Recent content by UWBernie

I was brewing right before Christmas and I ran into a problem. I use a converted keggle as both HLT and Brew kettle. I heated my strike water just fine and got my mash going. I then walked away for the hour of mashing. When I got back I was going to heat up the Sparge water when my (Chinese...

Over the last couple of months I've been watching this forum closely and picking up little bits from many of the posts. thank you to everyone who post their builds. Now its my turn to contribute back to the resource. After doing some research and thinking about what I can do with the space...

Try cleaning off your coils, dirt and dust bunnies collect on them and reduce there ability to shed the heat. a vacuum should do the trick.

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Spike, Have you looked at using a 1" nut instead of the half coupler? I see that it's been done here. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/soldering-1-lock-nut-sanke-keg-pictures-207317/

Would you be able to put in a coupler to thread in a water heater element? Say in a 15 gal pot with 2 couplers. price? local pickup of course (I love Wisconsin) I'm looking at going electric and I'd love to stay with everything welded.

Broadbill is right, almost all side by side fridges have one compressor (one cooling system) and regulate temp in the fridge by exchanging air with the air in the freezer compartment. Its tough but technically possible. It gets easier if that side by side happens to be a Sub-Zero Side by...

I used 2x4's lapped on the corners with relatively cheap Harbor Freight "roller blade" style swivel wheels. It raised up the keezer a bit (~3")

A sanitary pump would do the trick to get your bits up and out to your septic and should be able to handle any bits of grain that might sneak down the drain.

Essers Best - in 1/2 barrel form At least in Madison WI its the same price as Keystone ($50) and tastes like a craft beer. Funny thing about it when its in a 6 pack of bottles it runs in the $6-7 range, just like any other craft beer. Hooray for volume discounts! ** I keep a barrel in my...

I was looking at making a custom top for my Keezer and instead of on top of the original top. I'm concerned with weight of the top as I'm looking at making mine hinge on the side (or split it and hinge on both sides). There are several places you can find the original magnetic style gasket. I...