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Pouring Beer

A fanatic of fine wine since 2000 and craft beer since 2014, I've been homebrewing since 2015. My current recipes and beer ratings are below.

"Relax, Don't Worry, Have a Homebrew." -​- Charlie Papazian 'The Complete Joy of Homebrewing'

HOMEBREW GEAR

All the stuff I bought to make the magic happen

15-gallon Brew Kettle    

  •     Camco 02955 4500 watt Ripple ULWD

  •     BrewPi Heating Element Mounting Kit

  •     15-gallon (62 quart) Bayou Classic (Amazon)

  •     REOTEMP Adjustable Angle Bimetal Thermometer (Part # LL0401F47-HV)

  •     SPINCYCLE WELDLESS KETTLE WHIRLPOOL RETURN

  •     True Weldless Bulkhead - With 90 ELBARB (mini diptube)

  •     3-piece Ball Valve (1/2" NPT)

  •     Stainless Steel False Bottom for Brew In a Bag (BIAB) - 14.75" Diameter

  •     Mash Recirculation Return and/or Sparge Kit (locline)

  •     Camlock Quick Disconnects - Cam A

  •     Camlock Quick Disconnects - Cam F


Brew Pump    
   Blichmann RipTide Brewing Pump (MoreBeer 15% discount)

Quick Connects for pump    Pump
   Connection Kit for Riptide Pumps

Grain Mill    
   Cereal Killer (AIH)

Mash Paddle    
   Anvil Mash Paddle

Wall Receptable    
   Leviton 2620 30 Amp, 250 Volt, Flush Mounting Locking Receptacle, Industrial Grade, Grounding, V-0-MAX, Black

Load Center/Circuit Panel    

  •     Murray LC002GSU Load Center, 2 Space, 4 Circuit, 60A Main Lug, Indoor, Surface mount

  •     NEMA L6-30P Locking Plug     3 x Leviton 2621 30 Amp, 250 Volt, NEMA L6-30P, 2P, 3W, Locking Plug

  •     NEMA L6-30R Locking Connector     2x Leviton C2623 30 Amp, 250 Volt, NEMA L6-30R, 2P, 3W, Locking Connector

  •     240V Cord (20 ft.)    10/3 SOOW SO Cord Per-Foot USA Portable Outdoor Indoor 600 V Flexible Wire cable

  •     Circuit Breaker    Siemens QF230, 30A, 240V, 2-pole GFCI (eBay)

    

Control Panel

    StillDragon (See "BK Control Panel Parts" document)

Wort Chiller    
   Super Efficient 3/8" x 50' Stainless Steel Wort Chiller (NY Brew Supply)

Submersible Pump    
   EcoPlus 728310 Eco 396 Submersible Pump, 396GPH (Amazon)

Wort Transfer Hose    
   1/2" High Temp Silicone Hose Tubing Bulk (5 feet)

Hop Spider    
   Insinkerator flange (eBay) + 3 carriage bolts & 6 nuts & hose clamp (Home Depot)

CGA 540 Oxygen Tank    
   TurboTorch Oxygen Cylinder - 20 Cubic Foot (R) 0916-0003

CGA 540 Regulator    
   CGA 540 Style Oxygen Regulator, 0 to 4LPM (Barbed Outlet)

Oxygen wand    
   OxyWand, 0.5 micron (eBay)

Temperature Controllers    
   2x Inkbird Itc-308 Digital Temperature Controller Outlet Thermostat, 2-stage, 1000w, w/ Sensor

Racking Hose    
   3/8" High Temp Silicone Hose Tubing Bulk (5 feet)

Fermenter #1    
   SS BrewTech Brewbucket (eBay)
   Fermenter Thermowell #1    12" Weldless Thermowell (Brewer's Hardware)

Fermenter #2    
   SS BrewTech Brewbucket (eBay)
   Fermenter Thermowell #2    12" Weldless Thermowell (Brewer's Hardware)

Fermenter Heater    
   Fermwrap (IPS95 on eBay)

Fermenter Chamber    
   Monster Barrel Cooler (Craigslist)

Dry Hopper    
   Hanperal 70mm x 300mm Dry Hopper Brewing Filter For Cornelius Kegs Homebrewing

Hop Spider Strainer    
   Gooday Stainless Steel Hop Spider Strainer Homebrew Beer Pellet Hop Filter Multipurpose 300 Micron Filtering for Brew Kettle

Kegs    
   AIH New 5 Gallon Corny Keg Ball Lock (Quantity: 5)

Keg lid with welded tab    
   C314-3048-MOD New Corny Keg Lid with welded tab (lid o-ring included)

Kegerator    

  •     Sanyo 4912-M Fridge (Craiglist)

  •     2 Pairs of CMB GAS and LIQUID Ball-Lock Quick-Disconnects with 1/4" MFL fittings and barbs (NY Brew Supply via Amazon)

  •     Gas Hose, Red, 5/16 ID, 9/16 OD (10 ft.)

