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So I am sloooowwlllyy building out my parts list for a Brewtroller controlled gas-fired Brutus system. I have decided that I will be running LP for now with the option to switch to NG down the road. I am still trying to figure out the whole world of gas and pieces parts as I am deviating...

I apologize if this has been covered before but I didn't find the thread. So I have been reading through countless posts about keggle conversions for a typical 3 vessel setup in preparation for my eventual trip down this road. I have seen a bunch of different ideas and some really beautiful...

thanks all for the feedback! well i did another attempt at a porter. not this recipe. this time i massaged my water mineral levels. i just started the cold crash but the sample tasted like a porter. i am thinking of trying a mini-remake of my recipe above but with mineral adjustments to see...

I went to one of my favorite Seattle stores, Tacoma Screw, and they hooked me up. I replaced the thumb screws with 2 Steel Socket Set Screws with cone points 1/4" - 20 x 1" Plain 77cents total Hope this helps anyone else.

Bobby, I have seen your setup on the YouTube. It's impressive but I'm looking to do something more on the lazy side.

I have a small freezer that I use as a fermentation chamber. I am building a collar for it so I can get two carboys in it. I want to make it so the front side of the collar can come on and off easily via some type of latch so I can work with the fermentors when I need to rack and move. I was...

Yeah, it was a failed attempt at humor. I'm just trying to find some set screws.

err, ok. so what about the rest of us that don't have such a passionate relationship with their mills?

Can anyone recommend what type and size set screws I can get to replace my thumb screws?

So I tried to craft my first all-grain recipe. Needless to say the flavor is just off. I taste less malt and more of the specialty specifically the Black Patent. While ideally I wish I could feedback by having everyone taste the beer but I don't think virtual computer beer drinking has made...

thank you all for the clarification. being rather new to stuff it helps to have insight from others so i don't go off on a wild goose chase of my own making ;). cheers!

I talked to my local brew shop about it and they mentioned a list of alternatives. Hope this helps. -Castle De-Bittered Black -Weyermann De-husked Carafa I, II and III (these are also know as "Carafa Special" or de-husked) -Briess Blackprinz

Well, I scoured through all the different threads trying to suss out why my beer that is poured from a new kegerator just doesn't have any type of head retention. I am confused about the following. -Does line length affect head creation and retention? -Or is it just carbonation level solely...

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the insights.

Ok, I have that type of setup. When I think about it further I guess it's really the flow in and out of the pump from the MLT to the boil kettle is the one that stumps me. Do you let the trickle backup from the MLT to the pump inlet and then have it controlled flow into the kettle? Or does it...

I am in the early stages of planning out a single-tier system and I want to fly sparge like I currently do. I am trying to conceptualize how to transfer around the controlled flow to the sparge arm and the trickle from the MLT to the boil kettle. I currently only use the pump for transferring...

whoa! that's some good data. thanks martin. i appreciate the insight and will keep on reading.

I haven't but I will check it out. I'll keep plugging away. Eventually it will click. Thanks

oh my god. yet another brewing water spreadsheet. i think this is like the fifth. thanks though. when my brain rests i'll check this one out. any advice on the numbers i came up with? am i on crack?

I am starting to make a recipe that adheres loosely to the "Robust Porter" style. This would be the first recipe where I would want to try adjusting my local water to a closer RA value to match a darker beer like this Porter. I have read way too much and I am at the advanced phases of...