Recent content by Scalliwag

Well, if I attempt this it will really be a preheater for my boils. After reading the thread on using the tankless water heater this sounds like a viable alternative the that. Does that sound like a good idea to you guys? Then again, the guys on the hookah forum thought the charcoal in the...

I'm not real sure. The coal was not wet. But I guess there were pockets with just enough moisture to to heat and rapidly build pressure to cause the little mini-explosions. The guys on the hookah forum still laugh about that video. :) As far as this microwave idea you guys are throwing...

I'm just hoping whoever tries this makes a video. Some guys on the hookah forum I frequent said they started natural coals in a microwave with great success. Others popped in and said that they tried it as well and it worked. For giggles I decided to video tape it. Hopefully you guys get...

I would guess that this would differ between brands and models but my gut tells me these have a thermostat controlled system that does not allow the water to get hotter than 135F for safety reasons. Some systems *may* be able to handle producing hotter water if the thermostat was bypassed...

As promised, here is a better pic of what one looks like. I have all my friends keeping their eyes open for them.

Thanks guys! I bought a couple of corny kegs and have my CO2 tank and reg and I was really close to kegging. But the mini-fridge I have is an older Sanyo with the freezer compartment that is a little too low for the corny and is going to require some tweaking. I may take some pics and post a...

I guess I could not figure out a good wording for a search but I could not find anything. I bottled my first batch yesterday. A friend of mine gave me 3 cases of 22 oz. bottles. I remembered seeing a link to a vid from here that said you want about an inch of air space from the top when you...

I thought there were two questions?

I never heard of or drank the stuff either. When I bought some used brewing equipment the guy gave me a few bottls, all were cappers except the one Salado Creek. The picture I posted is from Google. I will take a better pic of the one I have. They are very impressive looking.

Salado Creek are some nice flip-tops. I only have one though

I am getting a real good deal on these. I am keeping one and selling the other for $500. The only thing I can figure is maybe the guy made a New Years resolution to try and be nicer :)

Do you have a Harbor Freight nearby? They have some pretty descent sub pumps that will move a lot of water for less than $50. I have to dig mine out of the garage from hell that I bought for another application and was very pleased with it. This is not like mine but it will give you an idea...

I did mine in the garage and my wife did not like the smell.... the wench!!!!

Cool!!!! I got big belching bubbles!!!! Thanks guys!!!

Haha!!! All those guys in DC are drunks already.... so I guess there goes that theory :( On a sad note, here is an actual microbrewery selling out http://cgi.ebay.com/15-BBL-Micro-Brewery-BREWHOUSE-FOR-SALE_W0QQitemZ150073959784QQihZ005QQcategoryZ11809QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem