Show us your brew system!

dhempy · Post by **dhempy** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:36 am

Backyard Brewer wrote:
Ah yes, "Know Your Target", sage words of wisdom...

I keep hearing those words (sage and wisdom) a lot more now that I'm over 50

. I don't particularly know that I'm either but it sounds good anyway!

Dan

maltbarley · Post by **maltbarley** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:16 am

"Sage"

Making more mead soon?

dhempy · Post by **dhempy** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:08 pm

Well one of these days I'm going to have to try a traditional mead. Perhaps we'll do one at the August Brewday.

Dan

spkrtoy · Post by **spkrtoy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:32 pm

Another shot of my brew tree:

brew captain · Post by **brew captain** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:16 am

No bells or whistles, but it gets the job done... Plus there is no cancelling the brew session because of a fuzzy logic glitch, a power outage or because a pump broke. I have it up on masonry blocks now. Should have made it 10" taller, but I did not have enough of the free angle iron I scored to build it. A buddy of mine welded it together for free with a promise I would teach him to brew which I did... Kettles from B3, one of which I got on the cheap because it had a dent in it and had been used for a brewing demonstration. Total cost under $600.

Cheers!

maltbarley · Post by **maltbarley** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:34 am

Brew Captain wrote: Plus there is no cancelling the brew session because of a fuzzy logic glitch, a power outage or because a pump broke.

Yeah, but even king kong is afraid to climb up to that HLT.

BrewMasterBrad · Post by **BrewMasterBrad** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:37 pm

maltbarley wrote:
Brew Captain wrote: Plus there is no cancelling the brew session because of a fuzzy logic glitch, a power outage or because a pump broke.
Yeah, but even king kong is afraid to climb up to that HLT.

Judging by those pics, the only glitches you might run into are falling off a ladder, running out of Iodophor, or running out of foil to fend off mind reading aliens (nice tablecloth).

brew captain · Post by **brew captain** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:50 pm

You know about the mind reading aliens???

Cheers!

spkrtoy · Post by **spkrtoy** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:13 pm

You know about the mind reading aliens???

Gotta say, that's damn funny! I have to admit that I've brewed with BrewCap at both locations, and he goes through at least 1 roll of alum. foil and 6 oz per carboy and bucket of Iodopher per brew session. (Haha, it seems that he's now learned that it's 2 tbsp. per 5 gal.? My carboys never looked that orangered) But from my tastings, BC's brewed consistent and high quality beers so I cannot fault him, just that he could save some $$ by using a bit less. Same with bleach, less is better!
Brew on y'all!!

brew captain · Post by **brew captain** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:43 am

At least I stopped wearing surgical gloves and a face mask!

I actually use three capfulls of Iodophor per carboy and let them sit overnight before I fill them with my precious wort. I make monster yeast starters to boot so any bacteria and/or wild yeast don't stand a chance getting a hold of the fermentation. Overkill to be sure, but I have dumped my share of skanked beer so I do what works for me...

Cheers!

spkrtoy · Post by **spkrtoy** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:20 pm

Robert, you know I was just funnin' ya'!
You and you're beers are always welcome at my place.