What came in the mail for you today?

[bruce_the_loon]

Got my inkbird food saver thing last week, and got my new larger false bottom this afternoon... shipped to me in a pizza box

Used? If so, any hints as to the type of pizza?

 

[Apple_Jacker]

Used? If so, any hints as to the type of pizza?

lol I didn't examine the inside of the box up close, but I assumed it was used

 

[Elric]

Brewcrate! A selection of beers from local breweries along with some sausages and condiments from the biergarten of the main brewery behind it.

 

[Dr_Jeff]

that is sweet
and great idea for any brewery

 

[Elric]

that is sweet
and great idea for any brewery

Yeah, and each month they choose a different brewery to curate the beer selection for that month.

 

[day_trippr]

Oldest son sent this bit of awesomeness up for my B'day. He's a good son

Cleaning it now, then will fill it in the morning and take it over to my youngest son's house for a visit.

Cheers!

[edit] Hahaha! Well, already learned something critical: "lefty loosey - righty tighty" does not apply to the pressure control knob on the uKeg. Good thing oldest son sent an extra box of carts because I blew through the two included with the growler trying to purge the head space (lol! Habits are hard to break - not even sure I should have tried to do it )

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Yesterday I got a box of food for our African Grey - still no kegerator. Called MoreBeer, the kegerator unit is in stock but the tap tower is backordered. I asked if they could ship the kegerator now then ship the tower when they get more. They aren't able to do that but they could alter my order to to purchase the fridge then select a different tower. I'll give them a couple more weeks then go that route if the can't fill more original order. What a pain, but our bird Roxy is happy with her delivery!

 

[BrewZer]

Oldest son sent this bit of awesomeness up for my B'day. He's a good son

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Cleaning it now, then will fill it in the morning and take it over to my youngest son's house for a visit.

Cheers!

[edit] Hahaha! Well, already learned something critical: "lefty loosey - righty tighty" does not apply to the pressure control knob on the uKeg. Good thing oldest son sent an extra box of carts because I blew through the two included with the growler trying to purge the head space (lol! Habits are hard to break - not even sure I should have tried to do it )

Can you force carbonate in one of those???

ETA: Answered my own question...
https://www.growlerwerks.com/blogs/...onate-homebrew-using-ukeg-pressurized-growler

 

[Jhedrick83]

Big day, Inkbird Vacuum Sealer, 24" whisk, 3 vittles vaults and a Corona Mill. BIAB journey starts tomorrow with a trip to the LHBS for several pounds of grain and Corona Mill set up and grind adjustment.

 

[day_trippr]

Can you force carbonate in one of those???
ETA: Answered my own question...

Right, I don't know that it would make sense wrt time/cost/etc but they claim it can be done - though I would spring for the 16gram cart sleeve.
I made up a long tube for my bottle filler plug-in spout adapter (the growler won't fit under the tap anyway), chilled the tube and the growler down, wetted both then filled it with carbonated beer as quietly as possible.

One thing I'll do smarter is to wait until we're almost ready to hit the road: I filled the growler the night before because I was overly eager to try it out, and in retrospect that was kinda dumb. Fortunately there was no obvious damage done, and the kids loved the "beer on tap" thing

Cheers!

 

[Toxxyc]

CO2 cylinder received today. Now I'm ready to start kegging. Can't WAIT. Already sold 100 bottles and then discovered a crate in the garage with more than 100 more. That's over and above the 100 I intended on keeping for emergencies, and the swingtops for quick use. Crap.

 

[DuncB]

CO2 isnt free unless you make it yourself. So sell those bottles, but keep a few for archiving and competitions.

 

[Toxxyc]

Yeah I intend on keeping the swingtops, the larger 750ml brown glass bottles and enough 440ml crafts to hold a single batch. Nothing more. Then I should be able to do 3 batches in bottles completely, over and above the keg.

PS: I don't do competitions. I brew for me

 

[DuncB]

I've only entered two, but it seems easier when you can counter pressure fill from your keg a beer that you think is great. I moved to champagne bottles for my beer giveaways just because it was a bit different. Especially the clear ones which I keep in the dark.

