Equipment, either bought or created, that aids in the homebrew process
Tri-Clamp Keggle When I made my first keggle, I used weldless bulkheads for all my connections as it was relatively easy to do, and worked just fine. What I really wanted though, was welded Tri-Clamp (also known as Tri-Clover) fittings, as these are easier to clean, less likely to harbor bacteria and other nasties, and allow […]
Stainless Steel Tri-Clamp Carboy I really like my ported Better Bottle carboys for the most part. They are easy to clean, safer than glass carboys, and allow you to watch the fermentation as it takes place. The down sides are that you have to be careful when cleaning them, as they scratch easily, the necks are narrow, […]
25 Gallon Bottom-Drain Mash Tun
Kegco Brite Tank, DIY Spunding Valve and Fermenting under pressure. The Beverage Factory was having a sale on the Kegco Brite Tank, which to me is a perfect vessel for fermenting, dry hopping, and transferring to serving kegs under pressure. I ordered two. When I received one of the kegs (the other ended up back-ordered), I […]
Removable Corney Keg Thermowell Ok, here’s my latest project… I’ve wanted to put a thermowell into a Corney keg to allow me to use my wireless temp controller to control the temps in my kegerator. So I picked up a couple of keg post adapters from Bobby. I had a spare liquid-out post and a 16″ […]
The “Barney” Brewstand As I’m slowly ramping up my system to 10 gallons, I gave some thought to how to best set everything up. Right now the night before brew day consists of gathering up all of my equipment and moving it to the back yard. This involves a bunch of lifting and carrying, both […]
Leaky eDrometer I bought an eDrometer early on and have used it extensively, along with my Tilt and Hanna digital refractometer. When I went to use it today, it appeared to be leaking. Closer inspection showed the silicone tubing was cracking near the entrance to the device. I went to my trusty computer to see if this was […]
Silver Soldered Pump Heads I have one March and two Chugger Center Input Pumps that have long had tri-clamp connectors screwed on with PTFE tape. I finally got tired of unwinding, cleaning and re-winding the connectors, so I bit the bullet and tried silver soldering the connectors onto the pump head threads. I carefully cleaned the […]
2″ Silver-Soldered Triclamp Port I was getting tired of disassembling my setup every time I wanted to add liquid. I happened to have a 2 inch radiused TC flange from Bobbie of BrewHardware. The flange is made to be silver-soldered to the side of a kettle, and also happens to fit on the keggle that is my […]
