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My new neighbour brews wine and the other just loves beer and cigars. I got my cooler mash tun for 2$ (xtreme 70) from the front neighbour. I think my forging hobby was MUCH more annoying... it's tough to deaden the ring from an anvil. :D I can't say i'm the black sheep though, as the...

Cover the higher level of alcohol with more hops... :D

I'm in a similar situation (moving to an appt. in July) and decided to turn the keezer into a ferm. chamber. Sold all kegging hardware and since propane will be difficult to acquire from where I'll be, I'm converting my setup to electric (don't want automation). I think converting to electric...

Let me know what you have! Thanks.

Well, two weeks later at 60-62F the gravity is at 1.014 (OG 1.070)! That's quite a bit lower than I expected (mashed at 153F and figured I'd be at around 1.018). Way too early to tell about taste but it was quite smoky - not sure if I'll throw some vanilla in there still. Very surprised to see...

Yep but as I said, I eyeballed the volumes and ended up with 0.5 gallon too much because my weldless bulkhead failed on brew day (urrghh! Worked twice before) so I had to bust out the old turkey fryer pot. I was actually supposed to end up with 5.5 gals of 1.086SG wort... Oh well! Gotta leak...

I decided to 'go against the grain' and use 2 packets of S-04 anyway for my smoked porter w/ sweet potatoes. Rehydrated in about 200ml of sterile water for an hour beforehand, pitched in 1.070 wort @ 60F. It's been two days now and there was quite a bit of blow off but not quite as violent as...

Happened when I made my first 10 gal batch. After 40 minutes of trying to chill it with an IC, it was at around 75F... so I decided to quit wasting water and threw the 2 packages in. First few hydrometer samples (at around 1-2 weeks) were diacetyl bombs... tasted very buttery, slick and...

Not sure I wanna do any cover up operation! :D I think I may just swap those packs for my usual US-05 or give Nottingham a shot...

^^Yep. I bought 2 packs for use in a smoked porter and now you guys are making me think I should just go for something else... HMMM :(

Well, I guess my trade is a bit too specific. I'll sell outright for 15$ each + shipping. I smell a few mash paddle projects coming!

WTT 3 x 50L sanke spears : 2 euro style (screw-in) and 1 American (With retaining ring) for Type A, B and F SS camlock fittings. American type is about 18.75" long. Euro screw-in is about 19.5" long. Not exactly sure of the specific "type" they are, just ask if you need more info. Need: 3 x...

+1 on Sanke w/ a #11 stopper.

**EDIT: OOPS. Sorry this should be in DIY Projects! Could a mod please move this?** 95% done, I cut some thick plastic to go over it and need to get some more machine screws and wing nuts to keep it in place. Then, drill some holes in the plastic for the mounting screws on my B3-23A-30 plates...

Yes, I was set on getting them but the reseller I wanted to give my business to (and did before...$$$), didn't reply back to my inquiry for the second time. Other doesn't wanna ship to Canada, for some reason. :rolleyes: On the bright side, other resellers like Pro Flow and Duda Diesel were...

One can hope. ;):tank:

That's sad to hear!

Migrating over to a plate chiller setup is proving to be the most expensive purchase I've made in home brewing. B3-23A-30 plates (long) chiller 140$ March 809 120$ Fittings + Ball valve 60$ (Went with barbs over camlocks, though) Silicone tubing 25$ SOOOOO about 350$ all in all. I mounted the...

Today's extracts might be fabulous but as a comparison, I buy 2-row in bulk for 36$/25kg bag and 22.7kg of malt extract is somewhere between 115$-170$ (yikes). At the lowest $ of the scale, that's 5$/kg. If I convert grain to extract with a ratio of 0.6, that'd be 2.4$/kg. Less than double the...

Yes! :mug: <-- From Montreal, PQ