What came in the mail for you today?

[day_trippr]

Aside from that disappointment, it was actually a decent day for me.

I started by relocating the thermostat for some electric baseboard heaters (that we have literally never used since we bought this house in 1988) that was where my glass cabinet was going to go.

The cabinet arrived a couple hours later and didn't take long to get it hung and filled with my Boulevard collection

Chock full of Boulevard goodness! Some of these are exquisitely rare now which makes me a bit sad as my "one of one" glasses may never be replaced.

It'll do

Cheers!

[edit/ps] The locking latches are a bit much, I may do away with them and use a magnetic catch and add a small pull...

 

[pshankstar]

Thanks @TheDudeLebowski for the care package! Clara really loves the can of Julius too!

 

[day_trippr]

Holy cow what a score! Woof!

 

[bike2brew]

A pair of uber rare Boulevard Brewing schooners arrived from the UK today, packaged well for the journey, each in its own "air sleeve" then stuffed in a well-fitted cardboard box.

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Which makes this more maddening: one of them has a chip in the rim leaving a sharp divot. It's essentially trash now

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It had to have been packed like that because there's no freakin' way it got chipped enroute. Which means the seller almost certainly knew it was damaged but shipped it anyway.

It's really a shame because these are really sweet looking glasses...

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At least I got one good glass out of the deal.
It'll be interesting to see what the seller has to say when I lay some hard feedback on him...

Cheers!

A pair of uber rare Boulevard Brewing schooners arrived from the UK today, packaged well for the journey, each in its own "air sleeve" then stuffed in a well-fitted cardboard box.

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Which makes this more maddening: one of them has a chip in the rim leaving a sharp divot. It's essentially trash now

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It had to have been packed like that because there's no freakin' way it got chipped enroute. Which means the seller almost certainly knew it was damaged but shipped it anyway.

It's really a shame because these are really sweet looking glasses...

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At least I got one good glass out of the deal.
It'll be interesting to see what the seller has to say when I lay some hard feedback on him...

Cheers!

I could smooth that out with the Dremel tool. Wouldn't be pristine but it would be functional.

 

[MaxStout]

It's been forever since I read "crocus cloth" but it's probably worth trying.
I'll definitely ask, but I'm pretty sure the seller only had the pair, and I've never seen these for sale anywhere other than this ebay deal...

Cheers!

Or some 400 grit wet sandpaper.

 

[RAmeeti]

It's not really practical to mount something above a keezer (need to open it!) or behind (can't reach!). Plus, window.

But I actually have a great space for a shallow wall-mounted display case: to the right of the keezer is access to an under-stairs storage space. If I move the electric baseboard thermostat to the right under a pair of light switches, I can mount a decent size case there, be able to reach inside it, be able to open the keezer without hitting it, and not block access into the storage space.

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I'm liking the idea enough that I've been pawing through Homegoods and Wayfair and Amazon, etc, for something that'll fit the bill, hit my fancy, and doesn't cost stupid money. I have a candidate that could get here by Tuesday if I decide by tonight...

Cheers!

Can you help me out understanding why 4 tanks of gas are needed?

 

[day_trippr]

From right to left are an O2 cylinder, a beer gas tank, a CO2 cylinder, and another CO2 cylinder over on the left. The O2 is just parked, the beer gas is for the double imperial chocolate stout I've kept on tap continuously for around 16 years now, the CO2 cylinder with the dual primaries provides 11 and 15 psi feeds to the keezer, and the left CO2 tank is my portable for transfers, and also connects to my keg conditioning fridge.

Cheers!

 

[RAmeeti]

Ah. You might swap out the O2 tank for a Nitro tank to serve Nitro Coffee to your designated drivers.

 

[day_trippr]

I'll bring that up at our next meeting

Cheers!

 

[HM-2]

Some hops for a Southern Hemisphere Hazy I'm planning:

• 200g of Cryo Mosaic (2023)
• 100g of Nectaton (2024!)

50g of cryo Amarillo (2023) for DH my West Coast DIPA this weekend.

Plus, abused the Malt Miller 3-for-2 on WHC Yeasts

• 3 packs "Pineapple Passion"
• 2 packs "Mango Madness"
• 1 pack "Big Apple" cider yeast

Going to try a copitch of the first two in the hazy...

 

[BongoYodeler]

Two packs of Lalbrew Pomona yeast for an upcoming brew day, a wireless charger for my second Rapt Pill, and a 2" tri-clamp that I needed.

 

[day_trippr]

A new spunding valve with the proper spring arrived from brewhardware.com to replace my oldie with the oem spring...

Cheers!

