Recent content by mdboulier

pondered on the same topic for many hours. best way to dispense from a 2L that is cheap enough to be worth doing. Store-brand soda comes in 3 liter bottles, check that out. I used an upside down rubber stopper stuffed into a drilled out soda cap, drilled the stopper with 5/32" gas in and liquid...

pondered on the same topic for many hours. best way to dispense from a 2L that is cheap enough to be worth doing. Store-brand soda comes in 3 liter bottles, check that out. I used an upside down rubber stopper stuffed into a drilled out soda cap, drilled the stopper with 5/32" gas in and liquid...

Too bad I spelled knock wrong

Drilled a 15/16" hole in a 3L soda bottle cap. I drilled out a 5.5 stopper to accept two 5/32" beverage lines - gas in, beer out. Two adapters to connect the 5/32" to my regulator and picnic tap and there you have it. I'm planning to discretely run the gas line into the fridge and stash the...

My sister's artwork. Some borrowed names, some original names.

I used it a few times. I think the aluminum was perfectly fine to use but don't hold me accountable. I figure I would notice the taste the levels were high. I haven't used this in a while. If you're going to construct your own to fit into a carboy, be patient and practice a few times. I think...

Once the flow has traveled through the entire chiller, the key is not the difference in height between pump and chiller, rather the difference between flow beginning (pump inlet) and flow exit (chiller outlet). Changes in elevation between those points (ie having the chiller above the pump) will...

No worries about brass reacting?

I tried to make a DIY carbonator cap. I used the push in rubber car tire valve stems. They stink. I soaked them in star san to try to remove the odor with no success. I was thinking about using these little guys instead...any thoughts? (Also McMaster part no.7757K43) My thoughts were to drill...

Hmmm so you think s33 would taste better?

Those are my options. Which should I go with? Going for most authentic bock result (with ale yeast anyway). Cheers

Its all about the transformer. They have a 220 vac to 12 vdc transformer that powers the relay. If you have a 12vdc power supply and solder it to where the outlet side of the 220 transformer is and remove the transformer (big block thing) you can use the 12 vdc to open and close the relay. Run...

Here's a pic. Please help.

In theory, there's no difference between practice and theory. In practice, mashing home-malted quinoa at normal mash temps gives me a gelatinous goo. I believe people are having success with the stuff somehow. From my goo about 30% clears - roughly the portion that im roasting (i leave the...

I'm hoping to brew a few 1 gallon test batches with a few gf grains. Probably millet, quinoa, and buckwheat - one at a time to find characteristics of each. It seems imperative to malt each of the grains but can someone explain the options of adding amylase? Why not soak, toast, and mash...