Recent content by limey lou

withdrawn comment. good luck tho

yeah, that's just a sour dough starter. it's better to use rye flour when making it, tho, just ask your grandma. wheat flour spoils it.

that jig in pic is nice looking but i just used 2 X 4 block like this: ..and it cut a beautiful hole!

alot of the holier than thous preach one thing and do another. you see their brew set-ups with 3 kegs that they supposedly got out of scrapyards...bla, bla bla. then, when you get one they say yours is illegal, or immoral acquisition. it's a pot calling the kettle black. scrupulous bunch.....but...

changed my mind

no, i'm just one of them midwestern CORNHUSKER types living in the land where family, football and beer are still King! :) Bo Big Red!!! :rockin:

thanks everybody!! My concern was once i was all set up for all grain, is it still going to cost me $35-$40 to brew an average batch o brews. the equipment to brew all grain ain't terribly expensive(could be worse). I feel a man HAS to have some kind of hobby and this is definately cheaper...

i got a few extracts under my belt and want to go all-grain, of course. i got everything i need except wort chiller so i'm still at least a week away yet. The question i got is how does the cost of brewing all-grain compare to brewing extract(which averages me about $40 for the kit and water)...

i always hear people soaking their bottles in their bottling bucket before bottling, but they only hold about 16 bottles. i'm wondering if they can be soaked in Strait A inside rubbrmaid container that will hold all 50 some bottles...or must it be in food grade bucket?? seems like a silly...

that is so simple it eluded me! :) thanks ed! :mug:

thanks to you all's info, i as able to cut nice hole out of the top of my keg. my problem i have now is that when i set the converted keg on my turkey fryer, the base diameter of it is a hair smaller than the kegs bottom ring so it's kind of wobbley and if it isn,t perfectly balanced it tips...

sweet! :mug: my ole lady'd have my a$$ if i spent 100 bills on brewery. i'd be sleeping out there so quick it'd make my head spin!

can you get them fittings at a hardware store or did you get them frome HBS?

thanks alot. i've been putting it off because i was going to make a jig, and also wanted another couple cutoff wheels on hand. but after looking at your handiwork, i think i'm just gonna get on it right after i get home from work. thanks for some inspiration. lou

did you use a jig or freehand? how much time was each to cut and how many cutoff wheels did you use. i got my keg, my grinder, just haven't made my jig yet. nice job tho.