What came in the mail for you today?
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just got dropped off hopefully the last fermenter i ever have to buy!
now i just gotta drill another hole!
edit: and yeah, i brew in the kitchen!!!
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My 1st place medal for my Schwarzbier.
Congrats!!
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just got dropped off hopefully the last fermenter i ever have to buy!
now i just gotta drill another hole!
edit: and yeah, i brew in the kitchen!!!
What are these?
SOB, i swear everytime i post a link they're cheaper then the last time bought one!!! but here you go, and it's thick stainless, enough to where i can stand on the side of one and it doesn't bend....
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1441893049...rentrq:1720a1c217d0aaf5a0e28851fffea52a|iid:1
great upgrade from HDPE! just cleaned one, what a breeze! i mean i'm not trying to prompote SS fermenters, because if i could still get a 15 gallon HDPE bucket for $20, i'd do it....but i gotta say SS is awesome!
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Pretty cool. I thought they had a dairy vibe to them...that is a great price.
i'm hoping the silicone o-ring lasts forever unlike the foam one in my curtec HDPE buckets i can't get any more...and i got some step bits for the second one for the holes...hoping it'll hold more then the 5 psi then the one i had drilled on the table off center....
but yeah, milk pails are cool fermenters, but kinda spendy.....but easy to clean, tough, and shiny! a lot more then nessesary though which i think is a $5 bucket.....
but if you want to look at your fermenter and think "oh yeah!!", it's the way to go.....
a 30L Speidel fermenter to replace the one I left in Alaska
It's really impossible to tell if the award is legit without an independent, corroborating opinion. I'll take one for the team; send me a few bottles.
Not in the mail, a neighbor dropped them by: 4 bottles of Schonram beer. I think he wants me to make something German in the future.
I have to say, I don’t like most lagers, but their pils is pretty clean and nicely bittered.
I have to say, I don’t like most lagers, but their pils is pretty clean and nicely bittered.
One more step.
A big, 16" Chinese colander for draining BIAB into the kettle, post-mash. Will cover the side holes with foil.
Not nearly as ambitious as you; all I got was #30 Vienna and #17 Maris Otter. (I've found 47 lbs and over $50 to be the sweet spot for shipping costs at Ritebrew.) Good luck on your brewery plan!
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An illustrated copy of A Christmas Carol. Appropriate it arrived today as we had our 1st significant fall of snow this afternoon. And sipping on a Bells Christmas Scotch ale ,
I've been hoarding 3 since last holiday. 
Some lager malt for a 71' Boddington's recipe attempt or attempts lol.
i'd have to google what a lager malt is, so i'll just ask you
but that looks like a dark munich to me?
i'd have to google what a lager malt is, so i'll just ask you
That's just the light throwing you off. It's super pale pretty much the same thing as pilsner. Some old recipes list it. It's got a slightly sweeter finish supposedly.
Edit: here's a description from Simpsons site the Muntons description sucked:
I got a 1971 Boddington's recipe that has it as part of the grain bill.
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thanks for the enlightment....i wish good luck pounding: 5, lol
as far as what came in the mail for me today, i got some step bits for drilling the holes on my SS milk pails....got my cart loaded on more beer for the ball lock, dip tubes, QDs, spunding valves...going to be $150...i want to wait a week to buy them, the marketers were rushing me, like some how "I" can think slow enough to wait 2 weeks, so i made a donation on all your parts to make-a-wish for the same amount....
in two weeks though, i'll be generating my OWN co2!!!
as far as what came in the mail for me today, i got some step bits for drilling the holes on my SS milk pails....got my cart loaded on more beer for the ball lock, dip tubes, QDs, spunding valves...going to be $150...i want to wait a week to buy them, the marketers were rushing me, like some how "I" can think slow enough to wait 2 weeks, so i made a donation on all your parts to make-a-wish for the same amount....
in two weeks though, i'll be generating my OWN co2!!!
Hell yeah I love step bits!thanks for the enlightment....i wish good luck pounding: 5, lol
as far as what came in the mail for me today, i got some step bits for drilling the holes on my SS milk pails....got my cart loaded on more beer for the ball lock, dip tubes, QDs, spunding valves...going to be $150...i want to wait a week to buy them, the marketers were rushing me, like some how "I" can think slow enough to wait 2 weeks, so i made a donation on all your parts to make-a-wish for the same amount....
in two weeks though, i'll be generating my OWN co2!!!
i hope i do too! trying to watch my boss drill the last lid with a wood, was hell! lol
Pull your man card out throw it on the table and watch that step bit kick ass. They work great drilling through stainless and leave a clean hole.
i hope so, because the hole my boss cut, was like bent crooked, and i doubt it'd work for the ball lock connects i'm planning on installing.....
You should be good the kettle below I drilled out all three of the holes with a step bit with stellar results. I've drilled out two other kettles the same way. Good luck!
My experience was 50/50 with step bits: the first #6.5 hole I drilled in a SS lid was clean and beautiful and the 2nd is jagged and probably will leak once I put into use. I guess I know which fermenter will be good for extended aging/cold crashing and which one won't....
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You got those Christmas feels early as I have. I am thinking about buying a folio society edition of that book and I’m currently stocking up on st bernardus Christmas ales, lots of chimay grand reserve, and every other christmas ale I can find.An illustrated copy of A Christmas Carol. Appropriate it arrived today as we had our 1st significant fall of snow this afternoon. And sipping on a Bells Christmas Scotch ale , View attachment 749023I've been hoarding 3 since last holiday.
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My hoard is mostly Christmas ales, I always put some away each holiday with the intent of having them when they are not available. But drinking one is like spending gold! So I always end up with having more and more in the hoard...never can be too careful
4-way CO2 splitter from @mtbr_brewer. Looking forward to finishing the CO2 setup for my lagering box. Just need to modify the NO regulator to fit a CO2 tank and it's ready.
Go low RPMs, keep lots of oil on it. If you have a Dremel tool with a small stone, that works well for removing burrs after drilling.
I have a set of TiN step bits from Harbor Fright. Works great.
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The one I bought is only black and white illustrations but still nice. I started to fork over some extra coin but thought no, black and white gives it a feel of authenticity from long ago. It was a decent buy on Ama-almighty-Zon for $7 so I'm not complaining. I have a decent electronic version from Google Playbooks but not the same as holding it and turning the page. I don't know why I never bought this book before as it's one of my favorite story's and I'm an avid reader and I have 3 versions of the movie and 3 animated versions.
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The George c. Scott one is the best, IMO.
Got some more goods to add to the shelf. Should be good reading!
An order from Midwest:
10 lbs. Red-X malt (want to try a SMaSH with it)
1 lb. Acid malt
Saflager S-23 for an upcoming Lion Stout clone
Bottle of Fermcap-S
10 lbs. Red-X malt (want to try a SMaSH with it)
1 lb. Acid malt
Saflager S-23 for an upcoming Lion Stout clone
Bottle of Fermcap-S
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NorCal brewing solutions corny keg lid with thermowell. No more taping the temp probe.
