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I always use cinnamon. A dash of cocoa powder equal to the cinnamon also adds a complexity people notice but can't pinpoint. i use 1 tsp of each in a base rub that starts with 2 cups of paprika ( I make a lot at a time)

Nice analogy! And on jerkey!!! This would be incredible. It's just the right amount of sweet and hot and JD....

You should protect the thermistor in some way. Some people have encased them in hot melt glue or epoxy if they aren't intended to be submerged. It will affect your reading slighty, not the accuracy but the sensitivity. However, since what we're measuring doesn't change rapidly anyway, that's...

I do it all the time with beef, but I'll admit that with chicken I get nervous and usually don't . But I boil it for about 20 minutes and anything that lives through that and makes me sick is sure going to live through getting cooked on my steak.

Oh, but to share a great salsa recipe: Seared Pineapple Salsa: This is awesome with fish, good with chicken and really good with just chips. It has a fantastic sweet/hot balance and you can't stop eating it. It's adapted from Mark Miller's book: Pineapple: Fresh is best but a can or...

1/2 C Soy Sauce ( I prefer the low sodium one it's not so overbearing) 1/2 C Jack Daniel's Whiskey ( Black or single bbl, no Gentleman's) 1/3 C Dark Brown Sugar 1 TBS Dark Mustard 1 TS Chipotle powder ( Penzey's Spices ) Marinade for at least 1-2 hours or overnight. Cook steak to your...

Oh baby! SMOKE those jalapenos on the smoker for a while, might as well have a couple pork butts on there while you do. THEN make salsa with them. I like using tomatillos when using smoked jalapenos. Don't make them into chipotles, just smoke long enough for the skin to blister some and the...

I've converted quite a few of the $23 thermostats from HomerDepot. One thing that I've found helpful is to clip the thermistor wires about 1/4" to the circuit board and then solder the extension wire to those protruding wires. I destroyed one thermostat because it was being a real bitch and I...

Wow! Those are pretty dang cool! No one will know if you're making beer or fueling an aircraft, LOL. FWIW, I replaced the images of the TC Fittings on my website. Thanks to the constructive criticism I've made them a little nicer and took some better photos. The MPT fitting is now made...

If the probe is submersible then you should be able to thread it into the tubing that is your recirc return. Would that work?

It's a dual path chiller with 2 50' X 1/2" coils. The inlet and outlet are rigid pipe that spilt and then regroup. It actually works really well. I can chill 20 gallons of boiling wort to 68* in about 18 minutes. That's switching to ice water at ~ 110*. It also has fittings on the in/out...

OOppps. A friend of mine pointed out that I didn't make any mention of the fact that this system has a Ranco controlled digital hot liquor tank with a direct spark ignition. :o I guess when you're around something long enough you take somethings for granted :drunk:

I would not recommend aluminum in the fermenter. It's fine for making wort, boiling etc. But during fermentation the pH drops and the wort becomes more acidic. Aluminum and acid are not friends and I'm pretty confident you'll end up tasting the aluminum. Most small hardware stores (at...

Yeah it does, but I think this is a pretty important project and it's not like I can't ever replace it.

There are still just a few that haven't shipped but I took delivery of 100' of 3/8 tubing yesterday and the current run will cover the final back orders and put some inventory on the shelf. I expect to ship today or tomorrow.

Yeah, with NG it's designed to be plumbed into your house gas supply. The nice part is if you run out of gas: you have much bigger problems! As a lot of you know I own BrewersHardware.com I have some new projects in the works and I need to raise capital for them so I can make them happen...

You would have to change the burners which isn't that big of a project. It's something I could help with for the buyer. The dimensions are 48" long (not including the casters), 22" deep and 6' 2" tall to the top of the handle on the Blichmann Boilermaker with the lid on. I'm sure you...

I'm pretty sure that foil tape is aluminum and while that's fine in the boil, not something I would want in fermentation

I've converted several A/C units to glycol or room chillers. You need an external temp controller to get the temp you want. Wire a Ranco or Love controller to monitor the temp and control the compressor. Most stock thermostats will not ever go below 60*, after all , who wants to be sued for...

Jason, My standard thermowell is actually what's welded into the cap and a Love probe should fit it just fine. There is nothing else to buy. If, however, you wanted a separate probe for your Love controller just to leave in the fermenter, I'm working on a 2-fitting model that includes a...