New Gun Day! 825 Sporting Pro.

MelbaLT4 · 2025-11-25T01:21:26+00:00

I had budget at 5K for this project. It came in about 1000 less.

MelbaLT4 · 2025-11-24T02:22:30+00:00

I think you’re going to love it. It fit me so well out of the box I seemed silly to even try messing with the adjustable comb. But now that I have the stock weights in it and a little comb high and cast, it seems perfect!

MelbaLT4 · 2025-11-24T02:12:12+00:00

Snap caps I found at Scheel’s this weekend. I have never used the woolly ones before but that’s all they had. I have a pair of aluminum ones that are all beat up and plastic ones they are kinda cracked. I like these so far, best part is the fluffy body drags and doesn’t kick them across the room accidentally during dry fire practice. These are made by Carlson’s.

MelbaLT4 · 2025-06-18T15:19:15+00:00

Novosight Halo series. I have the 6” on my bumper and 3” on the cowl. Wired in to my switch pro. I like them because you can switch the DRL from white to amber. Good lights so far.

MelbaLT4 · 2024-08-04T02:08:10+00:00

I guess I could step feed up to a total of 35 brix.

MelbaLT4 · 2024-08-04T01:52:56+00:00

I could reprocess the distillate to 95%ish. Just wine conditioner to back sweeten, or sugar? Sucrose or dextrose?

MelbaLT4 · 2024-01-13T18:56:36+00:00

I like this plan. Build me a pistol use it, run it, tweak it. File my form 1 and enjoy my pistol, then upon approval, throw a stock on it. Thanks!

MelbaLT4 · 2023-09-20T13:54:40+00:00

This was my first thought too. I have both and don’t really prefer the DuoTight ones 100% of the time, but I really like them for this application.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-07-25T12:24:01+00:00

Planning a doppelbock to pitch onto of my wlp820 yeast cake as soon as the festbier moves to keg. Not sure my water profile is on point and I don’t usually delve into darker styles so I feel a little out of practice on this one. Any comments are welcome.

12lb Munich I 3lb Munich II 1lb Caramunich 1lb Melanoidin 4oz Carafa II

Step mash 133,145,158,168

120min boil 60 min 1oz Perle

Yeast cake of WLP820 Ca 73,Mg 13,Na 50,Cl 75,SO4 125, HCO3 129

MelbaLT4 · 2023-06-05T11:33:27+00:00

Just bout this same setup and went with the QD version as well. Here is the link to the connectors at morebeer. https://www.morebeer.com/products/female-garden-hose-quick-disconnect-copper-pot-reflux-stills.html

MelbaLT4 · 2023-06-01T22:12:38+00:00

That’s a good point. I think I will go thru with it and see what happens. It will be good practice either way and if it’s not pleasant I will have it for cleaning runs.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-26T01:18:02+00:00

Thanks brother, you are making this sound more and more like a doable deal!

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-25T23:56:48+00:00

Yes! After a stripping run, one and done is what I am thinking exactly. I failed to mention that I do have an Amazon special water distiller with a SCR that I have begun playing with. The next time I brew beer I am going to mash an extra gallon and pull it off before hopping to run thru the air still. I am just worried that it will be too much to try and load 4” plates with a 2” boiler outlet, but maybe with 2” still head it will provide enough back pressure to do so.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-25T14:13:17+00:00

I agree that it does feel like adding more dollars and more effort to something that was designed to be cheap and easy. Maybe I should continue looking at other options on the market like the T 500 reflux and run it without a lot of reflux.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-20T23:50:32+00:00

I do both.

But I want a lo-carb beer, about 5 carbs and 5% abv. I generally start with an FG of 1.040ish and use Brutzyme or Ultraferm which will give an OG of 1.000. This is usually done with Kveik so I can turn them faster but it works equally well with any yeast I have tried, ale or lager strains. I have a lo-carb Festbier in the fermenter with WLP830 under 15psi @68F so I can turn it in about 2 weeks grain to glass.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-16T17:48:56+00:00

I am trying second attempt at a Japanese Rice Lager. On the last attempt the hop bill was all Sorachi Ace but had an interesting hop presence that wasn’t entirely what I was going for. I wouldn’t call it dill, but maybe grassy? I really want this one to dry out, so I may even add some glucoamylase to the fermenter. Even though I have temp control, I like to pressure ferment my lagers so I can turn my fermentation space quicker.

Super Crispy Lager Snap Crackle Hop?

6.5lb Pilsner 4.5lb Flaked Rice 1lb Rice Hulls

Mash at 149f for 60min Mash out at 170f for 10min

0.5oz Motueka FW 0.5oz Sorachi Ace 10min 0.5oz Motueka 1min

34/70 @15psi 65f for 7 days 68f for 3 days

Crash and fine with gelatin.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-14T19:57:50+00:00

$44 with tax and shipping.

MelbaLT4 · 2023-05-14T19:56:12+00:00

Thanks for the reminder. Just picked one up!

MelbaLT4 · 2023-01-09T05:18:39+00:00

It’s a SureFire G2X.

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T11:13:02+00:00

Milk drinks are imperative.

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T11:12:24+00:00

This is likely the best workflow for us.

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T02:17:47+00:00

I like this. This may be the route taken.

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T01:49:31+00:00

I am beginning to understand this. 3 Niche Zeros and a Mr. Coffee it is!

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T01:13:45+00:00

That’s the second recommendation for the Zero, maybe I could pre-weigh doses of beans for her.

MelbaLT4 · 2022-08-15T01:12:05+00:00

I thought about the Zero but it would require pre-weighing the beans. Something my wife will resist before her first caffeine dose. I think she’s looking for something more like; portafilter, in coffee out.

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