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    Kobalt CO2 - NOW - South Florida

    I have not really done anything with homebrewing in the last 10 years - due to work sending me to China, business family etc, however I have my 40th birthday party coming up, my buddies all flying in and we are taking my sportfish boat over to the Bahamas. I pulled some of my old kegging stuff...
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    Fruit Flies in Foil Covered Starter

    Well - this was my first time to use foil instead of an airlock on my starters and it has bitten me. Woke up to several dead fruit flies in my beer. Anyway to wash and savage this or should I just bottle it up as malt vineger?
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    Refilling Kobalt/PaintBall Tanks

    So, I got one of those Kobalt Portable CO2 rigs at Lowes a few months ago and everytime I have gone to the paintball shop - for one reason or another they cannot fill the 2 9oz Striker Bottles I bought at WalMart. The one time they tried they were only able to get like 1 oz into the bottle...
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    Oetiker Clamps - Decent Price to Get Started?

    Been wanting to phase out my hose clamps with the Oetiker Clamps. Looked at a few listings on Amazon and it all looks pretty pricey? What size would I need for the red airline tubing and the beverage line tubing for a kegerator? Amazon.com: Oetiker PEX Clamp Pincher Tool: Home...
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    3 BBL Brewhouse for 6k

    We can all dream - too bad there are no pictures. 3 bbl brewhouse consists of kettle: jacketed top clamp style grundy w/ skirt that has flue opening. sight glass is the condesation stack, and I have two lids for top. Side & Bottom 1.5" TC fittings. also has temp probe fitting. mash tun...
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    Herms Design Help/Questions

    I am wanting to build a HERMs brew stand with PID control. However I have a few questions based on the different systems I have seen here. I am a pretty new AG brewer, and understand most of the terminology, but do not have enough batches under my belt to say or sure, if Batch or Fly Sparging...
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    Correct CO2 Pressure for Chill on Demand System

    I just got a commerical draft system put into my bar, which the vendor set up, however, I have no trust in that they did it correct. Here's what I have, a 2 keg system with the kegs sitting at room temperature, with the beer lines (which is not the 3/16" beverage line, just regular food grade...
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    Gearing up for the 14.5 Fermenator

    So I am ordering a Conical Saturday morning - couple of questions. Price between the 7 and 14.5 makes the 14.5 a no brainer, and the triclover clamps look like what you get when you have to out do your brew buddies. So what else do I need to gear up for this mainly with regards to...
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    Beer Gas How much is 220ft^3

    So I live in Guatemala and only have 1 gas company that can sell me mixed beer gas. So basically I have no choice but to pay whatever they charge, but I just got a proforma for 100 bucks including bottle deposit and delivery for 220ft^3. I told him I wanted a regular 20 lb tank and they sell...
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    Nitrogen Beers and line Length

    So, I read all of this at BYO on the 30 psi and using the stone. http://byo.com/mrwizard/733.html What length of beer line should I use for a 30 psi beer gas mix? Any other tips anyone can offer besides what was in the BYO posting? Thanks!
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    Help ID Taps/Kegerator Gear

    I managed to score a True TDD-3 Keg cooler today. It has has capability for 3 1/2 bbl kegs, and what seems like an insane amount of cornies, however it does not look like all of them can be connected due to the cooling coils and fan inside the unit. The taps say Celli on the side, and SK...
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    Small Scale Commerical Brewing (600gal/mo) on "Beer Budget"

    I have read several threads in the past where someone has posted about selling their beer and most of the responses are legal issues why its not possible as opposed to getting the root of equipment issues etc. I am not in the USA - and my personal lawyer is a congressman here, so he will file...
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    Yuri Brewclost -> KegerAC Will the compressor fail?

    So I have been shopping around for a decent chest freezer or large fridge to get a decent sized Kegerator unit. I am thinking I would want 6 taps 4 for beer, plus coke and mineral water. People here in Guatemala do not like to spend money on electricity so there is nothing big enough to...
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    BierMuncher Brand Wort Chiller

    I was looking at the thread last night on the BM Counter Pressure bottle filler, and 20 or so feet of 3/8 sitting on the shelf on the garage and got to thinking why spend any money on fittings etc to make an immersion chiller when I want to upgrade my gear next time I am in the states. My tap...
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    A few Pictures of the Home Brewery/Office

    Stout in Secondary Kegs sadly sitting empty A heffe & English bitter in primary If I only had a basement to put a few SS Conicals in..... :-) Enjoy!
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    When Does Conditioning Become Spoiling

    I think I am in the boat of having read too many posts and am now a bit confused, just getting ready to start kegging my beer and wondering about the shelf life of the product. Assuming Oxidation is not an issue, when does the condition phase end and the spoiling phase begin. For sake of...
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    Brewing with Questionable Water Quality

    Hello, I am living in Guatemala, Central America and getting ready to do a bit of home brewing, I do not trust tap water enough to drink so I will be brewing with bottled water, do you think it is needed to boil the entire amount of bottled water or assume that since it is from a NSF...
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