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I bit the bullet about 6 months ago, and replaced my poly plastic QD's with the MoreBeer Stainless Ball-lock style QD's. http://morebeer.com/search/103848/beerwinecoffee/coffeewinebeer/Stainless_Quick_Disconnects They cost a small fortune, but for durability, flowrate, and ease of use...

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I agree with the past few posters. I used WLP007 for about a year, and recently switched to WLP002 with a 145/158 step mash. The wort is a little more fermentable than I was getting with single infusion, so I am confident that the fermentation schedules would be similar despite 007 being...

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I try to make a nice upgrade every year. A pump, SS ball lock QD's, correctly sized 10 gallon vessels... they have all made things a lot easier. However, my favorite addition may be my most recent and also one of the cheapest. I ordered a $35 Marshalltown bucket heater and an $11 grounded...

I have been using a bucket heater... http://www.amazon.com/dp/MARSHALLTO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 and a timer... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002N5FO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 ...to preheat my strike/HEX/sparge water for my past three beers, and it has cut over an hour off...

I started this thread ages ago, and I kind of like that it reappeared. To address the ego portion of the discussion, I agree that Gordon can come off a bit abrasive both in writing and in interviews...but I wouldn't write-off his suggestions for that reason alone. A couple things I really...

Well...you don't. Formulas are very flawed - let me show you why. 6 Gallon IPA Recipe 70% efficiency, Rager for bitterness 15 lbs 2-row 1 lb C40 1 oz magnum @60 .5 oz Centennial @30 1 oz Centennial @10 1 oz Centennial @1 WLP001 7.1% ABV (good) 1.015 FG (good) 8 SRM (good)...

I simply liked the results of the hot whirlpool method better. I found the hop flavor was more rounded, and I felt I was getting a better use of those flame out hops. To say you don't get substantial bitterness in the whirlpool is incorrect. For example, Jamil now uses nothing but whirlpool...

For a while, I was doing 30 minute hot whirlpools before chilling. Then I stopped and went back to immidiate chilling after the flame out addition. Now I have switched back to doing the long hot whirlpools or "hot stands". After quite a bit of experience with both methods, I really prefer to...

Mansfield is more of a builders grade (cheaper) line of china. More along the lines of Crane, Eljer, Gerber, etc. The American Standard product is excellent; it is on par (if not better) than the Kohler. 1.0 GPF is a good choice. I am almost certain that the flushometer and urinal do...

Don't be scared by list prices. A carrier can be purchased from a distributer for somewhere between $85 and $100. Mifab is not the only option. You could go with Josam, Zurn, Jay R. Smith... Any plumbing supply house near you that caters to light commercial will have one of those 4...

A urinal install requires 3 things. 1) the Urinal itself 2) the flush valve 3) a carrier The trap is integrated into the design of the urinal, and the flush valve acts as the water supply/stop. No one has really talked about the carrier, but you should really use one. Every urinal...

I wrote at length about this same exact decision here... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/4-popular-brew-kettles-compared-281309/ Perhaps my thoughts could help you, as we seem to have similar needs.

I have not written about this in a while, because it usually ends in a pissing match; but why not. As you can see, the problem the OP had 5 years ago is still persisting today. You can not control fermentation by regulating what I'll call "cold side". I'll explain. Let's start out...

Here is a close up of the carboy cap w/ blow-off connection, thermowell, and hose clamps. Here is the blow-off hose going into a glass growler. As you can see, this was exactly 5 gallons in a 6 gallon better bottle, and the blowoff was insane (McDole's JBA). Had the carboy cap not been...

I used an oversized hose clamp and tightened the whole hood to the top of my better bottle to create an air-tight seal. I had previously tried tape, rubber bands, etc - the hose clamp (some people call them worm clamps) is the way to go. Also, the carboy cap thermowell from morebeer has 2...

I brewed my first batch on that same kettle and I chose to add a Blichmann thermometer. I can not believe I brewed for years without a thermometer on my kettle (I had been relying on a hand held digital unit). I used it to watch the temp as I heated strike water, I used it to make sure my...

You are correct. Compared to what Sabco and McMaster-Carr get for these fittings, it is a steal... Even excluding the pipe and the male adapter, Sabco gets over $200 for a similar set of fittings. I was originally listing for a total of $75, but I wanted someone to be happy about buying them...

Sale fell through, so everything pictured is still available.