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As a future winner I am replying to this thread. LOL

One question about the weldless fittings. When I installed a ball-valve on my cooler for my mash tun I was able to tighten the fittings enough to prevent leaks but this also involved a rubber grommet behind the washers. The concern is that the washers on the inside and outside are flat...

I think the word in New Orleans is Around Here, It's Dixie Beer LOL. I heard the brewery was in serious trouble after the Hurricane. I hope they get it back in action.

Wiser words were never spoken! :) And when a Bacon sandwich just isn't enough there is The Ultimate Bacon Hangover Cure

Hey Jaja, How did you install the Thermo? Does it leak at all? Cheers TC

Thanks that what I thought but I wanted to make sure.

Greetings, I am about to bottle up a Peach Wheat I threw together from a kit plus some hallertauer hops. I racked into the secondary just short of 2 weeks ago onto some peach puree. When I go to bottle should I try to avoid getting any puree from the bottom of the secondary or should I...

Ok weighing sounds like the way to go...pun intended. But, since different sugars have different densities how do you know how much to weigh? I know dextrose is generally the most commonly used priming sugar, and perhaps DME is second. Histo stated that temperature has an impact so are...

Probably sitting on the back patio smoking a cigar and enjoying a home brew....LOL :)

Thanks for the info. I am a little confused as most of the books I have read, well ok the 2 books I have read, say to use 3/4 cup of sugar (Dextrose). Is measuring the weight a better way to go?

Greetings, A couple of nights ago I was bottling up a Honey Ginger Lager and found a package of priming sugar that had come with a beer kit that I got for Christmas. I have always used 3/4 cup of priming sugar which is what I measured out of the package. The package was labeled as having 5oz...

Greetings, Was looking at the Phil's sparging arms and was wondering if anyone had tried a simple nozzle from a yard irrigation system? Seems like you could get one of the adjustable models and have it spay a nice "rain-like" circle of water over the grain bed. TC

Greetings, Finally found a round 10gal rubbermaid for my MLT. In the process of looking around I saw some places online that were selling sets of cooler style MLT and HLT. I am a little confused about the cooler style HLT. Is the idea to simply pour hot water into the cooler? I am assuming...

Just took another Hydro reading. 1.0055 so I racked into my secondary with 3lbs of Peach puree. So far everything looks OK. I'll probalby bottle in 2 weeks just to give the beer time to soak up some peachness. :)

OG was around 1.056 and fermenting temps around 65-70F. Haven't taken a final reading just yet. Getting ready to do that in a bit. I am hoping to see the FG around 1.010-1.005.