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I just acquired a keizer with multiple towers and the builder put in a drip trays that drain into the keizer through the lid. They had T connections between the drip outlets that drained into a container; presumably sealed. I completely rebuilt and cleaned the unit and when i pulled out the...

Zinc poisoning, toxic fumes... you know; if you have no kids and are not in a neighborhood or have livestock than you might not care... To burn off the galvanization you need a good strong torch to get the metal red hot and a be in a wide open, ventilated space. Google the welding forums if you...

I'm looking to build a strut stand but I don't want to use galvanized strut nor do I want to shell out for stainless strut. Has anyone found a good source for non-galvanized strut?

ok so there would be utilization concerns... guess you'd need to boil down a larger amt or hop water, or just suck it up and get Isomerized Hop Extract

or you could possibly try boiling a hop extract in a small amount of water. I'm assuming that you wouldn't have to worry about utilization...?

I should also state that I know I could get an already isomerized hop extract, but I was hoping to avoid that.

I recently brewed a lighter beer, and maybe it's because I've been drinking high abv/ibu beers, but I think there is not enough bitterness in the balance. The beer is done, and I want to add bitterness. I'm wondering if I can take a hop extract product (eg hop shot) and boil it in a small...

sign me up! This is great!!!

that's look like std home depot angle iron, http://tinyurl.com/aemmpkq, is that correct?

You'll get some extra fermentation if you go right into the primary.. but between 3 and 5 would work. The intent of this beer is subtle apricot so I'd err on the light side. Best bet is to try a few different amounts in some small beer samples of a similar plain beer and scale to taste. All...

I plan on building something similar, but using strut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strut_channel). It's an order of magnitude stronger than what's needed. If you wanted to get fancier you could use an aluminum extrusion :)

there was a talk on this at the AHA NHC by Kent that covered automated NG/LP. Don't know when the material will be posted, but he had a parts list and good guidance. http://www.ahaconference.org/seminars/brewgyvering-your-brew-day/

if your wires are hooked up right then it could be a busted pot. does the fan go faster if you connect it directly to power? If so I'd say get a new pot. I assume you used a 1/4w part.

Nice! What's nice about this is that you don't have much work to do other than mount the magnet AND you have speed control :) For my fist stir plate I just harvested a pc fan and slapped it on a variable transformer, both of which were dumpster parts. This is much cleaner!

start at deschutes then head to hair of the dog walk gingerly to the green dragon and stumble to cascade.