  •     Ultra Barrier Silver Beer Hose 3/16 ID x 7/16 OD, 1/8" Wall (10 ft.)

  •     4 x Oetiker Clamp for Gas Hose  (size 15.7)

  •     4 x Oetiker Clamp for Beer Hose  (size 13.3)

  •     Crimp Clamp Tool

  •     Keg Lube (Haynes Silicone Grease, 4oz tube)

  •     2 x Perlick 650SS faucets

  •     Perlick GT600 Growler Filler

  •     Two - 3/16" Barb Draft Beer Wine Tower Stainless Steel Replacement Elbow Column Shank

  •     3" x 12" Column Beer Tower, 2 faucet holes, #4 BRUSHED stainless steel finish

  •     Heiser 10 lb. Plastic Universal Spring Clip Bracket for CO2 tank (Randy@csfpmail.com)

  •     5 LB Luxfer Aluminum C02 Cylinder (Amazon)

  •     CO2 Refill for 5LB CO2 Cylinder (ActionGas, 41860 Enterprise Circle S., Temecula) While-you-wait, no exch.

  •     Taprite Double gauge C02 Regulator (Kegerator.com)

  •     SS Drip Tray


Stir Plate    
   Stirstarter Yeast Stir Plate

Flask for liquid yeast starter    
   PYREX 2L Narrow Mouth Erlenmeyer Flasks with Heavy Duty Rim

Cleaner    
   PBW 4 lbs. (Amazon)

Sanitizer    
   StarSan 32 oz. (Amazon)

Worktable    
   Seville Classics Commercial Stainless Steel Top Worktable, NSF Listed  + Seville Classics Work Table Casters Wheels, Set of 4

Cleaning pads    
   Premiere Pads PAD 198 Light Duty Scouring Pad, 9" Length by 6" Width, White (Case of 20)

Beer line Cleaner Pump    Keg Post - Ball-Lock, Liquid (Firestone)
   Watts 3/8-in x 3/8-in Threaded Coupling Fitting (Lowe's Item #: 416784 |  Model #: LFA-176)
   RL Flo-Master Hand Pump Sprayer Model 56HD, SKU 764434
   Liquid Line Cleaner (MoreBeer)

Misc.    

  •     Fermcap-S (eBay)

  •     25 Pack Muslin Hop & Grain Steeping Bags - Beer Homebrew Brewing Brewcraft Quick

  •     The Brew Bag (40-62 Quart - D = 13" to 16" H - up to 21")

  •     LabRat pH Strips (Amazon)

  •     Inkbird ITC-1000 + parts (Amazon)

  •     Rubbermaid 4-Quart Bouncer Measuring Cup (Amazon)

  •     7.8 Gallon Fermenting Bucket with Lid (Kegerator.com)

  •     Thermoworks RT-600C Thermometer (Amazon)

  •     Hydrometer and Test Jar

  •     5-gallon jug (Winco)

  •     2 Rubbermaid Bus Trays (Sam's Club)

  •     Tekton Automatic Center Punch with Adjustable striking force - 6580 (eBay)

  •     40mm Individual Metric Wrench w/ Box & Open End Heavy Duty Fully Polished Tool (eBay)

  •     FDA EPDM O-RINGS 322 (QTY 10) 1-1/4" ID X 1-5/8" OD for BrewPi Housing

  •     Knockout Punch Kit (Harbor Freight)

  •     Neiko Step Drill Bit (Amazon)

  •     Greenlee 730 13/16" Round Radio Chassis Punch (eBay)

  •     GREENLEE NO 730BB 1 1/4" (31.8 mm) KNOCKOUT PUNCH BALL BEARING DRIVE (eBay)

  •     Irwin #1 Unibit COBALT Knock Out Bit Step Drill Electrician #10231CB (eBay)

  •     OXO Bottle Dryer (Amazon)
     

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