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My old keezer died and I'm planning out my new one. I had the 19" drip tray from Update International on the old keezer, and I'd just swab it out on the rare occasions there were spills. The original drip tray isn't long enough for my new tower, so I have to get a new one regardless. So, just...

I thought I'd post a couple pics and some info regarding my new draft line cleaning manifold. It involves some of the newer threaded post fittings from Brew Hardware. I used these along with a CSST distribution manifold and a camlock fitting to make a cleaning manifold. I just used it for the...

A couple years ago I posted about my first jockey box build. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/index.php?posts/7233842 I just finished up my second jockey box build so I figured I'd add a couple pics. This one uses a brand new, but vintage-style Coleman cooler in matte black. I really dig...

Anybody going to the Mountain Brewers’ Beer Fest in Idaho Falls, ID this weekend? If you've never been, it's a pretty good time...lots of breweries, lots of good beer, and definitely some fun people-watching. It's also known as Utah's unofficial beer festival because our liquor laws suck and...

I'm not sure if this is going on at all Smith's locations, but my buddy was at the one on 7800 South 5710 West in West Jordan and saw that their stainless insulated growlers were on sale.

Ok, no quite beer brewing-related, but I have a BCS-460-controlled HERMS system with a standalone heat exchanger. I normally brew 5-10 gallon batch sizes, but last year I pieced together a smaller mash tun that works better for 2-3 gallon batche sizes. Today I picked up a pack of beef...

For sale, my barely used Morebeer Hopback. I've had it for a couple years but I haven't used it as much as I thought I would. It's in perfect condition and sells for $99 from Morebeer. Asking $60 without the camlock fittings, or $70 including camlocks. Buyer to cover shipping. More info...

Sorry for the long rant, but I'm pissed. As some of you know, Utah has some of the screwiest liquor laws in the nation. Here's a few I can think of off hand. Bottles for purchase must be 3.2 ABW/ 4.0 ABV or less to be sold in grocery stores or convenience stores. All alco-pops were removed...

I've made homemade bacon a few times now. I usually do traditional breakfast bacon, but I've also made some Asian inspired savory bacon based on the recipes they did on one of the Chop & Brew episodes. I haven't done it very often, mostly because I only knew of one store that carried pork...

I traveled to Minneapolis last week for work, but before I left I swapped out some kegs in my keezer. Since the new kegs were room temp, I knew the keezer would be running a bit so I pointed an industrial-looking floor fan at it (to help dissipate the heat) before I left on my trip . Fast...

I'll be in Minneapolis next week for work. I should have time one or two evenings to visit breweries, brew pubs, and/or beer bars. I'd like to visit Surly, but I'm open to other suggestions as well. Please chime in with your favorites.

Just a reminder, Utah's (unofficial) beer fest is happening this Saturday in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Other than GABF, this is probably the best festival west of the Mississippi and all proceeds go to charity. If you're in Idaho or one of the surrounding states, it's definitely worth checking out...

Does anybody know if Better Beer Scores is still in business? Their site is still up but they haven't listed any new courses for a long time. I tried signing up for their email list a while back, but something was wrong with their captcha certificate so it just erred out. I emailed them...

Probably like a lot of folks, I got the email today announcing homebrewers will be able to buy previously unreleased strains directly from White Labs. I think right now it's restricted to those on the email list but it'll soon be open to everyone. The way it works is you pre-order the...

Thought I'd share a little project I did today. I've been involved with some barrel projects but this is my first personal barrel. I did some wood burning a couple years ago for the tap handles on my keezer, so I decided to do something similar on one of the barrel heads. The tap handles were...

I thought I'd post some pics of my new Jockey Box. My club (ZZ HOPS) poured at a festival earlier this year but nobody had a JB. Fortunately one of our other local clubs (Lauter Day Brewers) let us borrow theirs for the event. It worked so great that I decided to build one myself. I love...

Just a reminder, about the Sandy Grace Lutheran Bier Brauen homebrew comp. Per the comp website, entries are due by 9/7 at Salt City Brew Supply More info: http://www.gracebierbrauen.com/ Register: http://www.lightcapsolutions.com/BierBrauen2015 P.S. 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines

Just a word of warning for anyone planning on ordering GBP from gingerbeerplant.net. I took a break from making ginger beer for a few years (mostly because my dog knocked the the container with my GBP off the counter, shattering it). I recently ordered a new one and noticed the seller...

Unless the search is broken, it didn't look like there was a GABF 2015 thread yet, so here goes. Tickets aren't on sale yet for GABF, but who's planning on going? I just bought my tickets for the Pints for Prostates Denver Rare Beer Tasting on Friday. Never been to that event, so I'm really...

Recently found a really good deal on a Little Giant pump that I'm using to transfer from MLT to BK...so no more lifting a full BK onto my burner. I decided to keep it more portable, so I made a little mount for it rather than mounting it to my brew stand (my primary pump is mounted to the brew...