some maintenance on my kegerator today, and observed something that I wanted to pass along (it's free). If you've ever wondered how much beer was left in a keg, but you didn't want to open the lid (depressurize and/or contaminate), and you don't want to have to weigh the keg empty...

I'm currently taking care of some issues that caused me to lose most of a new 5 lb tank of CO2. One issue I found was compression damaged flat o-rings inside my ball lock gas in connectors. Once I unscrewed the back to remove the spring valve, there is a flat o-ring around the plastic threaded...

I have a serious issue with my kegerator: I have the absolute best batch of homebrew I've ever made (an AG Altbier; my 4th AG batch) in a keg, and I just refilled my 5 lb CO2 bottle right before that keg, and now I'm already in the red zone on my high side regulator!! I've got a slow leak, and...

I spent my Sunday afternoon (from 1 pm until 9 pm) brewing an all grain single decoction hefeweizen. Having recently acquired Eric Warner's book "German Wheat Beer" (#7 in the classic beer style series) and being on the verge of a solar meltdown here in Jacksonville, FL, I figured it was time...

When I exchange an empty cylinder at Lowe's (Blue Rhino brand tanks), it says the net fill is 17.3 lbs. Are those of us that exchange our tanks getting ripped off?

More than a few of you have asked, so here is the recipe: 7.5 lb Weyermann Pilsner malt 0.75 lb wheat malt 1.25 oz German Perle pellets, bittering (6.4 % AAU) 1.0 oz German Spalt pellets, flavor/aroma WLP-029 Koelsch yeast from 0.7 L starter (stir plate method) softened tap water (I have...

my last message ended up posting twice b/c my internet was messed up.

I am looking into purchasing a bulk order (22 lbs) of polyclar brewbrite from ISP. If this isn't cost prohibitive, or illegal, I could potentially be the commercial source. If I do this, would anyone be interested in getting some from me? If so, what quantity would you want and how much would...

Just to sum up this thread, here is a picture of the end result: a true to style Koelsch at 4.6% ABV, with a characteristic dry mouthfeel, and Spalt aroma and flavor. All in all, it's the most delicious batch of homebrew I've made to date, and look at the clarity...