Recent content by jmiz

Ditches? Why do you hate me?

How does one repassivate steel? I have actually cleaned most of my stainless pots with steel wool and I have noticed little bits of rust in the grain of the metal. This sounds like a useful thing to know.

Thank you all for your posts, glad to hear I am not a nut case for picking this up. Beemer, thanks for quelling my fears about chlorine, good to know. Honestly, I am brewing small batches, so the difference between 11 and 13 gallons at this stage is an afterthought. As I mentioned I really...

As I mentioned in the post it's about 20 inches tall and 14 inches wide, and I would guess it's somewhere around 15 gallons. I gotta admit that I don't really know anything about welding nor do I know anybody that welds professionally. I was thinking more along the lines of some kind of airtight...

I found this gigantic tank on the side of the road among a trash pile of pool related stuff, and couldn't help but think it would make a fantastic brewpot. The thing is stainless steel and very heavy, and seems to be better quality than any pot I could afford for sure. I cleaned the hell out of...