Recent content by Shambo

This is my first time making tap handles. I was going for a garage theme here. I used sockets to attach the ferrules to the tools. The tools are held in place using Quick Steel epoxy putty. The ferrule screw sticks out the bottom of the socket.

I bought this dolly from Northern Tool. It makes moving the keezer around my garage extremely simple. I move it out to the driveway when we have block parties. http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200304857_200304857

Thank you. The area I am at has a lot of pine but not much decorative wood. It was much cheaper for me to use pine and then paint it.

Well, it is time to upgrade the Keezer. I bought a dolly, added 2 new taps, created 4 tap handles and built a drip tray. I documented what I did in the Picasa album. https://picasaweb.google.com/samuel.shepard/Keezer?authkey=Gv1sRgCKjxwrPnmbiA2AE&feat=directlink

Not a bad idea. A noisemaker sounds like fun.

I thought about doing that. Picking something out which screams "KIDS!". But I also do not want Dora the Explorer sitting on my Keezer. :)

I bought a GE 5cuft chest freezer from Sam's Club to use as a fermenter. It held 2 cornies or one 6.5g carboy.

I have 4 taps on my keezer and am dedicating one to Root Beer. I have looked around the intertubes and e-bay for a Root Beer Tap Handle with no luck. I would like something which is specific enough that the neighborhood kids would instantly know which handle to pull. Any suggestions?

I have been experimenting with different ingredients for Root Beer. I was looking into sugar substitutions and tried molasses. I was concerned with sweetness and forgot to take the powerful taste into account. The batch was right on the verge undrinkable. I posted my failure on a...

I was never able to get it to work. Today I took the keg back and exchanged it. The new keg poured perfectly. I assume it was just a bad keg. When I finally tried the beer in the bad keg it had a copper penny taste.

Well, it looks like it just needed a good half hour of waiting while I researched the issue. I just went out and tried it again and got a nice steady pour after an initial blast of co2. I'll let it sit a little while longer and try again. Weird.

hey guys. I bought a new shiner keg the other day and tapped it this morning. The line is pure co2 with a little bit of foam. You can hear the co2 rush out and see the beer line just has a bit of foam. This is different from when I first balanced the system and got a steady pour of foam...

I shattered the bottom of one of my carboys by placing it on the ground. I use those carboy handles that fit around the neck and have always had good luck. However, while moving the empty carboy from one location to another I just set it down and crash. Luckily all that was hurt was my...

It definitely was.