Very little anymore. When I was getting started I found BYO & Zymurgy engaging. I relied upon HBT to help visualize new equipment builds and capture some best practices on how to assemble my own brewing equipment. I transitioned from those to a lot of books and academic literature...
I use a 240/5500 Blichman BrewEasy setup with the 30gal pots for brewing. 2x Ferminators mounted in upright freezers for fermentation. I went through 3 separate brewery set-ups before settling on my current brewing setup, and wish I had made the appropriate investments early. Is there a way...
I recently converted a T-19F and I simply replaced the installed analog thermostat with the STC 1000. Chasing the wires took more time than expected, but after identifying a common and the power in, it was pretty simple. I used a segment of an outdoor extension cord for the hot side and...
As the owner of 5 carboys, numerous buckets, and now two SS conicals; I offer the following as the primary advantages of the conical:
1) Trub settles into the bottom and has a reduced surface area that contacts the beer. That combined with the ability to dump the trub, negates the need to...
I have the following tickets to the Great American Beer Festival for sale. I am asking only to cover the ticket cost + $1.00 to cover the ticketmaster fee.
2x tickets to the Friday evening Paired / Farm to table tickets ($146/ea)
Tickets are digitally transferable via ticketmaster upon...
Would one of you please elaborate on how you cut the hole in the bowl? Did you use any special technique to get a clean, round cut, or did you just drill a hole and use a jig saw to cut out from there?
**Disregard, the dremel tool got the job done nicely**
You know that feeling you get when you've been pondering a problem for a while, only to discover that someone has already come up with a much better solution than what you had envisioned? That's exactly how I feel after reading your post. Thanks!