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Now It was time to build a wooden form and set it in place to create the arch for the firebox opening.

At this point in the brick laying process, I did a dry fit with the fire brick for the fire box itself. I decided to go with a standard basket weave pattern. When I was satisfied with the dry run, I mixed up some refractory mortar and set the fire brick, encasing the firebox.

Now it's just a matter of laying the bricks, one by one.:( This process honestly took me much longer than I expected.)

At this point the blocks were filled with concrete and it was time to head to the brick yard. I decided to go with old New Orleans reclaimed bricks. So now the fun begins. Because I was basically building this on the fly, I added the other cinder blocks as I went along so I could change...

At this point I knew I kept Old Rusty III around for a reason. I threw him in the firebox area and played with some matches.

Next came the construction of the cinder block sub frame and roughing in the gas line and valve to be used as a starter only. (this is a wood burning fireplace)

Now it was time for some concrete. Also I must note that the two pieces of conduit roughed into the slab is for cable and electric. I'm planning on bringing out a flat screen for night time football games.

Once the grade was set, the form boards were put in and braced and the steel rebar was tied in. Both horizontal and vertical steel were tied in for the slab and the cinder block sub frame.

The first thing I did was the excavation for the slab.

I love homebrew and I love drinking some while sitting on my patio with a nice warm fire when the weather gets cool. After I had gone through my third metal fireplace (rusting out) in as many years, I knew I wanted a permanent outdoor fireplace. I sketched out some designs and looked over some...

I try not to keep track of the money. My biggest fear is that when I die, my wife will sell all my brewing equipment for what I told her I paid for it.

Stop at the Abita brewery and grab a growler. Have a bite to eat at the Abita brew pub as well. Once in Fla. you can visit McGuires Irish pub and brewery in Pensecola. They brew their own ales, porters and stouts. And the food is pretty darn good also.

I ain't never been referred to as a beero.

Got to be a nut brown ale. I love Sam smith's nut brown and this one is right up there. Thanks Lil Sparkey.:mug:

In my Irish stout, I only do 2 oz. of EKG at 60 min. (37.1 IBU) Like slarkin said, with only 1 addition at 60 min, the willamette would work fine.

I made my immersion chiller myself with copper tubing wrapped around a piece of large diameter pvc pipe. Down south, in the summer my tap water temp is pretty high. I had left over copper pipe and 90's from a remodel so I made another square chiller that fits inside a 5 gallon bucket. I fill...

Good job on getting your kegs. All I can say is you have bigger stones than I do, to meet up with a stranger late at night in a dark secluded place with a cash transaction on the line.

Down here in New Orleans we have some pretty lax drinking laws. As a youngster growing up my father owned a bar so I was in that environment often. I took sips of beer from my dad all the time. When I was well into my teens, I was allowed a few beers on certain holidays and events. I was...

Hey there Cajun. Not sure about other brew shops out your way, but we have Brewstock here in New Orleans. Check with some of the guys on this board from out west. Some of those guys get a group buy and make the trip to NOLA and stock up on supplies. http://www.brewstock.com

probably just some krausen from the yeast finishing up there thing.