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According to wiki White PTFE is single density, yellow is double and pink is triple . It is often used to correspond to color coded pipelines (US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: yellow for natural gas, green for oxygen, etc.). These color-codes for thread sealing tape were introduced by Bill Ben...

A 26" jaybird false bottom.

Jimbo wrote:Nice, strap a bottle to one of them and make your yeasties ecstatic

I've got a few small oxygen bottles as well. The regs can also be used for C02. All I need is to change a fitting. The other two are already set up for conventional bottles.

Moving and plundering through boxes in my garage I found a box full of oxygen regulators. 4 in all, two larger size and a couple of smaller ones. Not like size matters. I think my wife mentioned my mother in law who worked at an old folks home sending a box of stuff I might want. Years later,, "Well...

I can't recall what I paid per foot it's been a couple years now. I don't think it was that much really. I do need more though for another kettle I'm working on so I'll be getting another 25' or so. I can let you know some time this week.

Paste works well for the most part. I bought some of this packing for mating flat surfaces. Works very well.
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bearriver wrote:I'd solder a couple 2" stainless tri clamp ferrules on there for heating element ports.

Add a 2" nipple & ball valve to drain while your at it. All grain in a nice size pot needs a good size drain.

aquavita wrote:5 Gallon Gibbs Bros. #3 Char!

Can't wait.

Hah! Barrel aging is all about waiting. It's well worth it though.

Started working on a mash tun. Stainless recirc. fittings and a false bottom is on the way this week.

Try looking at a hardware store for a cork. My local small hardware carries them and I've found them in other stores when I needed one in a pinch. They usually have them in the hardware drawers.

bearriver wrote: I recommend anyone here to go check out the GT products page, if only for research purposes. They have a grist hydrator for $500 that I wish I needed.

I like Glacier Tanks. Picked up a 10" Manway for a great price from them. I always check their prices first when I need hardware.

I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating. See what happens using your chosen heating system during the coldest part of winter. If it maintains your mash as desired, it's a good system.

If you can't toss out the garbage, what's it gonna be like when you start makin cuts?

Moving right along. Looking good so far!

it'll mash out really well. My controller will run one, two, three, or all four elements and it has a 2" valve to let out the mash into the fermenter. I haven't decided whether I will still on the grain yet. We'll see when I put the kettle's top together. I'll likely have an orifice installed for mi...

I've had a steam kettle that I had been planning on converting to hex oil. My plan is to use this oil as it has great rating and will last for years without the need to change the oil. http://www.paratherm.com/heat-transfer-fluids/heating-cooling-fluid/paratherm-mr-2/" onclick="window.open(this.href...

eVenom wrote:Dfitz is this with new barrels that where built with new wood like gibbs? I know a lot of other places use used wood to make theirs like for example:oakbarrelsltd

Yeah I'm talkin about Gibbs Bros. barrels. That's all I've ever used.

I was just able to fill this barrel with a very nice whiskey. In fact i think is my best one yet. Very nice flavor and nice and smooth I filled with 3gallons of 63% Let me tell you the smell from the barrel is so good. I filled it with water for a few days before to make sure there was no leaks and...

200 new wine bottles, a corker, a wine fridge, refractometer, 3 graduated cylinders and a medium sized beaker. All free from a co-worker who's FIL is getting out of wine making.

Also bought a new unused sure-flo diaphragm pump for transferring wort from fermenter to lagering keg, $20

Nice cabinet. Hopefully you won't experience an explosive ferment in there. That was what made me decide another angle for a heated fermentation barrel.

A coupling would slip into it just fine. It'd have to be a welded connection.
Although, if you use a 5500w wave style element you'll want it a little higher anyway otherwise it might be too close to the bottom to unscrew it

Haus6565 wrote:Score Continued.

Just sourced a $25 1/4 barrel keg.

Bought it, didn't really have a plan for it. Guess we'll see where this goes.

If you find you don't need it and are willing to sell it, hit me up! I could use a few 1/4 barrel kegs for brewing

So if you packed enough Booz to travel for 30 years wouldn't that slow you down s bit? Heh,, some more than others...

This worked out really well. A very tight waterproof connection that cannot be pulled loose by hand. I'll also add this application to my 4 burner boiler with 2" caps.

I use a single 300 watt aquarium heater for each barrel. Okay, one more question. How do you stop the fermenters from floating up when you rack off your wash? That's where the the valve at the bottom of the barrel comes in handy. If necessary, with a hose attached , water can just let out to lessen...

I use a single 300 watt aquarium heater for each barrel.

I've tried heating blankets, heating cabinets and fish tank heaters. The best Ive found to keep my fermenters warm is a water bath. I still use fish tank heaters but I use them to heat a 55 gal drum of water which is the water bath for my fermenters. I've held 75 degree temps in as cold as -15F. I d...

I use 2 44 gallon RubberMaid food grade cans and aquarium heaters . Insulate them and they work great . Last year I modified a 55 gal drum to hold my mash barrel. I hold water in the drum with an aquarium heater warming my mash. I've held an 80F mash temp in as low as -15F ambient. I've worried in ...

You got a picture of your element mount? I'm cornfused with what you mean. http://www.glaciertanks.com/NPT_TriClamp_Adapters-NPT_1_Female_to_1_1_2_TriClamp_Heavy_Duty_1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow http://www.glaciertanks.com/NPT_TriClamp_Adapters-NPT_1_Female_...

While diddling around looking for a reasonable cover for my element connections on my brew pots these came to mind. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W9737RK/ref=ya_st_dp_summary#" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow My elements are removable without unthreading for easy ...

I've made lime flavored rum using the same folks. It came out great. I did keep adding it slowly over two months but ended up using 2 oz. to a gallon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JV0TXNU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1439594576&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=coconut+extract+pure&dpPl=1&dpID=41O8-Xl3qNL&...