Stepmom drove in thru NM and brought a case of random pints from Bow & Arrrow Brewing Co. it’s already the merriest of Christmases!
What came in the mail for you today?
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Another selection for 12 BOC.
A nice little box from brewhardware containing eight new liquid posts for the kegs (way past time) and four new black disconnects; the cheapie ones I keep getting from allmymoneyzgone fail too fast. Tomorrow get to switch out the liquid posts on all the kegs but one, including the ones currently in use; after degassing them completely, that is. I'm not worried about oxidation, beer goes too fast in this house. The one that does NOT get a new post is the bastard stepchild of the family; a Firestone when all the others are Cornelius, making the post thread sizes different. Hoping my LHBS has one that fits when I go there for after xmas sales next week.
My Uncle and Aunt from Mattapoisett, MA sent me this awesome book!
This book was inspirational for changing my brewing process here in dry ‘ole Los Angeleez.
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Figured I’d try this ascorbic acid thing since I’m doing a DDH pale ale at the moment. Missed adding it during the mash but I’ll add during the second dry hop??
Not sure when the heck I’m actually going to be running out of scotch tape though.
Not sure when the heck I’m actually going to be running out of scotch tape though.
Not in the mail but as my info says I’m a kept man and tonight for my 75th birthday my “keeper” gave me a blank check for my new electric brewing system!
Goodbye 3 vessel gas and hello Brewtools B80 Pro!
Goodbye 3 vessel gas and hello Brewtools B80 Pro!
WestMichiganSteelheader
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After 5 years of brewing I finally purchased a grain mill. Should have done this many years ago. I was like a little kid in a candy store when I saw UPS pull up today. Just waiting for a fermenter to become available so I can put it to use.
Nice. I’ve had a Cereal Killer for about 5 years and have put 1000+lbs through it with no real issues. You’re going to like it.
Big Green Egg. OK, so it didn't actually come in the mail but it was delivered today.
And a scale.
And a scale.
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This beauty came in today! Planning on adding some smaller batches through out the year 1-2 gallons max, don't want to waste!
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A pair of the Kegland 5G rubber-handled corny's:
They have the 'proper' narrow bale lids! {If you're arthritic or have nerve damage like me and lack some feeling in your fingers, you may stick your hand through the handle to pick it up and not notice you've grabbed the duckbill style bale until you've popped the lid open
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Proper dip tube:
The weld quality in the seams looks OK:
Very pleased to have a couple shiny new kegs!
They have the 'proper' narrow bale lids! {If you're arthritic or have nerve damage like me and lack some feeling in your fingers, you may stick your hand through the handle to pick it up and not notice you've grabbed the duckbill style bale until you've popped the lid open
}
Proper dip tube:
The weld quality in the seams looks OK:
Very pleased to have a couple shiny new kegs!
Well not in the mail, but I had to go to The OC for work today. Stopped at Pizza Port San Clemente and did homage.
We'll be right over! 
Eight pounds of coffee to roast.
Today 4 old Cornys arrive. Back in the stone age, I bought new ones, but then I noticed the old ones worked just as well and cost $12.50. Wish I were paying that price this time.
My first beer from my return to brewing has been in the keg for several days, but because I forgot to buy liquid disconnects, all I can do is stare at the keg and whimper. I have 6 liquid disconnects arriving tomorrow.
Bunch of SS Perlick flow control faucets arrived, and one had a broken flow control handle. Ebay seller is sending a replacement, so I bought parts to fix the broken faucet. You can't put a new handle on it, but you can buy an assembly that includes the handle. He gets paid by the shipper, I get a new faucet for $28.
My first beer from my return to brewing has been in the keg for several days, but because I forgot to buy liquid disconnects, all I can do is stare at the keg and whimper. I have 6 liquid disconnects arriving tomorrow.
Bunch of SS Perlick flow control faucets arrived, and one had a broken flow control handle. Ebay seller is sending a replacement, so I bought parts to fix the broken faucet. You can't put a new handle on it, but you can buy an assembly that includes the handle. He gets paid by the shipper, I get a new faucet for $28.
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I can almost remember $12.50-ish cornys. But who was making new ones back then? My recollection is that once use cornys became scarce and pushing $30-ish, new Italian knockoffs appeared, followed by Chinese, and finally Australian.
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Some new reading material arrived. Should be interesting.
Northern_Brewer
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Pattinson junior is obviously too busy drinking these days to make much of an effort on the illustration front...
This just came in from eBay. I started seeing recipes for meads pop up on occasion as I was reading home brewing books (new brewer), so thought I’d do some research:
Well, the Fedex truck pulled up to my gate, sat there for a very long time, and then left. Second day in a row they have failed to come through.
Welcome to day three of Fedex saying my Cornys are "out for delivery."
Driver is prob'ly sitting there with a cup going "How do I get the beer out?"
Why does he sit at the gate and then leave? Sick freak.
I have enough Corny’s that I’m no longer going to buy any more. The last new one I got came out of India & it has been nothing but a problem. The best ones I have are the old Pepsi & Coke ones out of the 1970’s.
So today, I will supposedly get the Cornys, disconnects, and a temperature control. No Cornys, no mocking up my keezer to see where to put things, no way to finish the keezer. No temperature control, no place to put my first batch of ale, no way to clear the fermenting freezer for another batch. No disconnect, no way to drink the beer, which has been tantalizing me for days.
None of this stuff has made it.
Not totally sure what the plural of "Corny" is, so I left the apostrophe out. It's a short proper noun, so this was my guess.
None of this stuff has made it.
Not totally sure what the plural of "Corny" is, so I left the apostrophe out. It's a short proper noun, so this was my guess.
Since "Cornys" is an abbreviation for "Cornelius Kegs," I'd recommend an apostrophe to represent all the missing letters. Hence, "Corny's".
THE INKBIRD IS HERE! THE INKBIRD IS HERE!
THERE IS A KEG IN MY KEEZER!
I feel like Navin Johnson when the phone books arrived.
THERE IS A KEG IN MY KEEZER!
I feel like Navin Johnson when the phone books arrived.
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What a corny thing to get hung up on.... I think I'll brew a cream ale
Sorry you bought AMCYL... If you ever consider another new one, I can highly recommend AEB and these new Kegland ones look promising...I'll be cleaning/sanitizing/purging them this week and filling them in just over a week and will definitely post my opinions of them.
Lol,. Corny's implies possession. So cornies would be more than one Cornelius keg. Last year I purchased two new cornies from AIG that I'm very happy with. Since then I've bought 3 torpedo kegs from morebeer that I love. Moving forward I'll only buy Torpedo kegs.
And if your friends drank two cornies' worth of beer, it would be both plural and possessive.
Not to mention just a bit obsessive...
DISCONNECTS! I HAVE DISCONNECTS! ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO!
if you see him out there, go out and talk to him?
I had this crazy idea that he was unloading kegs. My gate is fairly far off, so I can't see what's happening out there all that well.
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I’ve had mixed results with Torpedoes. Got several of them when they first came out, maybe 5-6 years ago. The cap seals were finicky to seat and would often leak.
They finally started sealing reliably after pressurizing to upper limit, though that was an uncomfortable experience. Right now I’m toying switching to sixtels with Sankey spears.
10# Marris Otter, 2 packets of newly expired dry yeast at @ low price, some cardboard six-pack holders and a few spare CO2 posts from Williams Brewing.
Brew day is coming…
Brew day is coming…
