Recent content by TheBelly

Use hose that is designed for NG, and the proper fittings. You want the hose material to stand up to the gas and tapered brass or stainless fittings that will provide a good seal. It is a saftey issue, even if it is only connected while you are brewing, that is still several hours and NG can...

I just received my gas hose from McMaster Carr. I bought a 25' long 3/4" Corr. Stainless Steel Hose with Teflon Sleeve and replaceable ends for $156 I think. And they had a 3/4" Quick Disconnect for like 60 for both the plug and socket. I piped it all in this last weekend. I put a 3/4 Ball...

Did you use ng hose?

I am in the process of building my brewstand and I am using multijet natural gas burners. I need atleast a 3/4" NPT gas line to supply the burners. Does anyone know of a good source for flex connectors of this size to connect the stand? Most of the commercial appliance connectors are in the...

I Cut 2 sankes. One for my HLT, and the other for my BK. I don't have a lid on my BK and don't really see the need for one but I do one the HLT. I "aquired" a pizza pan from SWMBO's kitchen and made a handle from a Stainless Bolt/Washer/Nut. Works for me, and cost less than a dollar.

We will see for sure here pretty soon. But the remaining water in the HLT that is heating for the sparge, or the wort that has drained into the boil kettle should counter balance it. Once I get the top kettle drilled for the valve and barb I'll wet test it cold. I may need some supports under...

I had the same concern. The supports for the hlt and bk are mild steel painted w/ black engine enamel I made them from 1" angle. And attach with the standard 10-32 screws. I can attest that they will hold 260#s of giggling beer geek.

I got these two network racks from work and boxed them togther. The kettle shelves are 1" x 1/8" angle steel. So all told I have about $20 into the stand (steel) and I am ready to start piping the NG. The keyboard shelf holds the MLT perfectly. I'll Bungie it to the stand so it doesn't...

So I did a search and couldn't come up with much of anything specific to what I am thinking of doing. I brew and ferment in my garage, and that means that for the majority of the year the ambient temp is rarely above 70 degrees from now till about late May. So my problem the majority of the...

Man, since these pictures were taking in 2003 I can't imagine what your brewery looks like now ;)

If you are going to recirculate your wort and your cooling water you could do that with and immersion chiller still. I have seen a design that causes the wort to whirlpool and is supposed to be very effective and has the side benefit of collecting all of the break and hop material together as it...

The power strip probably has a 15a cb. The 500V rating is probably the maximum spike it can take. a 200A power strip would have like power cord the size of the power lines you have running to your house, about the same diameter as a penny. I would suggest plugging in the extension cord and...

IMHO - It depends on the beers you brew most, and volume that you are cooling. Note I have no experience with either of these but, I would think that if you are lagering a mini fridge is going to stand up to the cooling demands much better as long as you are not trying to keep a large volume...

I'm Northeast of Seattle, WA. One of the most beautiful places on earth! Definitely not a wings fan!

I followed a link from The Brewing Network.