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Collar attaching to the lid is genius. I'm only 29 but I'm 6'3'' so it's a ways down to the bottom of the keezer

Nice. I love it. It must be a pain getting kegs in that sucker. I can't even touch the bottom of mine. Looks like you put an 8 inch collar plus the dolly. You must have an elaborate pully system? ;)

Wow that's beautiful! Is that trim on the bottom or did you building a pedistal for it to stand on?

Prep work was minimal. I put one coat of primer and 2 coats of chalkboard paint. The chalkboard paint dries really fast (less the an hour) so you could have it primed and painted in a day.

21 cu ft of pure awesomeness. Covered in chalkboard paint with a cedar collar stained red. Digital Johnson controller and 3 taps. 10# co2 tank inside. Room for many more kegs.

I'm hoping for some guidance. my fermentation has nearly come to a halt less then 48 hours after i put into primary. it was going like crazy for the day and half...now i'm getting 2 bubbles a min. normal? its scottish ale yeast by Wyeast. temp is 69 degrees. pitched a little warm at 79 degrees...

Brew my first all grain today. Used beersmith 2. love the software. I think i did pretty good. i had 80% efficiency which i think is pretty good. I ended up brewing a scottish ale on a whim. Thanks for all your comments and help!

I'm actually using an electric heating element in my basement. I'll have to download the trial (again) of beersmith. I've downloaded it before, but never did anything with it. Hope it will let me do it again.

Well i enjoy pretty much anything. Dark, light, wheat, IPA, DIPA. I'll be using a mash tun that i built this weekend from a 10 gallon round cooler. I plan on batch sparging. I do not have any software yet. although that might change before the week is over. I like the idea of a cream ale and...

I plan on brewing my first all grain batch this coming weekend (actually two batches). What would you suggest i start with? I'll be kegging both of them as well. Also any 1st time tips would be greatly appreciated

Living the dream my man, living the dream. Good for you wish you nothing but the best!

Thanks for the info. Does anyone know if Shorts brewery in Elk Rapids bottle conditions? Also wouldn't most true Trappist beers have good yeast to harvest?

I do think that's a good idea (starsan grinder). Good luck with it! Let me know how it turns out! Cheers

This is a great article as well thanks for sending me the link. I'm loving these fourmes more and more. Thanks!

Wow thanks for going so Indepth! I appreciate it. I'll be buying my first stir plate very soon. I'll make sure that the beer in cloning doesn't already have their yeast available commercially. Thanks again!

I want to start cloning some of my favorite beers but I know for a fact that I will never be able to nail it unless I get that yeast out of the bottle. Anyone have a good method for harvesting yeast and saving it from the bottom of the bottle?

I fill my sink with cool water then add 3 bags of ice. Then I add salt to the ice bath. I am able to cool my wort down in 10 mins with this method.

Ground coffee in a muslim bag is the way to go. I did this with a breakfast stout and it turned out fantastic. I did 3 oz (6oz in your case) of a course grind Sumatra into the secondary. You will still have some grounds that slip out of the bag but for the most part you won't notice. I agree...

I am no expert but I can tell you what I know from friends and my local brew store. I personally believe that you do not need to pasteurize the apples IF you throw then into the secondary. The alcohol should protect the beer from any bad guys at this point. Putting them in boil will give you a...