Recent content by kMc21

Nice project! I'm in the same boat as you: planted 8 crowns from Great Lakes last fall. I'm just starting to see shoots come through the soil. My build is here.

Here's the trellis I just finished. Build thread here.

The poles went up first. They are 16' cedar 4x4. They were special order, but a local lumber yard had them for me in 1 day! They will stand 14 feet above ground with 2' buried. I sank it in an 8" by 4' sonotube of concrete. Four 60# bags per side. I spent a lot of time trying to figure...

A few weeks ago it started to get nice out in Minnesota, and the snowy backyard melted in the welcome spring sun. There might still be an overnight freeze, and a rogue April snowstorm is not unheard of, but I was out doing yard work and decided it was time to get started on the trellis. I...

I got to spend all winter designing the trellis. It was going to be tall and dominate over the backyard against the woods, so in order to let me build it, SWMBO said it had to look nice. …so an easy wire with guyed pipe supports was out! Cedar it is then. I have been learning how to use...

Moved into a new house last spring, and on the list was finding a suitable location for a hops garden. Didn't get anything in for last season, but I scouted a plot that has 7-8 hrs sun where I had room to grow up. The first week of September 2014 I ordered 8 year-old plants from Great...

I could wrap it in reflectix and be done, and it would probably be just fine. But..with the freeze pops, there is a 3/4" gap between the outer insulation and the keg on the top and the bottom. I made a simple collar to fill the gap out of styrofoam (and re-purposed some trash that was waiting...

I looked for any sort of gel or liquid ice packs that could be used to wrap a keg, and even looking at ebay, etc, all the options would break the budget for this build. To work, it has to be considerably cheaper than a keglove. Enter the freeze-pop. 9 inches long each, meant to be frozen...

Here's my take on an easy build for cold portable cornies. I was wanting to get together a portable serving rig to take <more than a growler of> beer with me to parties, etc. I love the portable cube coolers with 2.5ga kegs and do want to make one of those someday. But to make something...

This one is partially posted here way back in the 300's, but here is is in its finished glory: build log here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/mn-kegerator-build-log-417958/

As it sits today in the garage: (purchased the black butte, but brewed the others) I can officially call it 'finished' though I do have an idea floating around for some sort of security/safety control. The kids are going to get tall enough to reach the handles in a couple years...

Long time to leave this thread, but I realized that I had finished the build and not posted photos. -Made an aluminum bracket to mount CO2 bottle to the side. -Ran a second regulated gas line to have charged water or soda at a higher PSI. -Split the Primary gas line with a wye fitting at...

The carbon is 6 oz 2x2 twill that I bought in a bulk roll on eBay. 6 oz is light enough to drape well into curves, though you need a few layers to give a uniform coverage without bleed- through of whatever's underneath. The twill weave is what gives it the distinctive diagonal zig-zag pattern...

Casters are rated at 175# each. The fridge rolls fine with 4 filled kegs, a bunch of bottles, and a freezer of food. I have no idea if they'll hold up over time. I had considered using all-steel shop casters, but just went with rubber ones instead. I know you don't want to operate them at...

Jason- That tile looks sharp with polished steel. Helluva durable material too! Sad to hear about the death in the family. What's inside that stainless side-by-side in the background?? Looks like a new project to me!