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It's getting to the point that I can see light at the end of the tunnel. Hooked up supply lines for the sink. It sure is a lot easier working with Pex than it is sweating copper. Maybe it's just because I suck at sweating pipe... yeah, that's probably it. At any rate, the supply lines are...

Hey Thing Two! Glad to see you found your way back to the forums. Plumbing supply and drywall happened this past weekend. Inching ever closer to completion. Will let you know when you can come over and help brew. Cheers! Chris Thing One

I did some lighting and plumbing work on the weekend before our Dominican Republic vacation (which was very, very good, btw). I was chicken to do the supply lines, being as we were gonna be away for a week, but I did run the drain. After measuring multiple times, saying a prayer, and various...

I made my hood using @depricated's design. All that's left to do is add lighting. Cheers! Chris

I managed to fit in some time today to do some work. Very busy sports weekend with hockey, football and curling vying for my attention. I had two systems I wanted to get finished up - plumbing and exhaust. I got them both started, but not finished... Either of them (Sigh) The hood I built last...

A bit more work done this weekend. As mentioned above, I'm using this thread to build my exhaust hood. I started off with the end caps. Went to the Home Depot near my work and searched around for a half-sheet. No joy. Then, in a fit of stupidity, I thought the really cool looking 24x24 1/2...

More work on the ventilation. I got a roll of insulation sock to cover the vent pipe. I also connected the pipe to the fan and did a test run with no hood or steam. The fan pushes lots of air. I'll be opening a window downstairs to to allow for make-up air. The speaker wire you can see...

Christmas was kind, the weather was just a tad cold for the most part. Lots of family at the house and no brewing time for Chris, sadly. I didn't take any pictures this weekend but I did manage to run some solid vent pipe from the exhaust fan out across the bathroom (room next door) ceiling...

What Calaeb said. Not sure where you are. If you are in Canada, Ontario Beer Kegs would be a place to start. My go-to at any rate. Free?! Wow. Cheers! Chris

Hi there, Assuming you have something like this... ... nice kegerator. It should be as simple as changing out the towers for 2 hole versions, buying the two new taps, 2 new lengths of beverage line, 2 new lengths of air hose, and swapping out the 2 station manifold to a four station one...

I managed to get a couple of hours work in over the weekend. I've finished wiring and have installed the supply PEX lines from where they will connect to the existing piping to where the sink is going to go. As I mentioned above, I already had 2 existing 240V 20amp circuits to run the Avantco...

I use a recipe I found at the AHA site. Here's the link. Not sure if it's gated though. https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/peanut-butter-banana-spent-grain-dog-treats/ Cheers! Chris

Dog treats. We call them Brewscuits. The neighbour's chocolate lab goes nuts over them. Although, truthfully, she is a Lab.... and will go nuts over most food. We don't own a dog, so the Brewscuits get doled out to friends who have dogs. Kinda liking the idea of giving them grains and the recipe...

Congrats on the first batch! Be sure to drop back and let us know how it tastes in a couple of weeks. Cheers! Chris

Just a short update. Here in the Rideau Lakes, summer is drawing to a close. We have had glorious weather for September and October.... not so much for July and August, sadly. At any rate, the boats are out of the water, the dock is on shore and evenings are being spent at the firepit. Fall...

Thanks very much to you both for the kind comments. Never been to Alaska, Thedude907, but I did spend 8 years in Labrador in my younger years. Much colder there than here, but probably less chilly than some stuff you get to deal with. I figure it'll be next month before I get back at it...

Chuckle. Nice to know that somebody read this. Summer happened. The brew room is on hold while we enjoy what little sun and warmth we can in this so-called Summer 2017. It has been wet here in the Rideau Lakes. I have a shed project I am just finishing up. I need to spend some more time in my...

Hey George, Thanks for the write-up. I will be giving this a whirl for my next brew. Being on a well, I like the idea of conserving water. I have an immersion chiller that I made years ago, so will just pull the hose fitting and hook it up to a pump in a cooler. Great idea. Cheers! Chris

Thank you muchly for the link. It helps. Cheers! Chris

I am in the process of building my basement brewery. I have a perfect spot for it in my house, next to the basement bar. Hello through-the-wall taps! I have water and drain in the brewery area, but the floor has in-floor heating so breaking to catch a drain line is out of the question. I...