Recent content by taulpepper

I don't use a washer - I just use a flat steel bracket, following this project: http://www.kjmagnetics.com/blog.asp?p=stir-bars I never even glued it. I taped the magnets to the bar, then taped the bar to the fan. I occasionally replace the tape just to be safe, but it doesn't move and gets a...

Cool build, haven't seen any one else actually cut out the compressor bump. I've been looking for a fridge that will hold a 6 gal better bottle for a while to deal with this.

Not sure if this is a DIY Project or an Equipment/Sanitation issue, but if you like to store your plastic carboys dry, here's an easy way to do it without having to buy anything, provided you have (a) a brew hauler or similar carboy carrier and (b) a hanger and a couple carabiners or a...

3/4 cup of corn sugar (priming sugar) should be good for an APA. I would consult How to Brew on that one also - it's a good resource for it (buy the book if you don't have it!) - http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html Re: hitting your target OG, you have so little grain in your...

Check out John Palmer's Lady Liberty Pale Ale recipe, it's an excellent APA base: http://www.howtobrew.com/section4/chapter19-3.html I did my first brew using this recipe but bumped up the aroma hop additions and dry hop additions, including Amarillo. After a bunch more extract and AG brews...

KurtB - the smaller one seems to have a higher RPM range than the larger one (1300-3000 vs 800-1500), so I'm not sure why you would need it. I have the smaller one and I have to keep it on a low-medium setting or it will throw my stir bar, which is 1.575" long. I also have one of these in my...

One day I'll use an oxygen tank or maybe shake a carboy to aerate my wort, but for now I'm fermenting in a bucket and using a drill mounted aerator which seems to work well. They sell drill mounted aerators (a.k.a. wine degassers) for $20-30. Plastic paint mixers are cheaper but may not be food...

I did the same thing, but I put this fan inside a wood cigar box, which was $5 a local cigar shop, but you might be able to get one for free. I drilled some holes in the box and used the screws that come with this fan to attach it to the lid. I bought neodymium magnets from K&J Magnetics. At...

Yes, if you have access to old hard drives you can same money by harvesting magnets out of them for projects like this. People do that a lot for stir plates. I didn't have access to old hard drives, but I looked into getting hard drive magnets on ebay - a lot of people sell them on there...

The mounting magnets for attaching the the brackets to the fridge are 1". Model MMS-A-X0 from K&J Magnetics. They were not cheap (about $4 each), but they are very strong. They can definitely hold 1 full pint glass, I've never tried or needed to try more than that, but it's possible they...

Yea, a lot of people are clearly using voile and paint strainer bags, but I looked for a while and there's no information on their food safety out there. These filter bags are the only thing I've seen online that says FDA approved for food, but they aren't that big, and I don't know if...

Hi, Haven't posted much to the forum, but have found tons of useful info here, so thought I would make a contribution. I wanted a 12-13" cheap drip tray and spent a while searching. Most of the shorter stainless ones are expensive ($35+) and the only cheap one I've seen is the 19" model most...

These would be big enough for you, and can also be ordered in custom sizes: http://www.bagbrewer.com/order-a-bag.html Or you could buy nylon voile material and sew one yourself.

Thanks! Very nice project. $171 total for the brewing stuff seems like a pretty good deal. Those punches are expensive though - if I do this I might have to try to borrow those from somewhere or use step drill bits.

How much did this whole project cost? Kettle + all the hardware (thermometer, sight gauge, valve, punch, etc.)