Recent content by ZapperMike

Welcome back!

Did a pale ale this morning. And had a coffee with “The Duke” while mashing.

I put a double ply of paper towel across the hood fan grates and hold the ends with magnet clips when I brew. It still allows air flow but displaces the water and keeps it from getting into the kettle. Works for me!

I haven’t got that far yet. I was just going to pull the keg fridge in for the winter and buy another tap to mount on top for a second tap until spring. It wouldn’t be too hard to insulate and run a small heater to keep above freezing for next year. I use the space inside for milling grain right...

Let’s see those outdoor bars! I’ve been working on my barshed for most of the summer. My only regret is that there isn’t much summer left to enjoy it.

Thank you for the inspiration! I’m glad to hear you are still brewing and striving to achieve your goals with a disability. My hats off to you!

One things for sure we all love our craft to put this kind of time into it!

Wow that was a quick 3 day IPA!

I guess we’re for the most part around the 5-6 hour mark. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a good brew day but shaving some time out of it for enjoying some pints in the sun would be nice! For my brew system I think the only thing I could do better would be chilling after the boil. I’m using a...

It looks good on paper. Good notes!

Just out of curiosity I was wondering how long your average brew day is for all grain? I have been upgrading my system over my home brewing obsession and have been running around 6 hours from start to finish with everything washed up and back in its place. I run an electric system with a RIMS...

I’m an electrician so naturally mine is called Zap’s BrewHouse!

Thanks InkBird!

Welcome and embrace your brewing addiction like the rest of us have!

Go buy some glass marbles and add them to the jug. This will take up some headspace and your problem is solved.