A sad day indeed. I'm guessing Ab InBev will use their muscle to bully the other homebrew supply houses with ingredients they same way they bully craft breweries.
I'll still do my best to avoid purchasing anything from them.
Motors don't (typically) explode. But that's not what that is describing. What that means in an electric motor is that they have protected it from allowing sparks from the brushes, etc. to escape and cause an explosion from flammable substances (in this case, grain dust). Although I've never...
24 for 4 digits, yes. 120 for 5, etc... But how many digits would the normal person want to enter to pour a beer? I would see it as a challenge to get in there undetected. Hidden video camera, etc...
Commercial refrigerators are perfect for that use, which is why I'm looking for a glass door merchandiser that can hold two 14 gallon conicals... I will be able to keep an eye on it and not have to open the doors constantly to make sure it's nothing crazy is happening inside...
Do you have a table saw? you could set the rip fence at 1/8" less than your collar thickness, but if you didn't have a large outfeed table you'd probably (definitely) need someone to help you steady it as you cut. You'd still have to finish the corners by hand.
Or... You could use a...
Any problem with heat from the compressor? I see you closed off the sides but have a air gap under the side skirt so hopefully it can vent the hot air...