Recent content by Rairdog

Just ordered a lb of amarillo and cascade. You need more swag....I wanted a hat

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I have used the same plastic buckets for 3-4 years. Never had an infection that I can tell. Never soaked them by filling. Just a wash cloth with oxy and spray bottle with starsan. No need to fill them up and waste oxy/starsan. I just never let them dry out from beer before cleaning. I...

I just started experimenting with lager but use 2112 yeast at 63f at 2 weeks then bump it up to 68 for a few days. Then it goes into the kegerator at 39 for 3 weeks plus. I didn't want a separate fermenator for lager temps and it was to difficult trying to adjust the temps between lagers and ales.

Looks great! I have been dinged on inspections for traps like that here. It should be a vertical drop to the trap. Probably no big deal but I thought I would mention it if you haven't glued yet.

The EF I built is a HVAC blower. It has 4 speeds/wires. I used a 3 gang box with a single pole switch and 2 double pole switches. The single pole is low/off, the next double pole is med and the last double pole is high. I don't use the med-high wire. There are some youtube vids on dust...

I started with a gifted 8 gal turkey fryer...upgraded to 15 gal Spike and Hellfire. Saved time/propane and much quieter. My first batch was kegged. Used pin locks gave me headaches due to the posts were dinged up and leaked liquid inconsistently. I would go with ball locks. A cheap used...

What attenuation % are you guys getting with Oberon yeast or what comparable yeast to plug into Brewers Friend?

I need a converter for 110 AC to 12V DC 4-6A for my coleman thermoelectric cooler that's mounted to the back of ferment chamber/box. The original coleman was junk and burned out long ago. I bought a T Power (china) and it burnt up after a year. Is there a better alternative for conversion...

I sprayed my truck topper a couple months ago with https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TQIIPG/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 The kit comes with hardener you pour into the bottles and an undercoat sprayer. Very easy...just hook up to compressor and go. It's hard as a rock, keeps the shine...

I just harvest some, stepped it up and put it in a PA Saturday. No stir plate. Just a gallon jug I shook up every couple hours over 3 days. Anyone re-use the slurry and how many generations did you get out of it?

Great idea!...I was thinking double panels right off the bat or sandwich a piece of 2 in foam.

Dang it...now I got to get a CK. Unlike others, I do save lots of money brewing my own. It averages me about 8 bucks a case. My LHBS crushes for free to my satisfaction. I usually by a 50# sack or 2 row or Vienna and a 50# sack of wheat. Then I get some 60L, MO and others. They crush it...

After about a year of HB and kegging I find myself constantly mixing a previous batch of keg carbonated beer with a freshly batched not quite carbonated beer. I actually like the different mix ratios. I can never seem to have a 2-3 week fermented beer on tap that has been carbonated for an...

Why does VERY slight pressure on the lid cause the airlock to move after fermenting is complete? I figure there is still Co2 pressure in the bucket?