 

[Toxxyc]

Yup, I don't intend on bottling from the fermenter anytime soon (obviously style dependent). If I need the keg for something, I'll fill with a brew, carbonate and fill the bottles, and then refill the keg with the beer I need on tap. Simple. Ish.

I'm not getting rid of my bottling stuff though. That's a given.

 

[Barbarossa]

Yet another gadget

 

[DuncB]

Lovely whirlpool.

 

[eric19312]

I got the last part of my new dry hopper today. It was the 3" butterfly valve. here it is all put together:

 

[firerat]

Ink bird no touch laser thermometer I don't really need but bought because frikin lasers man.....

 

[grampamark]

New Intertap faucets.

 

[easttex]

I just got a package of camlocks in the mail from BargainFittings.com.

Hopefully now I finally have all the connections I need to get my system together....

 

[pshankstar]

An @inkbird infrared thermometer arrived today. One has been on my radar for a while and I couldn’t pass up this deal!

 

[inkbird]

View attachment 722555View attachment 722556View attachment 722557View attachment 722558An @inkbird infrared thermometer arrived today. One has been on my radar for a while and I couldn’t pass up this deal!

Thanks for the support.

 

[DuncB]

Looks like a speed trap radar. Or these days a Covid scanning stop!!

 

[Scotty Ward]

Tilt Hydrometer. Got Red, to be friends with the Orange and Green. Extra large Mash Bag for AF 10.5, and new Refractometer.

 

[hout17]

It's here! Can't wait to start milling my own grain.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Very nice, looks like a good quality mill! It should serve you well and give you better control with your brews. Milling my own grain has been a lot better with my brews. Good Luck!!

 

[Barbarossa]

Some light reading

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Same.

 

[VikeMan]

This little beauty (Harris model 201). I haven't tested it yet, but the build feels very solid and smooth. And it came with a 7 year warranty.

 

[HOPtuary]

Lots of shiny steel!

 

[DuncB]

Lot of passivating there, looks very smart.

 

[HOPtuary]

They say no need to passivate! Just clean, wash and sanitize

 

[DuncB]

That's good saved you some time for brewing.

 

[easttex]

Same.View attachment 722621

Spoiler alert - that book on water is NOT light reading.

The yeast book was pretty good though.

 

[Imhoppy]

My Hullwrecker grain mill from Northern Brewer. All assembled, adjusted to 0.025" for BIAB, and ready to crush grains. Love the solid heavy steel base too. Oh yea!

 

[Elric]

Got a second drip tray for my keezer as well as another fermzilla pressure kit and the new filter attachment for it.

 

[CJnCincy]

What came in the mail for me today.....NOTHING. Yet again MoreBeer will show items in stock, quote two day delivery.....but the reality is, my order from this past Monday hasn't even been picked out of the warehouse. This is not an isolated incident. Its more of the routine with them from my experience. I'm questioning my sanity for even hoping for a different result. Oh well.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

NOTHING from MoreBeer for me either! I've ordered a few things from MoreBeer in the past but this kegerator deal has me baffled. I've seen on their site reviews from purchased kegerators for the 3 & 4 tap models, "Purchased 2 weeks ago", both of which according to their site are labeled backordered. When I asked them about that they said they understand my frustration. I ordered the two tap version.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I told them I'd wait for a couple weeks with the hope my order gets filled and if it doesn't I try to swap it with something in stock or just cancel my order and hope I get a prompt refund.

 

[CJnCincy]

I told them I'd wait for a couple weeks with the hope my order gets filled and if it doesn't I try to swap it with something in stock or just cancel my order and hope I get a prompt refund.

I just cancelled my order......my last with them. I can understand mixups, but it seems they are very content to wait a week to pick items that are in stock (supposedly) from their warehouse. Morebeer never used to be this way. I don't know what is going on with the company right now, but they are a train wreck for customer service.