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I think there was some ideas from Derrin he brought up in this thread, where you could mod one to help insulate the outside of a brew kettle to possible get more efficient use of the hot air traveling along the sides.

Rob!!! Congrats man! If you need some girl stuff let me know. We have a bunch of stuff we were planning on putting on Craigslist but I'd be happier knowing it went to you (if you need it of course). I just had brief flashes of Rob in drag http://i.slickdeals.net/images/smilies2/girly.gif , then I r...

Hot water from your water heater likely contains a lot of minerals/oxidized crap that you have not accounted for and won't be shown on your water report (for this reason I don't cook with it either, not even to boil a pot of water faster). Plus you still need to filter it to remove the chlorine/chl...

That recipe looks like a partial mash recipe instead of a pure extract with specialty grains. The grains I used I steeped at 155 for 30 min and then removed, holding the sack over the kettle until the dripping stopped. I really needed to take advantage of the time I had to brew to brew so that's why...

Guys - I am out! Welcoming my daughter into the world has taken priority over attending the meeting. I am sure Goku has an emocon for this occasion, but for now this is the best I can do... :cheers: K:-) :happybeer: K:-) :cheers: K:-) :happybeer: K:-) :cheers: Cheers! http://gprime.net/board/images...

Thanks for the advice. We ended up hitting Widmer for lunch. They had a nice restaurant, food was good, I liked their seasonal W10 Black IPA the best. Besides customers on this trip and not counting Anchor Steam at the San Francisco airport, I hit: Triumph Brewery - Princeton, NJ Sam Adams - Boston,...

There's a test that we run at the Bruery on every batch to help determine the terminal gravity of the beer. The Forced Ferment test will tell you the absolute terminal gravity (or very close to) of the brew, it can also identify if a "stuck" ferment is from brewhouse operations or a poor ...

Do they make pizza filled spring rolls?

Hey Chris, I really liked your Speedbump IPA when you brought it in last meeting and since your recipe was posted here I tried to convert it to extract and brewed it on Sunday. This is only my second non kit extract where I have tried to convert an AG to extract so I may be off some here, but this i...

Overall, rather than buying one vial of WLP001, I'd buy 2-3 packs of SafAle US-05. One of the worries for most beginning brewers is underpitching yeast. With 2 or 3 yeast packets, you know you'll be just fine. You pitch 2 to 3 dry yeast packs in a 5 gallon batch or are you talking about 10 gallon b...

Looking forward to tomorrow night's meeting! The poll shows 9 people in for food. I'm going to pre-order the rolls today, but can add a few people more if you post by tomorrow noon. I'll be sure to pickup sauces to go with the rolls! :happybeer: --LexusChris LOL! And I was looking forward to being ...

Alright cool, yeah I will take the carboys and chiller off your hands, and would like to see the cooker first before committing to it. Once you get to a real computer PM your availability this weekend and we can set something up.

Cheers!

Hey, I can't seem to figure out how to PM from my Blackberry, but I am interested in your wort chiller and glass carboys, what size are they by the way? Possible interested in the cooker too.
Thanks!

Nice, did you get all the kegging equipment too? I think I recall seeing that setup on craigslist too.

If you don't need the 3 gallon kegs, I would be interested in them as SWMBO is not really in favor of a keggerator, although I might be able to sneak one of those in the fridge.