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So I completely tore down my Fast Fermenter to clean it prior to filling it. I was very surprised to see the amount of "yuck" that made it onto the thread tape on every threaded part (there were only 3 previous brews in it). So after a good cleaning and replacement of all thread tape I ran a...

You are correct. I don't know what the heck I was thinking. I went in and edited that post and made it right. Thanks for pointing that out. Cheers

Did my 1st brew day on a borrowed Grainfather this Sunday. I was very impressed and pleased with its operation. My target OG was 1.056 @ 6 gallons, my actual was 1.050 @ 6.25 gallons. So not knowing how this operated and it being my first time I am very pleased. The sparge went a little fast...

So just a little update on this subject. I returned my CC and received a full refund. Bought a Millars Mill for the store (The Grain Bill located in Red Lion PA). The Millars Mill is far and wide a superior mill. Crushing grains every day for well over a year with no issues what so ever. Highly...

How do some your local HBS store deal with liquid yeast? And by this I mean do they always have a fresh stock, large selection, multiple brands, or even out of date strains? I'm finding that liquid yeast is the one product I'm having the hardest time with not having a loss because of the shelf...

That's a great idea!

It would be awesome to see that baby run! You could post it as a Homebrew Wednesday video. Send me the link and I would promote it along with your store. That might throw some traffic your way! Cheers and THANKS

Thanks so much for the kind words. The 2015 Sjporr Challenge is in full force with the US finals just around the corner. The beers have all been shipped and the judging is happening. Cheers

What a interesting and helpful thread. Lots of great information here and lots of it right on point as well. I just recently opened a HBS Store called The Grain Bill located in Red Lion Pa. Our target population base is York and Southern York County at 450,000 with combined household income that...

So tonight I tried one last thing. I motorized the Captain Crush with a large pulley and a 1725 RPM motor. I thought that I had my speed ratio wrong. I was a little fast running at 250 RPM so I decided to get a low speed (variable) high torque drill and mount it. That way it would run as...

I just purchased a Captain Crunch for my HBS Store and I'm having nothing but trouble with it so far. The flat spots in the bottom of the hopper are a pain because they leave grain behind from the previous run, one of the set screws have already loosened up and fell out. None of the set screw...

Howdy all, Sjporr here

Mix some regular Dawn dish detergent with water and put it into a spray bottle. Then squirt there underbelly if you can. Or just enough that they will crawl through it and it gets on there belly. Ummmm wait a minute, that's for stink bugs......

Is this the same Dantheman I'm thinking of? If so cheers buddy, miss those videos!!

BobbyfromNJ was one of the first homebrewing tubers I watched. Heck yeah we would live to see more from him!! Cheers 17