Recent content by mracko

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I can't wait to do this to my new boil kettle when it comes tomorrow. Thanks to the OP for posting. I have done a bit of searching about this technique and cam e across a really nice DIY electro-etching power supply. Perhaps a little over the top, but if you want to etch a lot of items it...

Hello, I'm glad to hear you like the 60 qt, because I've been second guessing myself for not going bigger. It seems to be 50/50 whether one should get a 15 or a 20 gallon kettle for the occasional 10 gallon batch brewer. Bobby_M, that is my thinking in going with the undrilled kettle. I'm...

Well, after hours of debating what to get I finally decided to purchase an intact 60 qt Concord kettle:. Can't pass up the price. Of course, now I am wondering if I should have gone with the 80 or 100 qt kettle. The 60 qt should suffice, though, as I will be doing mostly 5 gallons with an...

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Thanks for that information wilserbrewer. That calculator is great and will come in handy. I will probably get the 60 qt kettle with the flat lid (may notch it for my immersion chiller) and drill holes myself. I want to be sure I place the thermometer low enough so that it will work for 5...

I have been brewing extract kits in a 4 gallon pot for way to long and want to do full boils for 5 gallon batches. Eventually, I also want to brew 10 gallons batches and eventually get into AG brewing. Everything I have read says: "buy big and buy once. I started out looking at 10 gallon...

I am in the market for a 60 qt. kettle and have been researching for the last several days when I came across that seller on ebay. I found your post when I did a search for pre-drilled kettle reviews. The price is hard to beat and Concord seems to get good reviews overall. My only...

I highly recommend checking out greatlakeshops.com. I purchased a Centennial crown and a Cascade and Fuggle 1 year old plants. Awesome business to purchase from. Living in northern Wisconsin, I haven't had a chance to plant my hops yet, so they are in pots and growing like mad.

I could buy 5-ways to replace the 4-ways in the middle and put cross members about 8 feet up the walls, so a person could still walk in the middle. I did a mock up in the yard and measured the full height it would be along the garage and it would be a behemoth. As much as I want to build...

That is a good point and I must admit my conduit frame is pretty elaborate compared to the pole and cable.

What I like about this plan is that I could plant up to 8 hops (assuming the structure can handle the load). For now though, I was going to be setting it up against the south wall of the garage and plant up to 4 hops. The fittings will cost about $115 and the 3/4" conduit another $100. This...

Thinking about taking the next step in brewing and starting my own hop garden. I have been looking through this forum and scouring the internet for ideas on trellis design. I came up with two options; the typical post and cable plan, using chain link fencing top rail or a canopy frame using...

Don't want to start up and old thread, but I may have some useful information. I have been looking into getting a magnetic stirrer and in most of my searches all I could find were stirrers from ~$90 to $200...not gonna happen. In one of my searches I came across: the Bell Brewery stirrer. I...