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It rarely gets cold here in Houston TX, when it does it is a big event. The entire city shuts down if there is even a threat that the temp will drop below 32F. Consequently none of the pipes inside my house are insulated. We just experienced an Arctic blast that dropped the temp to a record...

My mother's inner hippy came out at some point and she bought a $200 kombucha kit from KombuchaKamp last year. She had never had kombucha nor has she ever a sustained a hobby very long. She decided that she didn't like how it taste so I have been gifted an old SCOBY and a bunch of other stuff...

I haven't kept up with all the new software that has come out over the last few years. It takes me hours to plan a brew day between searching for recipes that fit my inventory, using multiple spreadsheets for water and volume calculations, and brewmate for recipe construction. Some days I walk...

I have been on this forum for years and have gained substantial knowledge on home brewing. When it comes to smoking I am still just winging it. I bought a pretty nice smoker last year but haven't had the chance to use it much. I would like to get a my process ironed out and gather the right...

There are wielding supply and fire extinguishers shops on every corner of Houston but few have beverage grade CO2. I live in the Clear Lake area and the only places that I have been able to find is Paxair in Deer Park (hwy225) and Airgas on the south loop. Neither has good service and Airgas...

Homemade plastic conical used as a home brew fermentor. -15 gallons -homemade wood stand with casters -adjustable height -lid drilled for fitting an air lock, gasket supplied -two brass 1/2" valves installed; one for yeast drop and the other for sampling and draining. -straps and silicon...

My wife saw this 10 tap tower at the an Antique Mall and bought it for my birthday. (I love my wife!) Supposedly it was taken out of service from the local Bennigans when all in the area were shut down a few years ago. It needs some love and I will attempt to restore it to its former glory...

I have been home brewing for about 4 years. I have done cider, wine, mead, and beer successfully many times. My attempt at making a sweet fruity wheat beer would combine these techniques but I executed the fermentation poorly. The idea is to make a something close to a Lindemans Framboise or...

Currently I am using a keggle with a side pickup tube equipped with a stainless toilet hose mesh. I am looking for a cheap alternative to a hop spider to provide a second layer of hop filtration post boil to keep small hop partials out of my plate chiller. I have tossed the idea around of...