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GREMS: The Gas Reducing Multivessel System

September 4, 2019 / 1 Comment
GREMS in Action

Not long ago I decided to move away from carboys and age my sour and brett beers in pin lock kegs. I’ll go more in depth on the reasons behind that in a future post, but the biggest hurdle to overcome with this move was to allow for adequate pressure relief during secondary fermentation. Buying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, diy, spunding

Keezer Build Part 1: A New Lid

February 25, 2019 / 5 Comments
Keezer with newly built lid

I built my first keezer in 2010. At the time I was living with my wife in a one bedroom apartment. I don’t remember how I spun it, but I managed to convince her a 4-tap keezer would save space. It was built with an 8.8 cu ft black freezer and some oak 1×12 to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, diy, keezer, kegerator

Barrel Stand Build From Furniture Dolly

July 6, 2017 / Leave a Comment
Barrel on Barrel Stand

I’m ready to fill my barrel for the first time but need a place to put it when it’s full, which means I need a barrel stand. I want to maintain some mobility in case I need to scoot it out of the way to access other things in my basement. I have some Harbor … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: barrel, barrel stand, build, diy

DIY Inline Carbonator – Build and Review

June 12, 2017 / 67 Comments
Assembled inline carbonator

A while ago it occurred to me that I could build an inline carbonator much like Blichmann Engineering’s QuickCarb™ and I started to figure out the parts list, which I posted here. Shortly after that post I purchased all the parts and eagerly await the slow boat from China to deliver my new project. A few … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, carbonator, diy, inline carb

I Built A Keg Washer, And You Should Too!

March 15, 2017 / 3 Comments
Washing a Corny Keg on the Keg Washer

I know this isn’t a new idea, but my latest brewing build was a keg washer. If you have kegs you need to build one too. My old routine was to wait until I needed kegs, then take what I had out to the driveway and line them all up, then go through a few steps. First step … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, cleaning, corny kegs, diy, keg washer, kegs, project, sanke kegs

DIY Inline Carbonator Build – Planning Stage

March 1, 2017 / 20 Comments

I have built and tested this inline carbonation setup and am very happy with it. Click here for the build and review post. This post was updated on March 2nd, 2017. The main changes revolve around a decision over pump selection. The parts list was also updated with parts found to be cheaper than what was there previously. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, carbonator, diy, inline carb

My Fermentation Chamber Build, Circa 2011

July 2, 2015 / 4 Comments
the fermentation chamber in action

This post is a historical account of my fermentation chamber build from 2011, and includes recent updates. Details of this build are scattered around the web, and now they have been brought together in one place. About a year after I started brewing, I decided it was time to take the next step in making good … [Read more…]

Posted in: Builds Tagged: build, diy, fermentation chamber, historical post

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