Search results

What did you do on National Homebrew Day? We brewed our Summer Wheat at a brewery and won our first homebrew competition with our Caramel Porter! http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/05/national-homebrew-day-2015.html

@Stealthcruiser Thanks! @unviewtiful The 9" returns provide more area to let sweet wort drain. I don't tip the mash tun, the design of the manifold leaves maybe 2 oz of liquid in the cooler. This has been a very efficient design.

The magnet is stationary on the hub of the fan. The fan spins, thereby the magnet spins with the fan, turning your spinbar.

I used my DIY Stirplate to do a 1 gallon starter with no issues. http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/03/since-we-are-graduating-to-10-gallon.html

YES! and a 3 pack for $10.40? It almost buys itself! (3 Pack) Bar Keepers Friend Cookware and Sink Cleaner - 12 Oz. Each

I passivated my keg with a gallon of StarSan water. It sat upright for half an hour, then I laid it on its side, turning slightly every 20 minutes or so, until I had covered the entire inside. No rust, cleaned it nicely.

I got by DIY kit for the STC-1000+ from Brews by Smith. They also have a pre-assembled version. I like the fact that the STC can heat and cool to keep temps where you need them. The options for the pre-built STC that he has are: STC-1000+ STC-1000+ with tri-color led to show when it is...

Wanting to do some High Gravity Brewing, I needed a larger Mash Tun. Enter the 70Qt Coleman! http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/04/70-quart-high-gravity-mash-tun.html

Wanting to do some High Gravity Brewing, I needed a larger Mash Tun. Enter the 70Qt Coleman! http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/04/70-quart-high-gravity-mash-tun.html

I just posted my new batch of labels here: http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/04/label-list-2.html

Not only do you get to see the last batch of labels that were created and used on our brews, I also explain the name and logo change. http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/04/label-list-2.html

I built a CPVC Sparge Arm for my 10 Gallon round cooler. You should be able to do the same, just adjust the length of the cuts to fit yours: http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/03/we-have-decided-on-sparge-method.html You should sparge at a rate of about 3 minutes per gallon.

It's not on the blog yet. I bought all the items from Home Depot. The cord is a computer power cable that I had. 1-qt metal paint bucket and lid - $2.97 Bottom turn knob socket - $3.28 60 watt appliance bulb - 2 pack - $3.87

Appliance bulb in a paint can.

I had a Hefeweizen fermenting in the house. One day we walked in and were greeted by a horrendous stench. Immediately, we searched the house to see what one of out three dogs had done. As soon as I got close to the fermenter, I knew the source of the stench. This ended up in a ringing...

Making your Bottling Bucket efficient, taking the pain out of bottling day! http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/201...ng-bucket.html Most of you may have already seen this as the tips were taken from HBT.

Making your Bottling Bucket efficient, taking the pain out of bottling day! http://imperialhops.blogspot.com/2015/04/improving-bottling-bucket.html Most of you may have already seen this as the tips were taken from HBT.

http://www.bargainfittings.com Great price and flat rate Priority shipping for $5.00

From this: To this: See the build steps here. http://imperialhops.blogspot.mx/2015/04/dual-stir-plate.html

Have a double brew day coming up? Want to do a partigyle? Start your yeast with a dual stir plate! http://imperialhops.blogspot.mx/2015/04/dual-stir-plate.html