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We have used this barly crusher for 3 1/2 years. Lately, we have been having trouble with crushing our barley. The rollers lose their bite and do not crush the barley We have adjusted the gap multiple times, narrower and wider. Eventually we had to set the gap wide to get it to work, then...

I built this Frigidaire Keggerator and it lasted about a year and a half. I unplugged it for three weeks and it failed to cool when I plugged it back in. The compressor is running and I can hear freon moving through the coils. However, the output from the compressor is not cold. Has anyone...

I built this Frigidaire Keggerator and it lasted about a year and a half. I unplugged it for three weeks and it failed to cool when I plugged it back in. The compressor is running and I can hear freon moving through the coils. However, the output from the compressor is not cold. Has...

I am glad it worked out for you. Thank you for sharing your results. You should post your modified recipe. Let me know when you do.

Ian, Looking forward to hearing the results of the modified recipe.

ride in circles, Glad you enjoyed the recipe with your modifications. Sorry to hear you lost half of your keg. Thank you for sharing your changes.

Naval Officer about to retire next year after 28 years.

I am in!

Sounds interesting. Would like to hear how it turns out. Let us know.

We've simplified the hop schedule. As originally posted, the recipe called for a small amount of Saaz as a first wort hop (we had homegrown hops at the time) and a small amount of Columbus for bittering (we were a little short on IBUs). The main post has been updated to show the new hop...

Scurvymeat - let us know how it turns out.

The recipe is for 5 gallons. We double it for a 10 gallon batch. Not a dumb question - always good to clarify.

We used a Wyeast smack pack. It worked well.

Great! Looking forward to reading it. We have begun brewing our own sours and will use it as a reference. We enjoyed brewing the dark sour with you last November (Modern Times Kick Starter reward). We learned a lot and enjoyed the tastings. I am sure the book will be a big success...

We have had good results with our Citra Saison recipe. This is our third iteration of this recipe and we are pleased: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/citra-saison-472844/ Happy brewing!