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Oh hahahaha I already asked you the recipe. My apologies. I’m slow. And keeping track of too many threads, as well. I always rehydrate as well. Still beats cooking up dme for a starter. No need to self high five. I got you. :mug:

Might I ask what’s recipe you used? Chimay grand reserve is probably my favorite beer. I did one I am still drinking on but used the monastery yeast. I am curious to try the safe ale 33 because I am a little tired of starters. Every time I use dry yeast I high five myself.

My decision ultimately came down to adjustability and materials.

The u bolt was just 1/4 inch and I think it was 2 inches. The foundry false bottom had 2 -1/4 inch feet. I think to have this brewzilla one set close to 3 inches but you could obviously make it shorter which I probably will before I brew with it. I don’t remember what the leg length is on the...

I would have gone with smaller u bolts, I think. If you can see, the bolts are too close to the edge of the feet keeping them from fully coming together. It’s actually not that big a deal because the fit is so tight it stays into place unless you put a bit of force on it. I went with 1/4 inch...

So here is my take on the brewzilla false bottom mod. I drilled out 1/4 in holes for the u bolts. If this interests anyone, let me know. I can give parts lists, steps, and what I would do different if I were to do it again. What I like about it is you can adjust the height to where you want it.

I scrubbed it real good with barkeepers friend and a sponge with a no scratch scrubber. You have to really use some muscle but it it is very effective at removing that factory grease. After a couple passes with that I took a paper towel and would rub it against the metal in areas I cleaned...

tsp will for sure kill the grease just make sure you wash it out real good with some dish soap afterwards.

Jackie Edwards - Carry on Henry

I think folks are probably right about the false bottom being unnecessary with a quality brew bag. I got one, anyway, just in case. I ended up drilling holes in the legs (brewzilla false bottom) and got some u bolts (304 stainless). I’ll take some photos, and go through my process, if anyone is...

I just went to the hardware store and bought a 1/4 in drill bit and four 1/4 inch stainless carriage bolts. My plan is to drill out four of those tiny holes and put the bolts in with the head of the bolt being the feet. Anyone want to poke some holes in this plan? My only issue is they don’t say...

For those using the brewzilla false bottom, is there anything you would have done differently when modifying it? I see the common thing to do is to bend the feet into a “V” shape to lift it. Has anyone tried anything else like drilling out some holes and using screws to lift it, similar to those...

I I appreciate the advice. I’m not trying to hijack the thread. I have a spunding valve. I’m about to experiment with using that with the brew bucket and keg for closed transfers.

I was more interested in closed transfers but that is more because I am addicted to gear and diy stuff and I just want to say I’ve done it to know the process, I guess. I have to talk myself out of things because my process works and it’s no big deal. I just love experimenting and building things.

I have an ss brew bucket that I like, but am interested in pressure fermenting. Not really ideal with the standard lid. Guess I could get that chronical lid but, man....all this stainless steel is expensive and, other than how cool and sanitary stainless is, I can’t really tell a taste...

I am very interested in this. Did you buy the sanke new?

Thank you for your service! God bless you, man. I just had my first kid and it has been difficult to get in the gym but I have refined it to where I go in 2 days a week and cycle another 2 days a week. I’m a little fatter because of the holidays recently but have maintained both my strength and...

You will bounce back quicker than you think. Whenever I go through periods where life is getting in the way or I am just bored of working out, I will scale things back or just make sure I get something done that day whether it is one set of squats, a short walk, or a sport I like. It just helps...

I built a platform. It is made of three layers worth of plywood. My rack is on the back and there is a nice roomy area with stall mats on either side for deadlifting.

Getting kicked out of gyms, gyms closing down...I take for granted that I have a full basement gym. I never had to deal with covid gym fallout. I am grateful. I have been building it up over the past few years. If it is in the cards, I do recommend it. It’s my understanding weights are harder to...