Recent content by erikrocks

The Chronical has been sold.

Thanks. I'll let you know.

Selling my Chronical, complete with cooling coils & extra lid. For whatever reason, I have never been able to get it to hold any pressure--for some reason the lid/gasket must leak. As a result, I have used gravity or siphon to fill kegs. Other than that, I've had no complaints, but I'm...

If anyone near the east coast is selling one or if someone farther away wants to ship, I'll I'd love to buy it. Thanks.

I have one and shold have bought two while they were still pumping them out. I'm in Central NY, but I'm willing to brainstorm ways to acquire one somehow if it's near the East Coast.

signed up.

Yeah, the conical on the left is actually wrapped in a heating pad. My basement is holding at around 45 right now, so the porter definitely needed some help to get to pitching temps.

Untitled by Erik Frank, on Flickr

I finished the glycol chiller build yesterday. Here are the photos I took (plus one video), though of course I forgot to take pictures during each step of the build. https://www.flickr.com/photos/erikfrank/sets/72157664643832626 The video shows the first run using water. I have since...

Great, thanks to both of you for the guidance. I went with 3 gallons of the Duda Diesel with rust inhibitors. It was under $100 shipped, and I figure if I use 35% glycol, I can make it to around 34qt of liquid in the 52qt cooler. That should be enough to cover the pumps even wth the liquid in...

So, I'm finally ready to put together my A/C glycol chiller to regulate fermentation temperature. My plan is to use one 52qt cooler as a reservoir and pump through internal stainless steel coils inside my Brewhemoth and SS Chronical. There are a few different types of Propylene Glycol to...

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I'm restructuring my brew system and my disconnects are up for sale. They're in great condition and just enjoyed a nice PBW soak. No leaks, no issues. Here's what I've got: (2) Sleeve-Lock Socket x Barb, 3/8" Coupling Size, 1/2" Hose ID (12) Sleeve-Lock Socket, 90 Degree Barb, 3/8"...

The pump is pushing beer out using air. I don't see how it's possible to purge the pump of oxygen...it's an open system. Would that be enough O2 to oxidize the beer? I'm not sure. But I would guess this is a reason people use a siphon and not a pump to push/pull beer out of a fermentor and...