I bought one of the tan pumps. I used it today and it worked pretty good but there were a couple times when the pump wouldn't prime. However I think that was more user error than the pumps fault. It was also the first time I used a typical cooler type mash tun. In the past I would mash in a...
Ya know thank you for putting my perspective straight again. Sometimes in my quest to do everything on the cheap I over look whats really required. I'd spend more adapting these pneumatic fittings than I would if I just bought what I needed. Just spent 67.56 on cam locks at bargain fittings...
So I bought a cheap pump on ebay, the one from THIS thread and I wanted to get some fittings for it. I checked out the cam locks at bargain fittings and it added up to almost 100 bones of fittings and hoses to hook up my 20 dollar pump.
I was wondering why couldn't I use brass air fittings...
Man the largest I've done is 17lbs for a hg 5 gallon batch mashed in my 9 gal pot. Use only 1 Lowes paint strainer. I like the Lowes strainers better as the HD ones have a tag that I have to remove. A dozen plus or so batches and no issues. With 21 lbs man I would double wrap that rascal...
I found with the pumpkin there's a lot of sediment. I didn't brew this exact recipe, but made a pumpkin porter for my wedding and there was a ton of trub. That said I only used a primary and a long secondary. Rack from the primary when the fermentation slows significantly. I hate taking...
I've bought two of those loose handle kegs myself with the new lid from them and I've had no problems with the two that I have holding pressure. The two that I got are in way better condition than the ones that are shown in the pictures. The lids don't have as positive of a snap to them when I...
Cascade doesn't sound like the right hop to me either but thats what came with the kit so that'll be what I use. I like marris otter a lot and I think it will add something very nice to this beer.
Thanks for the congrats guys
I used a chainsaw and plunge cut everything. A new blade and spinning a high rpm on my father's husky was key. I actually came up with this idea for the card box and carved our initials in that. I needed a cool way to showcase the beer so I made the faucet to...
Hey guys I just wanted to show off the beer dispenser faucet that I made for my wedding last week. I made it out of black walnut and made the handles from the wood that I took from the center. I used 3/8-16 concrete anchors in the end of the handles and got the perlick faucets of ebay for dirt...
I know this thread is a bit old but thought I'd revive it seeing as I just bought this kit and plan on brewing it sometime this week. I was wondering how your modified brew came out?
I am planning on turning this kit into a partial mash and mashing the grain from the kit along with 3lbs of...
Yeah I poured the wort in with the puree and all into the fermenter. Plus I dont strain out the hops. I just let everything settle out in the primary. So with all of that I lost more than I usually do plus I messed up on another step and only had about 5 gallons going into the fermenter...
I think Butternut Squash or sweet potatoes would still be pretty good but might not give the same flavors as the pumpkin.
I was able to find pumpkin at a one of the huge Top's International Supermarkets up here. I used three cans. I scooped them out into baking pans, like the ones you would...