Recent content by Spartan1979

I took this a few minutes after our maximum coverage (about 98%).

My house (near St. Louis) will be at 98%. Good enough for me as I saw the totality in 2017. My son tried to get south of St. Louis for totality but the traffic was so backed up heading south on I-55 they turned around and went to a brewery that will be at 99% for their "Kinda Shady Eclipse...

I do that but I only brew 8-9 times a year, so the first time I notice they're open, I close them.

I've started closing the valve after cleaning. I no longer wait until I'm ready to brew.

+5.5 gallons of session IPA 774

Is there supposed to be an oring between the stem that goes into the faucet and the main body? I was using mine today and it was leaking a bit around the threads. If there is one, I've already lost it.

https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/ekettle-10-gal-silicon-mat?_pos=1&_sid=ac8bc8ad8&_ss=r&variant=15846500335687

I got a Tapcooler for my birthday earlier this month. I used it on Tuesday and it worked very well. I only filled one bottle and I need a bit more practice with it.

Would you have a link to this thread? I tried to find it and couldn't.

First brew day of the year. 5 gallons of German Pils. 316+5=321

My RO system feeds right into my HLT with a float valve to shut it off so I can walk away from it. It also helps if one remembers to shut the valve on the HLT. I didn't. A couple of gallons of water on the floor. Don't do that! (Unfortunately, this is not the first time I've done that.)

I've used them also. Although I tend to buy too many. Do a search on their website for S70013. I've used these and they work fine.

What would I do? Borrow a tank from a friend.

Here's my mash paddle. Made out of cherry. I was afraid I made the handle too narrow, but it's 12 years old so I guess I'm okay. This one came from half the board so I could make another.

I doubt anyone is going to change his mind.