Recent content by DamnRedhead

Hey all, Long time homebrewer, first time winemaker here. I got a chardonnay kit and was reading through the directions - how closely do I need to be watching over this? I was hoping to start today, but then I'm leaving next Thursday for a week and a half. As long as I get down to 1.040 and add...

Hey all, About to buy my first wine kit, and was wondering if I could ferment it in my 7-gallon stainless conical fermenter, or if it's highly recommended I buy a 6G glass carboy? I can figure out the 6g mark pretty well, and it seems it may not overflow as easily when outgassing... so...

Hey all, Recently finished building my new keezer, and added a keg of carbonated water; I keep the water at 30 psi (with a flow control faucet) and the beer at 8psi. I've noticed that two ball lock adapters are leaking on two 30 psi kegs... double checked washers and everything else... any...

Thanks! The future possible change was built into the design. On picture 2 there is a bit of a gap on the right hand side... that's large enough to hold a 10# CO2 tank.

Hey all, Thank you to all the people who have posted their builds... I'm ready to share my almost done build! My main next step is I'd love feedback on how to finish the top. It's simply pine, so I was thinking of doing an epoxy resin. I have a few hundred bottle caps I was thinking of using...

One more question - what kind of foam tape did you use for the seal? I'm debating getting something at the local big box store vs ordering a higher density tape. Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah I’m planning on a 1.5” foam weatherstripping between the moveable top and the collar and silicone between the collar and the freezer, then foam sheet insulation inside and weather seal tape the **** out of the inside, haha. You can’t see it well from this angle but...

Just purchased a 7 cubic foot chest freezer from Sam's for $199, and now I'm working on building out a furniture quality keezer. Here's some of my early sketch-up models... Overall it's about 62" long. I'm going to have 4 taps in it, so I'm building an 8 inch collar on the top (denoted in...

Awesome thank you. I found these thermostats from Amazon so I am gonna try them. HiLetgo 2pcs W1209 with Case 12V DC Digital Temperature Controller Board Micro Digital Thermostat -50-110°C Electronic Temperature Temp Control Module Switch with 10A One-Channel Relay and Waterproof: Amazon.com...

I don’t know about condensation for sure but that’s based on some feedback I got on This thread.

Nice yes I saw that - I was initially asking about a hinge in the middle of the new top (vs just sliding off). I do like that support on the back though - I'm going to certainly add it. Thanks again!

I'm getting ready to build a keezer this weekend / next week myself - here's my current plan. I'm going to leave about a 2 inch air gap on the front of keezer, then about 6 inches on the right-hand side (where the compressor is) to place the co2 tank, and some extra space on the other side for a...

Thanks Phil that's really helpful - I haven't run across this problem yet - thank you!

Looks great! Thanks for posting! I'm looking at doing the exact same thing this weekend - did you use any hinges on the lid or did you just set the two pieces of the top together with an insulation piece below? What type of wood did you use for the top? Any issues with the compressor running all...

Great feedback everyone - thanks a bunch! Why recirculate? Mainly because that’s how I’ve seen most systems work the best. No real other reason.