 

[Deadalus]

Received a little this and that myself today from Brewhardware: a couple ball lock QD fittings, some TC clamps, a couple Duotight keg disconnects plus a a small 1/4" goof plug and half coupling I needed to reconfigure my sight glass and t-probe on my BK. The new t-probe can go in the old sight glass hole but the new sight glass only uses 1/4" elbows. Taking out the thermostat which needs the plug.

 

[shoengine]

Converting my BIAB from direct fire to electric.

As you can see by the ferrules I have some work ahead of me! Currently my kettle has four weldless fittings: for the valve, temp gauge, sight glass and recirc tube. I plan on widening out the valve outlet, replacing the sight glass with a wider hole for the element, and the thermostat for a thermowell which I could cap off if switching to a stainless basket.

Also picked up this digital thermometer that comes with two stains probes and two thermocouples and it can read two inputs at the same time.

First real investments on the hot side since I bought the kettle and burner used for $100 back in 2018!

 

[BongoYodeler]

Hops for future brews.

 

[HM-2]

That Spectrum looks like it was packaged by Malt Miller here in the UK.

 

[BongoYodeler]

That Spectrum looks like it was packaged by Malt Miller here in the UK.

I noticed that too.

 

[hilljack13]

Time for some

 

[brewbama]

Ingredients. Some of which will be used for a Fri brewday.

 

[Broothru]

Got a replacement delivery from White Labs since the original shipment got screwed up by UPS. 2nd Day Air guaranteed delivery took four days (frozen gel packs thawed, yeast was at ambient temp 78F).

All was good with this delivery: two WLP-835 Andechs, one WLP-920 Old Bavarian, and one colab yeast done with Yeast Bay they call WLP-4061 Rhine Kolsch ‘reportedly’ from an old Cologne brewery, but I don’t know which one. I’ll attempt to propagate the first shipment, but won’t fret if it doesn’t do well.

 

[shoengine]

Step 2!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Malt from Mecca.

 

[shoengine]

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Malt from Mecca.

I like how it came with a hand written note.

 

[Broothru]

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Malt from Mecca.

I’ve often thought of ordering from them. Are the grains as good as everyone says? The shipping costs to the East Coast must be higher. I’m quite happy with Weyermann, Rahr, and even Briess, but keep wanting to try some of the smaller boutique maltsters for something a bit different from time to time.

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

My monster mill MM 3G arrived Saturday, when I originally ordered it, the plan was to use a. Electric drill and mill over the bucket, upon reflection, I decided to motorize it, so, I ordered a 250 watt 270 RPM variable speed gear motor, from Amazon, all arrived Saturday, I began building a milling station, which I will post in DIY forum when I finish

 

[day_trippr]

Amazon link por favor?

Cheers!

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

Amazon link por favor?

Cheers!

I'm not the most tech savvy old coot, I'm using my phone and don't know cut and paste, but, the motor , is of coarse made in china, the brand is YIYIIBY-US 250 watt, in the order box, make sure you hit the 5K button,that is the o -270 RPM, the 10K is only 0-135 RPM
The motor specs out at 8.0 NM that calculates to 70.8 inch lbs. Of torque.
The finish is good on it, itvus also reversible by changing the wires on the controller, when I wire it, I'll be using a 3 pole switch so I can reverse direction in

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

I'm not the most tech savvy old coot, I'm using my phone and don't know cut and paste, but, the motor , is of coarse made in china, the brand is YIYIIBY-US 250 watt, in the order box, make sure you hit the 5K button,that is the o -270 RPM, the 10K is only 0-135 RPM
The motor specs out at 8.0 NM that calculates to 70.8 inch lbs. Of torque.
The finish is good on it, itvus also reversible by changing the wires on the controller, when I wire it, I'll be using a 3 pole switch so I can reverse direction in

I might add, its $120, 1/3 the price of the motor (also made in china) offered by Monster

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I’ve often thought of ordering from them. Are the grains as good as everyone says? The shipping costs to the East Coast must be higher. I’m quite happy with Weyermann, Rahr, and even Briess, but keep wanting to try some of the smaller boutique maltsters for something a bit different from time to time.

Yes, very flavorful malt, and the shipping from Oregon to NY is high, but this purchase was 30% off, even with shipping it was less costly than getting it from NB. I haven’t used all of their malts, but those that I have, have been rather good. I suppose if you can do a group order and share shipping costs even the full price would be okay.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Bunch of Nottingham, Lalbrew Munich Classic, and Lallemand Abbaye. I am anxious to try Munich Classic and see if I can get flavors reminiscent of Spaten or Schneider Weisse.