What came in the mail for you today?

[hezagenius]

Got these today:

1# Citra
1# Galaxy
1# Mosaic
0.5# Azacca
and some waterless airlocks

 

[Pantherjon]

Pretty unique, those waterless airlocks...May just have to see about trying one out!1st Google search site(farmhousebrewingsupply) were out, Rebel Brewing has them, but looks like a different design..

 

[hezagenius]

Yeah, the idea of these airlocks is pretty cool. It is essentially a 1 way valve. It lets pressure out but not in. They could be useful for cold crashing carboys and starters. When the temp drops, there is a tendency for the carboys and starters to suck the fluid in from the airlock. These don't have that problem. They should create a small vacuum that will keep out air.

 

[Seismogenic]

Got my 5 gallon cooler and 5 gallon pot in the mail today! Now that I have the apartment space, it was time for the equipment to go up from one gallon all-grain batches to three gallon batches!

(Yeah, those are still small batches, I know, but I'll save the step up to even larger for when I eventually, hopefully, have a garage. I'm still excited!)

 

[Qhrumphf]

Yeah, the idea of these airlocks is pretty cool. It is essentially a 1 way valve. It lets pressure out but not in. They could be useful for cold crashing carboys and starters. When the temp drops, there is a tendency for the carboys and starters to suck the fluid in from the airlock. These don't have that problem. They should create a small vacuum that will keep out air.

Not to go off topic, but why would you want one of those on a starter? The whole point of a starter is to let air in. Without air getting in, the yeast growth is reduced substantially.

 

[hezagenius]

Not to go off topic, but why would you want one of those on a starter? The whole point of a starter is to let air in. Without air getting in, the yeast growth is reduced substantially.

In growth phase, I use a foam stopper and a stir plate. But when I cold crash it to drop the yeast, I can put one of these on and prevent air from getting into it while it is sitting in the fridge.

 

[Qhrumphf]

In growth phase, I use a foam stopper and a stir plate. But when I cold crash it to drop the yeast, I can put one of these on and prevent air from getting into it while it is sitting in the fridge.

Ahhh, ok, that's a different story. Carry on

 

[Brew_Dude41]

Just got my shipment from jaded brewing: Cyclone cfc, Whirly Mammoth whirlpool arm and new 3 piece ball valve. So excited to get these into use this weekend or Monday. I don't have a water line in the garage, so in the winter I have to haul the hot kettle to the basement or use a pond pump to circulate ice water through the my old IC.
I took me 40 minutes to chill a batch this week, can't wait to see how much this improves that time.

 

[erick0619]

Got my 5 gallon cooler and 5 gallon pot in the mail today! Now that I have the apartment space, it was time for the equipment to go up from one gallon all-grain batches to three gallon batches!

(Yeah, those are still small batches, I know, but I'll save the step up to even larger for when I eventually, hopefully, have a garage. I'm still excited!)

Hey man as long as you are brewing thats all that matters. Cheers!!!

 

[Hulud]

Beermail! View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1452916839.609678.jpg

 

[itsnotrequired]

my replacement false bottom from spike:

more photos in my build thread:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7340288#post7340288

 

[Pantherjon]

Actually yesterday(Friday), but what the hey...Got my shipment of new brew kits from BBS..Behind the kits, just peeking out, are 2 bottles of Peanut Butter powder for the Peanut Butter Porter-am gonna use the Chocolate Peanut Butter in it! Also got some hops bags and grain bags(might be visible on top of white pail)...Fun stuff!

 

[jiMithing83]

Yesterday my secondary regulators came in. Time to start building the keezer!

 

[Alpotun]

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Panel wiring kit from Kal

 

[Pantherjon]

Got my shipment from Strange Brew..A 1 G Hefe Weizen All Grain Recipe Kit and a 5G 'Strange Summer Ale' kit...

 

[BigMack]

Another vittle vault to hold more bulk grain.

 

[Jim_Holmes]

didnt get it today but yesterday my prize from ss brewing my mini brew bucket

 

[Pantherjon]

Got my order from AHS!
AHS Kalamazoo IPA a clone of Bell's Two Hearted Ale
AHS Chocolate Stout - gotta love a $20 AG recipe kit!
A Shot in the Dark: A Magical Mystery brew
A Wild Card All Grain Recipe: What will you get?

I like living dangerously!LOL 2 'mystery' kits! Gotta tell ya tho, the Shot in the Dark grain bill is BIG! 14LBS!!

 

[badlee]

First liquid yeast through the only Thai place that offers it,after a three week wait.
1400Baht for the two.
$1= 32Baht

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[jiMithing83]

First liquid yeast through the only Thai place that offers it,after a three week wait.
1400Baht for the two.
$1= 32Baht

Holy crap. I hope you're starting a yeast bank at those prices

 

[podz]

Holy crap. I hope you're starting a yeast bank at those prices

About 21.50 USD per packet. Only about 2 bucks more per packet than the prices here in Finland and we aren't in a shortage of the stuff, either.

 

[m00ps]

First liquid yeast through the only Thai place that offers it,after a three week wait.
1400Baht for the two.
$1= 32Baht

you absolutely need to look into overbuilding your starters and harvesting yeast from them to work around those infalted prices

 

[kevy]

My false bottom and parts came in.
I'm very excite to get brewing
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[Johow]

Wow, I hadn't realized what a pound of whole hops looked like. I hope the little lady doesn't need to put anything else in the freezer for a while!!!
I also got my new Wilserbag so I am ready for a brew day. It's been raining here in Central Northern California so I'm hoping for some appropriate weather soon. It's not too cold but I don't care to brew in the rain.

 

[PeteNMA]

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A second PID, two 40A SSRs, some DIN rail and some replacement pump head o rings

 

[JMathie77]

Anvil brewing grain scale & cereal killer grain mill! Time to start buying bulk sacks of grain!

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[Onkel_Udo]

Tiny 15K BTU propane tank top heater. Not shockingly it raises the temp in my enclosed trailer from 12 f to 55 f (area about 16' x 8' x 7') to 55 f in about 15 minutes. Shockingly, 30 minutes later stil did not set off the CO detector.

We will have heat at the track if AL stil stays in the teens!

 

[badlee]

you absolutely need to look into overbuilding your starters and harvesting yeast from them to work around those infalted prices

Ohhhh,you know that is exactly what I am going to do.

 

[gometz]

Ohhhh,you know that is exactly what I am going to do.

Hell, even at $8 for yeast I harvest most. I've reused my helles yeast 5 times now, California ale 3, saison blend twice.

 

[GHBWNY]

Plastic BMB. After I discovered my glass carboy had developed a crack most of the way around the base as I was cradling it in my bare arms cleaning it out...