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The other side

Well this weekend was quite productive. I set my electrical panel and pulled all of my circuits. I have a dedicated circuits for my brewery, fermenter, and kegorator (all yet to be built). I bought a good size 100a panel so plenty of room. Plus a circuit for my tig welder. Last thing I did today...

Hey all. Bought a used 20 ft shipping container to rig up to be a sweet brewhouse. I linned the walls in 3/4 inch styrafoam panels and studded the interior up. Gotta run by the box store and pick up an exterior door. I only want to close the doors when the weather is going to be bad so I'm...

mother of god. automation ain't for the poor

Sounds good. I was pretty annoyed about waiting two months!

I just kegged my Mcqueen's Nessie(my first brew) and its beautiful! I can't believe how well it clarified in the secondary. I drank the sample i drew and it is delicious. Now I have to wait 2 months for it to carb naturally. this is gonna be torture!

What does that slc500 usually cost?

I've been pricing to buy a kegging setup. Is there a good reason to go with one over the other? the pin locks are a bit cheaper so far. Is ball better? Thanks MrWibble

thanks guys. not freaking out anymore.

this is the best i could get through the carboy

I transfered to the secondary after a vigorus ferment. Now that its been there for a week and I can see tiny white circles on the surface. Is it mold or small islands of bubbles? Freeking out! MrWibble

I just checked it and there are small round white somethings floating on the surface. Are they bubbles stuck together or is it mold on my bloody first beer?

Its a quick one. i transfered to my glass carboy after about an 8 day vigorus primary. OG was 1.080 and FG was 1.014 (or close, hard to remember and i didn't record anything, oops..). Now its in the carboy and i see no activity in the lock. is that normal?

I was thinking a separate manifold for the recirculation then a separate drain for transfer to the BK. Just not sure the extra cost would be worth the effort. Another down side might be if the upward direction of wort might push the hulls up and may make it even easier to get a stuck sparge. I...

Gwitz, thats kinds what I was thinking. By preventing compaction from the get go may be handy. plus i was hopping that by trying to keep the grain in a state of liquifaction more sugar would be availible. then a normal gentle sparge without it getting stuck. I plan on using quick disconects...