I second that. Hop spiders are amazing. First time I used mine... I dumped the hops outside the pvc straight into the pot on a serious brain fart. Much frustration resulted and a couple extra hours of brew day. Beer was still delicious though! Oh, and a big ass hose clamp is the secret to...
So this past haunaka swmbo bought me a gigantic double bastard... Good beer but a waste of 90$. Nonetheless, I was very gracious. I proceeded to drink it one fine Saturday afternoon over the inaugural brew at a new house(breaking in brew shed) (much happiness). I forgot about the enagaement...
I saw something kinda like that In BYO last month I believe, but the coil was in the mash rather than hlt. If your hlt is not temp controlled it seems like it would be hard not to overshoot unless you had a mixer in the mash or something. Best thing for herms is run your pump all the time and...
Well I moved down the street to a new house. New house has detached garage. After much work, garage has become mancave/homebrewery. The old brewstand survived and appears happy in it's new environment, although sadly neglected. I have not brewed since moving(had a lot going on fixing up house...
Looks like a good start. I am about to build a FRP lined wood exhaust hood myself. If I were you I would engineer a more permanent solution to the ductwork. those "on brew day" set-up steps tend to add up. It looks like you could elbow off the side and punch a hole above the window. Just a thought.
Any tips on where i can obtain the proper orifice and what size i should get for this particular application?
http://www.williamsbrewing.com/HURRICANE-NATURAL-GAS-CONVERSION-VALVE-P2214.aspx
I know it will be something like this but not sure if this one is the right one.