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Very cool. Thanks. I also thought it was a tongue depressor, like you see at the doc's office, only beer flavored. Obviously that is not the case, nor would it ever be.

A buddy at work like to collect antique things. Recently he showed up with these to show off since he knows I'm into brewing but neither one of us has any clue what they are. Anyone have any ideas? My guess is they are for display on the store shelves; possibly on the front edge of the shelve...

I can't say that I had a favorable experience with FastRack. It wasn't terrible but it was far from great. Here's what happened: After searching out alternatives to the bottle trees, I came across FastRacks and thought they were awesome. I placed an order for two racks and the drying tray...

I agree. OG is great and Tony is very helpful. The prices are mostly the same as online and you pay no shipping. I ordered a 15g Boilermaker and Tony had it in the shop in about 4 days and didn't charge me for any shipping yet I still payed the same price as anywhere else. As you mentioned, he...

I just smacked my Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale and am now planning for the starter later this afternoon. I'm brewing the Belgian Strong Golden Ale from NB. Typically, I use Beersmith 2 but have been digging around as I sometimes question Beersmith's numbers. Can you guys have a look at the...

+5 Dead Ringer IPA +5 Irish Red ------------------------ 16624.75

So is steel wool enough to take care of the rust? Needless to say, I don't have a lot of experience removing rust from iron. I'm thinking at this point, I give it a good scrub with some kosher salt and follow it up with some elbow grease and steel wool. After thinking about the PBW method...

Thanks for the research. I've read a few people use kosher salt but I'm thinking I will need much more than that. I'm going to go the PBW route and some good ol' scrubbing with the steel wool. I'm feeling good about it and will let you know how it goes.

Yeah, your probably right. I'll just have to crack a beer open and get to work. I'll be stopping by to pick up some steel wool tomorrow. For whatever reason, I just wanted all the grime to just fall off like it does in a dirty carboy.

Has anyone use PBW to clean seasoned cast iron? I pulled out my seasoned iron grills from the grill today to find that they has rusted over the winter. Yeah, I know, I shouldn't have left them out in the first place; but here I am. PBW is such a fantastic cleaner, I am thinking of filling...

An old buddy of mine had a pot belly pig. During and after a good night of partying, the thing would go around knocking over bottles and cans and drinking the sloshy leftovers. He was unstoppable party machine.

This: http://howtobrew.com/ Though you should really buy the book. Support the man and it's better anyways. And this: beer-and-wine-triple-scale-hydrometer

Put it in a big bowl or pot of ice water. Think, cooler after the ice has melted down a bit and you have that nice mix of ice and water. I can't think of any other simple way to cool a beer down quicker.

I am looking into either using the heat tape found here: http://www.reptilebasics.com/heat-tape or the light bulb in a paint can method in order to warm my fermentation chamber. The paint can idea is cheap but something tells me it is a little unsafe. I love beer but don't want to burn the...

Thanks raouliii for checking it out. I've made the edits and uploaded a new image.