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Great idea. It's gotten me thinking. I've got a couple 18" stroke hydraulic jacks in my shop that would be perfect.

This is how I wired the controller for my brew fridge.

You've gotta try or you will never know.

Laughing Gnome: Did I mention that I grew up in Bellevue? It's been two years since I've been up there. Had to make an emergency trip to Cedar Point.

Yes I am contradictatory. You can use a line voltage (120v) AC fan. The fan costs more but you don't need a power supply. If you happen to have some DC power supplies lying around then DC fans might be the way to go. Personally I like the AC fans because you don't have to find a place to...

Someone on another board monitored the temps at the top and bottom of their kreezer and there was quite a difference (like 10-15f difference if I remember). He was having a foaming problem and thought it was because the cold beer sitting in the bottom was hitting the warmer tubing and foaming...

You want to control the temperature of your beer/fermentor not the air around it. I would go with taping it to the outside of the fermentor with a bit of insulation between the probe and the air. When fermentation is raging and producing extra heat the AC will run longer and cool your chamber...

Can you also stuff sausage with that rig? It looks like the motor came from a buffer or grinder?

Yes, the idiot proof method is to set it and forget it. I have attempted going to 25 or 30psi and shaking the keg but have never gotten very predictable or repeatable results. One batch is under carbed while the next is over carbed, so now I just let 12psi and time do the job for me.

Try placing your bottles or fermentor someplace warmer like on top of the refrigerator or somewhere else up high (heat rises). Even though S-05 lists 59 as a minimum temperature I've noticed that it really slows down when you get below the mid-60's. The yeast should wake back up if you place...

We don't have Popeye's in my area, and the cardboard KFC bucket just did not look big enough. I had a Scoop Away cat litter box bolted up there first but I could not get the lablels off, plus the molded handles in the bottom of their bucket would have held grain, forcing me to stick my fingers...

The important part you did not mention is if the garage is attached to a dwelling/house or if it is a separate, detached building. The local agents I spoke with said I can put a brewery inside my warehouse building without problem at the federal level. But it seems the federal stuff is easy...

I had a pressure washer wheeled cart lying around the shop unused which is a perfect cart for my crusher. A $5 plastic garbage can is my hopper. I put a separate plate on the adjustment side of the mill so I can remove the cover without removing the hopper to measure the gap settings...

I often like to brew with a home brew in my hand so I thought it prudent to enclose and guard everything so I don't accidently get a finger in the wrong spot. I also enclosed everything to contain the dust. First I fitted the plate to cover one side and the top of the mill. This will become...

My goal was to build a nice crusher on a moderate budget. Something that could accommodate larger batches without headache should I move up to brew with the bigger boys. My father had a scrap piece of 3/4" thick plastic which I used for the mounting base. I found the 1/3hp motor...

There is a shiney new restaurant sitting ready to go but not open. Waiting until January 1 for about the same reason. A massive tax bill only to be open a few weeks so they are waiting for the new year.

Yes, I think hydrating dry yeast before pitching is important, but oxygenation and yeast nutrition are totally different subjects. I oxygenate my dry yeasts (S-04 and S-05) and I beleive it helps.

The racks are not cheap (ones like mine seem to be about $50) but after tons of abuse they show no signs of wear. I've got the 25 compartment style which will hold everything up to 1 liter PE bottles but standard 12 ounce bottles move around quite a bit especially when upside down. I would...

All four of mine arrived cleaned with no smell and pressurized. Just to be safe I gave them a good cleaning.

What is your fermentation temperature? A few degrees can have a big affect on how fast and furious yeast work.