Search results

this is a torque tube from a 2008 Chevy corvette, this is what transfers the power from the back of the engine to the transmission in the rear, it’s about 5 feet tall and I thought it would make a cool conversation piece beings that unless you’ve worked on a corvette you wouldn’t know what it...

Soooo about a year and a half ago I moved into a new house with a 2 car garage, over the last few months I’ve built a new brewery, it’s not quite done but it’s sooo effing close!! Here are some pics of where I’m at.

I’m looking for what you guys do, in the past I’ve just harvested or washed yeast from previous batches but after taking a break and then not brewing as often I’ve had some bad batches that have come from reusing yeast. All of the harvested yeast ones were a brand new mason jar that was...

So after a couple of years in California for several different reasons we moved back to Pa, it was a crazy roller coaster and I would actually do it again but I’m done with the west coast for awhile. I have not been brewing because that stuff is still in California and we are hoping to have it...

I thought I’d post it here first before posting it on Craigslist in case someone is looking to build a keezer or ferm chamber. I got it from a co worker and have used it many times and it works great but we are moving and I’m not going to take it with. I am located on the central coast in...

I have been home brewing now for about 8 years and very much enjoy the whole process and usuly the fruits of my labor, until recently. In late 2016 I moved from the east coast to the west coast and it wasnt until sometime in 2017 before I was set up and ready to brew, I did a few back to back a...

So a couple of years ago I built a ferm chamber using an old wooden trunk and a dorm fridge, I mostly used it in the winter time to keep the temp up because my basement in the summertime stayed in the low 60's. I have since moved to California and need to use it to heat and cool and now I'm...

Hello guys, the title says it all, I just relocated myself and my family to the San Luis Obispo area in Cali. It wasn't for a job or anything it all started when my 2 oldest moved out here because they just wanted too, I came out to visit and fell in love with the weather, it's not like hot...

So a few weeks ago I used a dorm fridge that I attached to a old trunk to use as my ferm chamber. I brewed my beer and put it in it and the next day I noticed a puddle underneath and when I opened it up the "freezer" part was iced up, I checked it about an hour later and the fridge was not...

So I'm in the middle of a wheat beer right now and I just went to get the coriander out of the pantry and it's not there! Since I usually add it around 15 I'm not sure what to do. I guess my question is can I just finish the brew and add it tonight or tomorrow and still have it add what I'm...

When I decided to make the move to AG brewing I knew I wanted to be able to mill my own grains to help with consistency and sometimes I brew on a whim so I didn't want to have to rely on my LHBS to mill them. I purchased a Corona mill from another HBT member here and I was stoked to try it out...

So a few months ago I started thinking of putting something together to circulate ice water through my chiller and now with the summer months coming and my ground water going to be in the 70's I should get started. The wheels really got going when I received an email from Midwest supplies...

Morning all, building a ferm chamber has been on the brewery to do list for a while now, I was going to use a dorm fridge and build a insulated box measuring 4ft long, 3ft tall and 2ft wide, then a few months ago my wife surprised me with a kegging system so now I need a fridge for that. I...

So I'm a pretty laid back brewer and I let most things ride but I bottled my oatmeal stout last week and I typically like to taste one after a week so I put one in the fridge, when I did that I noticed a white film on the surface, after looking at the rest of the them all 2 cases have the same...

I know there is some debate on using aluminum pots so I'm mot trying to start that debate on using aluminum tubing, with that said I had done some extensive research on making a IC and priced copper and after all was said and done I ended up buying a copper chiller due to the price of copper in...

So I have been brewing for about a year now and I have a LHBS just a few mins from my house, the catch is it's in the local farmers market and is only open Fri, Sat and Sunday, which means I just need to prepare for what I want and have questions ready to ask or I'll have to email during the...

Hi all, I recently brewed 2 batches of pumpkin ale, extract kits from Midwest Supplies and used A LOT of pumpkin, like 120 oz per batch. It has been in primary for 2 weeks now and the directions say to secondary, I typically don't rack to a secondary but due to all the pumpkin I was thinking I...

I'm new to brewing and am glad I found this site the info here has been amazing. With that said I have been looking for bottles and had to buy some for the first few batches I did, I was trying to figure out how to get more without buying more so I lurked here and read a post about looking to...

Hi all, I'm new to home brewing and have a question about using screw top aluminum bottles. A friend of mine gave me 2 cases of these bottles but i am not sure if I can use them to bottle my beer, they are similar to the aluminum bottles that you could get Miller Lite in. What are the thoughts...