Looks like japaneese beetles to me. @ least the holes. Those things are dead by harvest time i think. As long as they dont eat the whole plant u should b ok. Gotta kill those things in the ground.
How difficult would it be to go through the side of the fridge? I'd kinda like easy acess to the freezer for hops. Does the freezer even work with the temp controller?
Has anyone tried this with a full size refrigerator? My buddy wants to sell me one for 25$. Door seals are shot, but i dont think that matters for something im gonna screw plywood into.
You'd just have to control those variables. Run all beers through the same tests with the same parameters. A day in august should work. Just get an asst of colored bottles. bottle the same stuff. leave them out all day. drink @ night. Some for 2hrs, some 4hrs, whatever. Compare to the control...
I imagine that having a filled hop back between your kettle and pump would make your flow rate suffer. My only experience is BK>pump>CFC>Carboy. If using a plate chiller, make sure your really clear or filter. Building my own system, going to BK>pump>CFC>BK forming whirlpool.( Mines @ 45 deg...
Ok, I've never even brewed my own batch, but helped some with the ag. Read ALOT! What would happen if one were to instead of remove mash & boil to decoct. Just add to decoct. Start the base malt as the main mash. Start 1st decoction, some base malt, first of darker malts, water. Bring to boil...
Or if the valve @ the BK is 1/2 NPT you can just switch to 3/4 hose. Probably not that far of a run. Drop to 1/2 hose barb after the chiller if you need to get down in size to match the rest of your hoses.
Besides, who sets up a plumbing system without a dump valve? how does one intend to drain their system if there are traps in it. Isn't sanitation the number one rule of thumb. you gotta get all that stuff outa there. If you try and set up a way to drain your rig you will have a valve @ the...