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I would also say that putting honey at all into a boil will destroy a lot of the volatile compounds that give it complexity. Anything above 130 will in fact and some say lower than that. You will find that many mead makers rely on pitching a good amount of healthy yeast into the must as their...

As someone who has spent a lot of time in Maine, good luck! The economy no doubt needs it! As someone who works with planning and zoning/code laws frequently it is unlikely zoning will be an issue. If you are within the city limits it is likely a form to fill out. If you are in the ETJ or...

When cooling in an ice bath I stir the wort almost constantly throughout the 15 minutes and have never noticed an oxidation problem. I suppose I'm not splashing it around but still I would think there would be signs of HSA was a huge deal at that scale.

2012 SN Bigfoot. Very malty and a bit sweet but balanced with the hops. Dried fruit with a bit of ethanol on the nose. Might age a sizer to see what comes out.

I second taste testing various honeys to try to get a good profile/blend in the final result. There is a large variance in flavors between nectar sources. I currently have a mead (technically a melomel) that has about 12 lbs of wildflower honey and 3 lbs of buckwheat honey which is pretty much...

Air-driven pumps? Thats about all I've got...

I think what the OP means about "custom" DME/LME is that they can mix it in custom blends, not cook it down in house, dehydrate it etc. At AHS for instance they have a lot of 55 gal drums with different extracts that the end up blending together as per recipe. If they do in fact cook their own...

Less smudging/fingerprint potential on the dull stand, too!

For me there are certain things I really enjoy doing manually in the brew process and certain things that are just a PITA. Do you really want to whirlpool your wort for 20 minutes with a spoon? Do you want to stand over your MLT thermo and manually switch it on and off to maintain mash...

This is the single most awesome kegerator build I have ever seen. Very well done!

I'm debating using a shower valve or similar and using a detachable shower head. Should come out cheaper and just as functional!

Nice build. I don't think it will have any problem holding up under the weight. Two full kegs would something in the neighborhood of 300 lbs and you have two guys sitting on the top. Nice rings by the way. Gig'Em! Kellan c/o 2007

Awesome job with the timelapse. Looks like a good build!

Wet hands perhaps? I was wondering about the resistance too. Could also be that he connected with a lead from the startup capacitor on the compressor if there is one. I've been hit by about 750V off of a big cap on a power supply. Got lucky. Glad you are safe, OP. Edit: On that note: For those...

Yeah it wouldn't be close to Curie temp BUT repeated heating mixed with pouring them in and out could have some impact. Either way, might not be advantageous anyway.

Heat/vibration would probably destroy the magnetism of the buckyballs. Interesting ideas all around...

Doesn't really say what the actual taps are unless I'm missing something

You will need a pretty beefy hinge on the swing-out portion but pretty cool idea! Good luck.

Whats the weight per linear foot of 3x3x11ga? That thing is going to weigh a TON.

$43 for me as well. Got excited there for a second!