Brewcommune

The other day I had the pleasure of being mash-bitch at a local brewpub. One of the principals had just had knee surgery and I volunteered to help out ... I had been hanging out there during their re-model as he'd asked me to reconfigure and weld up the railings that surround his bright tanks. So wh...

Anyone using Irish Moss?

Dan

So what kind of Beer Snob are you?

Dan

I took a caliper and measured a couple of lid o-rings last night. The majority were 0.270 ... I suspect these are the equivalent to the 1/4" rings on McMaster. I did find one ring that measured .305 a shade under 5/16" which I cannot find on Mcmaster) and I believe that this one is the thi...

Dan Edit: Here is the part number for keg lids from Mc Master Carr 9396K926 March pumps take this -036 o-ring take this one 9396K116 I also have part numbers for keg o rings etc if needed So here are the numbers from the TIps and Tricks page Dip-tube O-Rings - #9452K172 - Buna-N O-Ring AS568A Dash ...

Does anyone happen to know of our Keg Lid O-Rings as listed in Tips and Tricks are the "thicker" ones? I was trying to solve a leak issue with one of my kegs .. when I went to the LHBS the proprietor sold me a new thicker O-Ring and it solved my issue. He told me that he only installs the ...

SamIam wrote: They are also local and I hear they are real helpful.

Master of understatement you are Sam!

Welcome and +1 for Brewer's Hardware .. you probably met a couple of 'em at the meeting!

Dan

Hey Gents: Received this from the GrowHops Yahoo Group .. Save $5 on BeerSmith until 2/2/15 Beersmith is available for: Windows Linux Mac This special offer is for all of the members of our brewing-related groups, including: Grow-Hops (the software has calculations related to hops) Zymurgy (this sof...

Congrats to Dustin! I'd love to help but I'm a bit G.U. Seems to me that maybe a club meeting may be in order!

Dan

+1 to everything said above ... I pretty much follow Chris's sterilizing routine with that same spray pump on my bottle rack but I use the non-foaming Star-san. And likewise for Brad's label washing ... hot oxi-clean in the sink and a scrubber.

Dan

+1

maltbarley wrote:Because of your post, I adjusted my mill and ended up overshooting my efficiency. Thanks a lot, Dan.

Sure .. anything to help out a homebrewer ...

What was your efficiency improvement?

Dan

So way back when I built my motorized mill I used an 8" sheave ... it ran a little fast but did the job. Recently I found a 12" sheave and upgraded. The mill was slower, didn't get "stuck" as it had sometimes in the past and seemed to be doing a better job. All was well until mas...

If you're in a properly sealed system, bubbles are a good indicator. In the past I've relied on seeing krausen as well. Seems to me that in a closed system (e.g. a conical) bubbles may well be your only indicator. I only get to see evidence of Krausen once we get to cleanup ... I certainly agree wi...

I'm more concerned if there is significant activity in the first 12 hours. :) That's an interesting viewpoint... with starters and repitching, I as often as not have "significant" activity in the first 12 hours. I'm presuming that you mean regular bubbles in the airlock when you say signi...