On beer coolers and Sanitizer....

So handy tip.... when you put your carboy into the fermenter and use water from your santizing cup on the air lock be prepared to see ALOT of bubbles...


I swear I thought the damn thing was rabid!

Also it turns out that 60 on my regulator is about the perfect temperature for fermenting beer.

Summer Project...

I've been thinking recently about what kind of projects I want to do when the weather gets to warm to really brew beer well.

Greg sent me a couple of emails with a idea and I think this just may be what I do.


http://www.oregonbrewcrew.com/freezer/freezer.html

As I look around the internet there are a few more like this one, but the basic concept is the same.

The freezer I have hooked up is only 7C.F. so that I means I will probally forgo the fermentation chamber. I should be able to fit 3 Corny kegs in my freezer if I put the CO2 on the outside.

Of course if I do it right I could also put half and pony kegs in there.... mmmmm Fat Tire on tap.

OK bad thoughts... this could be deadly.

Stay tuned this could be fun.

Can't drill the bottom...

OK so I planned on this post being all about how I got a freezer hooked up a thermo regulator, drilled a few holes and bam! Had a insta kegarator, well my plans got foiled in a few resepects.

I had planned on going through the compressor compartment... which was to tight for a drill bit and I couldn't gurantee that I wouldn't hit the compressor and not break something when I broke through. And on top of that how do you explain to lowes the 4 or 5 holes in a freezer when you bring it back?

Exactly....

So for the time being in true do it yourself fashion, I've duct taped the thermo lead to the inside of the freezer and put the CO2 tank and keg in there.


When I actually get around to doing holes I will take pictures...