Recent content by mhochman

Comfortable size house, so space isn't an issue. Just never had a need. I will look into this for the future. Thank you for the link.

Never needed one. When I built the keezer, my buddy who helped brought his vac. All other work was done by pros who had their own. I don't have the knowledge (or time) to do major jobs myself.

Hi everyone and thank you for all of the advice and ideas. I stopped at Home Depot on the way home and rented a shop vac ($22). It worked perfectly and the keezer looks shiny and new inside. To those wanting pictures, sorry to disappoint, but I forgot. I have a fan inside and I have one of...

That sounds like a request for a photo!

Since both answers state specifically that the vac will suck out the water, I wanted to be sure everyone offering that advice understood that there is wildlife growing in there. I'd rather not destroy Home Depot's shop vac that I'd be renting. Just looking for reassurance.

So to confirm, shop vac to suck up water, spilled beer, and alien life? Everyone is cool with that? (Except maybe the guy at Home Depot).

I had an unfinished keg sitting in my keezer and neglected it for a couple of months (had no time to brew for months). I took out the keg, and there was a lot of frozen condensation at the bottom and, because of an apparent leak, some beer and funk. I unplugged the keezer and let it sit with...

Sorry to wake this old thread. Just wondering if the OP ever finished this project and, if so, can we get pictures? Tiny house is the dream for "one day" and would love to see how people are integrating HB into it.

My first batch went into the keg yesterday. It's an American wheat, so I can't talk about clarity, but I will report next week when it's ready. It tasted good in my quick sample/sip. Numbers have been spot on without using rice hulls or any other items/steps/procedures outside the instructions...

What he said. Plenty easy to hose the IC down while oxygenating the wort.

I don't think I marked it in my notes, but I'm pretty sure I took a look at the clock at the start and end of chilling, and it was about 25 minutes.

I used the included chiller and it worked perfectly. The vessel is very tall and thin, and the chiller gets pretty deep. I have a CFC and a different IC. My existing IC is too wide and not nearly deep enough and with how well the included chiller works, I have no plans to try the CFC with it. So...

Since this was my first batch on the unit, I was focusing on the steps and keeping a close eye on temps, etc, so I never got precise recordings on volume, etc. I definitely spared until I had just over 6 gallons. I'd say 6.15 to start the boil. It was exactly 5 gal with no trub into the...

This was my first batch with my RoboBrew and everything went beautifully. Fermentation has gone well, though I haven't checked numbers yet. I am going to dry hop Thursday (start of week 3) and let it sit just under a week. Then I will rack to the keg and force carb. Looking forward to trying...

I've only had the time to do one batch on my RoboBrew, but I'm very happy with how that batch went. I have not had the beer yet, but everything looks good. From what I can tell, from a function point of view, the only thing you're missing from the grain father is the connectivity of the controller.