Brother_buford: Adventures in Kegging, or The Little Fridge that Could. Once I had all the components necessary, it was time to take the Sanyo 4912 I recently purchased and rebuild it for its new life as a kegerator.
How I went from this: ...to a full-fledged homebrew machine was a pretty fun, if sometimes frustrating, process. It took about a day of actual work with power tools after spending all day Saturday looking for the necessary stuff I didn't have yet (wood, hole saw, etc) at Lowes. The stock Sanyo is, as thekhameleon put it, "a pretty pimp fridge".
The stock fridge interior, with the glass shelves and crisper drawer still inside: The first order of business was to remove the door. The foam core of the door is visible after removing the shelf panel. The no longer needed shelf panel to be discarded: The replacement for the door panel was made of a sheet of dry-erase board cut to size. The reassembled door: The plastic top was held on with seven screws. Wort-O-Matic: MyloFiore's Jamil-O-Chiller. This February I got a deal on 50 feet of 1/2" ID copper and saw my chance to build the wort chiller of my dreams; Jamil Zainasheff's whirlpool chiller.
This thing is a beast! Here's how I did it: The Tools and Fittings In addition to the copper I used some basic pipe cutting and soldering tools. Any hardware store should be able to provide you with the means to clean and solder copper pipe. A ProMash Recipe - Tasty APA (by Mike McDole) View topic - Tasty's Janet's Brown. My Janet's Brown Ale recipe is below.
I've never made this beer as an extract. I welcome someone to convert this to extract for those who for some reason don't have a copy of Brewing Classic Styles. If you can't get Northern Brewer, I would use either Simcoe, Columbus, or Summit. Let me know if you have any questions. Tasty Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00Total Grain (Lbs): 16.00Anticipated OG: 1.066 Plato: 16.20Anticipated SRM: 19.3Anticipated IBU: 63.2Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes Grain/Extract/Sugar % Amount Name Origin Potential SRM----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75.0 12.00 lbs. Hops Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.00 oz.
Yeast-----White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast. Project Locator. Portable Dehumidifier. Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine - Pumped Up Toolbox: Projects - In which we describe the much-awaited union of a brewing pump and a toolbox — a portable pump project of prodigious proportions.
There are many reasons why a pump can be a significant time saving addition to your brew day. How the brewer implements the equipment to the process can have just as large an impact. About three years ago, I decided the time had come to upgrade to a pump, but without a dedicated brewing structure, I needed to design a portable solution. Since there was also an ongoing need to organize many of the smaller brewday items, this design for a brewing toolbox seemed to solve multiple needs at once.
In this configuration, the brewer has control over the transfer of wort during mash/boil recirculation and for vessel transfer. Hops_v1.12.png (3960×2448) Beer Flavor Wheel (Infographic) Posted on Apr 09, 2010 | Comments 2 Beer enthusiasts most often use the flavor wheel to expose themselves to the massive number of descriptors for the tastes and smells in their beer.
If one desires to get deeply involved and develop their skills in evaluating beer, the beer flavor wheel is an excellent guide. It breaks down the entire tasting experience in common categories and each category gets further down until you reach the scientific conclusion. Hopefully this will help any or all of you who are curious about beer flavors and want to increase your palate’s IQ. (Click on the image for Full Version) Source: Beer Flavor Wheel Filed Under: Wine & Drinks.