Sharing with you how I organization a multipurpose room/area (my garage) to accommodate home brewing equipment (and cooking gear as well) for easy in and
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The ‘Fermchamberator’: a Kegerator Turned Refrigerator Turned Fermentation Chamber (and Back Again)
I repurposed and converted an old kegerator turned fridge in my garage into a fermentation chamber capable of heating and cooling batches of fermenting wort
Continue readingInstalling a 240V Circuit for Electric Brewing: a DIY Project
A video response to viewer questions on how I installed my 240V 30 amp GFCI protected circuit for use with electric brewing. Find GFCI Breakers
Continue readingDIY Mash Tun Cooler Upgrade
I recently upgraded my ten gallon brew system’s mash tun to a Coleman 70 quart Xtreme cooler to accommodate larger grain bills and also designed
Continue readingA Mobile Draft Beer System
I needed to take some kegged homebrew to a party and came up with this; an easy to assemble self-contained transportable draft system on wheels.
Continue readingMy 10 Gallon Brewery: Overview & First Brew Day
In this culmination of my 5 to 10 gallon brewery upgrade project, I walk through the new brew system layout showing how the individual components
Continue readingHow to Make an Immersion Chiller: A DIY Project
A tutorial on how to build an immersion wort chiller suitable to chill ten gallons of hot wort down to yeast pitching temperature. This is
Continue readingBuilding a Hot Liquor Tank: A DIY Project
An easy step-by-step tutorial on converting a 10 gallon beverage cooler into a Hot Liquor Tank (HLT) for all grain brewing. This is another component
Continue readingBuilding a Mash Tun: A DIY Project
As part of my 5 to 10 gallon brewery upgrade project, this step-by-step tutorial on making your own mashtun/lautertun from a picnic cooler will allow
Continue readingHow to Make a Spunding Valve: A DIY Project
Learn how to make your own home brew spunding valve to assist with closed system pressure transfers from vessel to vessel (e.g. fermenter to keg)
Continue readingMagnetic Stir Plate: A DIY Project
Save some money by making your own simple magnetic stir plate from parts you may already have around your home. This piece of home brewing
Continue readingRecirculating Wort Chiller: A DIY Project
Learn how to make a better wort chiller that chills freshly boiled wort quicker and colder than a regular immersion chiller while saving a lot
Continue readingDouble Tap Jockey Box: A DIY Project
Build your own two tap jockey box for serving draft beer from different kegs at parties and picnics by following this detailed “How To” instructional
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