Recent content by dutchcanuck

St. Catharines, Ontario here. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only brewer in Niagara!

Check out http://areyouansob.com/ The Southern Ontario Brewers are a friendly lot and a really good source of information as well. Ken

Lennie, It prime without issue. I even had it pumping the oxyclean solution through my therminator which was level with the boil kettle. The thing that I like most about this pump is how quite it is.

I connected it directly to the kettlevalve and pumped a boiling oxyclean solution for 20 minutes through it and it ran no problem. I'll actually be brewing with it this weekend and I will post my results via YouTube.

I have actually ordered one of these today. I plan on filming my first brew day and sharing it with you guys. That way you'll have a really good idea how it will work in a home brewery environment.

So I should be quite pleased with my 2 pounds then?

Revvy, I'm following in your footsteps and I currently have a bock 'lagering' in my shed. I have it wrapped in a sleeping bag in order to prevent it from freezing. I plan on kegging it this spring and I have you to thank for inspiring me to do this. Cheers, Ken

I ordered 15 stir plates for myself and my homebrew club and I can say personally it operates as advertised. I would recommend Dan's stir plates to anyone. Cheers, Ken

Welcome and yet another SOB member here as well. I would have to agree with pcollines that the SOBS are great for local issues and questions. Cheers.

looking forward to seeing the results as well.

I just want to thank you guys for listening to my diatribe and providing some feedback. The water was seems to be back up from the rain we had, it doesn't smell like sewage at all. But yes, if there is any mold or mildew I can see upon visual inspection I'm going to throw the entire bag out...

I picked up a Therminator two weeks ago and I cannot sing its praises henough. I actually have to restrict the flow of water because the Therminator will cool my wort to 58* as its gravity fed to my fermentor. I love it. I know its expensive, but I like knowing that what I have will work...

So.... Water backed up into my basement as a result of some heavy rains we've been experiencing over the past 48 hours and the area where I store all my brewing ingredients and equipment was not spared. :( So my question is this, how water proof are Weyermann's bags? I had unopened sacks...

And being a teaching assistant at the local university it is typically quite evident that someone has written their paper the day before its due. It's enough to drive you to drink ;) Thankfully I have a fridge full of beer to get me through stack of papers.

Welcome Rubes, Might I also suggest you check out the Are You An SOB? • Index page The Southern Ontario Brewers are a local online homebrew club of sorts. We've organized local events with the most recent being the Learn 2 Brew Day at the Amsterdam brewery. If you have any questions...