Recent content by jasonpetty

Good afternoon all, I have one of the good 'ol refractometers from eBay. It looks identical to the one SD-SLIM linked to above and came from Hong Kong if I recall correctly. I think I spent like $30 on it or something like that. Anyway, I'm having reliability issues with it. My OGs are coming...

Great looking product! Please include me in the contest! Thanks!

Ugh...missed the live boradcast. Thanks for sharing though, I will be sure to look for the archived discussion!

Thanks for the link DeafSmith. Good read. I had read about the need to specifically find a cooler made of HDPE as it was approved to withstand 170F+ temps requried to mash without leaching toxins. Great detailed report provided in that post you sent!

Hey all, I'm going to be building a mash tun from a 10 gallon cooler. I went shopping around for one and am finding some coolers, but none of them specifically call out that they are made from HDPE. Are there certain brands that only make HDPE? Are all coolers 5 gallons and up just...

Good morning everyone. I've been exploring online forums for other homebrewers, and decided to join as a member here. There are plenty of options out there, but this one seemed to be maintained the best and has a HUGE group of knowledgable members and plenty of useful information. Looking...