Recent content by mendenhall

I had picked up an old stout faucet off flea bay and it was pretty nasty. Got some good tap cleaning brushes and some PBW. Made up a solution and soaked it at 140 degrees. Cleaned up great. Currently have a peanut butter stout running through the stout tap and a black prinze stout in a regular...

is it just me or are they stout type faucets with the restrictor?

Mendenhall is my last name. I was born and raised in Lancaster county PA. I had never met another Mendenhall that I was not related to untill 3 weeks ago. A server/bartender at one of my customers shares the last name Mendenhall. Also my local home brew store has a rewards program that uses...

I have officially started the process of turning my wifes formal living room into a game room. Part of that transformation is going to involve a keezer. What I had in mind was a modification of the one "notrealdan" did. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-kegerator-255232/ What I like about...

I would go with the $48 one. The cheaper one is a "jet" cooker and is going to have a more focused flame. This can increase the chances of scorching. I would check out craigs list. I was lucky enough to find one for $25.00. When I told the guy what I was using it for he gave me 5 gal carboy...

just recently did a Hop Slam clone with 8 packs of 4 different hops. Went to the plumbing store and bought a 1 1/2" no hub, 1 1/2" x 3/4" reducer, couple of 90's and a lenght of 3/4" pvc. no hub clamps on top of Primary, come off into a 90, then 8" pipe to another 90, then into a pot of...