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So I racked the cider to the secondary two weeks ago. I racked it to the keg and took my final reading: .099. It tastes okay but I clearly missed the mark with the honey boil. I should have cooked it longer. Swmbo says its pretty good but not sweet at all. I then added insult to injury and added...

Kegged 4 gallons of hard cider and 10 gallons of the house wheat. Took the 23rd off to conquer the IPA. I am up for a meet and greet or whatever guys. Bristow, Manassas locations.

I put this together two weeks ago. I wanted to make closer to 4 gallons so I took the recipe and x4 on everything but the yeast. Converted the liters to gallons and grams to ounces. I used 4 gallons of organic juice, 4 cans of pears, and about 70 ounces of honey ( it was much cheaper to buy a...

Who's up for planning a meet? Hard Times in Manassas has a great beer selection or we can have a homebrew swap at a pavilion at a park. Let's get something going and share some notes!

I have found a few clubs in Northern Virginia however I was looking for a group or club or associate to compare and contrast with in my area. Didn't know where to start so I thought I would throw it out there.

Holy crap! I just used my blichman beer gun this evening and all I have to say is WOW! Easy fill, easy clean up, and a fraction of the time. I know there are some non believers but this was a really positive experience. SWMBO was actually surprised I was finished bottling. Great piece to have.

I have a side by side as well as a standard fridge. Each frig uses a single compressor. The fridge I use to ferment in keeps the freezer side cool enough to store grains and hops. The other is used to house my kegs and the top as a conventional freezer. Don't think you're gonna tackle this one.

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I use a no drawer set up in my fermenter. The rear shelf is big enough to just allow a front set of feet without manipulating the fridge walls

This is a fantastic recipe. Already planning another 10 gallons.

My platform rests on top of the drawers. It is not fixed to the inside walls at all. The wood screws are to fix the 2x4 feet to the plywood and nothing else. Hence, wood screws.

Exactly.

Epoxy no but wood screws or wood screws plus epoxy yes.

3/4 anything is super strong. Figure 8 lb (roughly ) per gallon x 5 x 6 is about 240-250 lb. For that size piece of wood is no issue.

Your post says 5/8 not 1/2. I have a cf with a 5/8 hose and 3/8 copper tube. Mine is 25 feet and works like a champ. I actually built a second as I had extra hose and now use one with the tap water and then a post chill sump pumpin a cooler of ice as the ground water is around 85-90 degrees in...

No brackets. It's tight but they fit. For the fridge I left the drawers in and put the 2x4s over the vertical sides. Have had this setup for 2 years with no issue. Now, due to the pressure, the drawers do not open but provide a remarkable amount of support.

And use not abuse ( smart phone typo). Get a 3/8 copper tube and use it as the wort tube. There are plenty of build plans on the site. You could just about make 2 25 footers and sell one to get some of your money back.

You can go big money abuse the 5/8 as the outside jacket.

You can find the accessory kit "2" for $20 or less which gives you everything you need for a single regulator setup.

I have the same set up with a 3/4 piece of ply and 2 2x4 legs. I have 6 cornies plus the o2 in there. I use the same for my fermenter without issue.