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    Homemade Sankey Keg Washer

    The one tool I had to make I actually found someplace on this forum, though now I can't find it. It's used for removing / replacing the retaining ring that holds back the large spring under the main ball check and holds the whole assembly together. It's made from a 12 inch long piece of 1" ID...
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    Plate chillers

    I use a hop back after the chugger pump and before the plate chiller. The hop rocket seems to work fantastic as a filter and I have never experienced a plug, but I do worry about build up inside the thetmimator. After about a dozen brews, I dis assembled the pump head on the chugger pump and was...
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    Homemade Sankey Keg Washer

    So you built this because you didn't want to spend the time to pull the spears? I'm not sure I follow. I fill four 5 gallon sanke legs once a month. I pull the spears and dis assemble them every time. With a few proper tools, some fabricated and some purchased, it takes just a few minutes. An...
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    DIY Fermentation Chamber

    This is awesome! I've had an old mini fridge in my garage for a couple years, been trying to figure out how to take out the refrigeration guts and install it into a cabinet I'll build. This is the obvious easy answer. Can't wait to get started. I'm thinking about adding a storage cabinet on top...
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    Experimental Beer Red Ruckus - Double Red Ale

    Is the recipe for a 10 gallon batch? You list over 30 lbs of grain in your bill.
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    To drink while brewing or not to drink.. That is the question

    What would be the point otherwise?
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    speed of draining mash tun while bath sparging

    I like the pizza pan idea. I think I have one someplace. Thanks!
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    You know you're a home brewer when?

    When your wife catches you slipping a couple hop cones into the poppourie.
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    Is all grain is that much better or is it just that you have become a better brewer?

    If you like your beer, rock on! You're doing it right. As far as cost savings go, my usual comment to potential home brewers is that you're not going to save money on beer by making your own. The opposite is more likely the case. Once you let yourself get sucked down the rabbit hole, there's no...
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    yeast question

    I found a recipe for a Belgian ale that calls for one packet of WPL550 and one pack of champagne yeast. I've never seen this before. Is it something that's done regularly? Should I make a single starter by putting both yeasts into one flask, or should I make separate starters and pitch them...
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    Can you get paid for home brewing beer

    I've convinced myself that having my friends buy the ingredients and then giving them half the beer is harmless.
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    You know you're a home brewer when?

    When you wonder how your bowl of morning Grape Nuts would perform in a mash
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    Is Willamette usually slow?

    I had the same results with willamette here in California. I gave up on it. There is probably some mystical soil balance it needs. My cascades just about run me out of the side yard
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    First year cascades barely have a smell!?

    My Cascades do the same thing. I've had good luck vacuum packing them whole after drying, then pulse them a few times in the food processor just before putting them in the boil. I found I get aroma that just about makes my eyes water and I end up using less. Not sure if this is an accepted...
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    Freeze fresh or give away?

    Pick them and let them air dry on the dining room table while you're away. They should be just about ready when you get back. If you let your brew buddies take them just ask for a 6 pack of whatever they make.
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