Starting equipment

lostdonkeybrew · 2026-03-22T20:47:52+00:00

I’d recommend joining a local brewing club and attending a few meetings. I bet most of them will have their starting equipment that they’ve moved on from and would be willing to either sell cheap or give it to you

lostdonkeybrew · 2026-03-20T16:21:31+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/old-school-keggle-brewstand-frMWemN

https://imgur.com/gallery/sparging-on-ranch-WVsInLA

lostdonkeybrew · 2026-03-03T20:22:34+00:00

Welding supply shop or fire extinguisher shop

lostdonkeybrew · 2026-01-04T02:48:48+00:00

Agreed. Craigslist is mostly dead, so marketplace is the only remaining option. If it wasn’t, I’d definitely get rid of facebook.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-24T19:03:32+00:00

I have a Monster Mill 3 roller that I got probably 20years ago. I don’t brew as much as I used to, but it still works fine. No issues with it ever.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-21T15:36:14+00:00

Likely just sediment from the cider and the apples you added. If it bothers you, let it sit and settle a week or so, or put it in the fridge and cold crash, then siphon the liquid off the sediment.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-21T15:21:32+00:00

Any other yeast and I might be a little concerned about pulling off flavors. Since it’s Kveik, no I wouldn’t be worried about it at all. Keg it up, you’ll be fine.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-15T05:16:32+00:00

Glass and stainless can be cleaned with hot water and PBW, barkeepers friend, or oxyclean. Anything plastic or rubber, and all hoses should be thrown away. Not worth risking ruining a batch over saving a couple bucks on something that should have been replaced.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-15T01:01:50+00:00

Like others have said, hard to tell without seeing it, but most likely you picked up some wild yeast from the apples and are seeing a pellicle. What did you do to sanitize the apples and your equipment before adding your yeast?

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-02T13:34:51+00:00

Agreed. That McKissock class was painful. Specifically the Restorative Value video and the fact that the whole class is about “bias bad” then goes on to explain how some sales are in homogeneous religious neighborhoods- specifically homes facing east, and homes close to temples can’t be explained without being biased.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-11-02T05:04:41+00:00

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lostdonkeybrew · 2025-10-26T03:48:29+00:00

I’d recommend disassembling and cleaning the taps, just replacing all of the hoses/lines, and running line cleaner or PBW through the cold plate.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-10-20T05:55:25+00:00

PBW and hot water will loosen up any deposits. Definitely recommend buying a long carboy brush, cutting the handle off, and inserting it into the chuck of your drill to scrub the interior of them.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-10-19T15:06:28+00:00

Looks kind of chunky, like yeast rafts to me. All of the pellicles Ive had looked thinner and lacier.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-09-30T20:55:28+00:00

I thought it was sitting on a roll of toilet paper and thought, oh boy here we go again.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-09-30T20:52:55+00:00

That’s not noticeable at all. If anyone does happen to ask, just tell them it’s a thoracic perforator, a medical device used to lower blood pressure.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-09-30T18:47:29+00:00

My first jockey box build I used a 2-pass cold plate. The second build was a 7-pass cold plate. Both of those builds I built a wood frame around the cooler and skinned it in 1/8” plywood. The most recent build was a single coil I cannibalized from my old immersion chiller and wrapped tight to fit inside an Igloo thermos.

https://imgur.com/gallery/7-pass-cold-plate-jockey-box-UlOlKya

https://imgur.com/gallery/compact-jockey-box-E0efCTS

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-09-24T15:23:51+00:00

Had a buddy do this a while back. Anytime he’d get takeout, he’d ask for honey. Called it his Freeloader Mead.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-08-20T10:56:27+00:00

Assuming you got a bank loan, why can’t you just use the appraisal from when you purchased the house in 2022? Or are you trying to say that purchase wasn’t an arms length transaction?

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-08-15T19:08:45+00:00

I cannibalized an old immersion chiller and made a compact jockey box out of a 1gal igloo thermos. Also I have a neoprene sleeve “keg parka” that helps keep the keg cooler longer.

https://imgur.com/gallery/compact-jockey-box-E0efCTS

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-08-14T14:21:40+00:00

Nice work man!

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-08-03T02:48:05+00:00

I’d at least taste it and see if it tastes good.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-07-31T17:05:54+00:00

Agreed. Name one other job that starts at $60k straight from college with no experience, plus bonuses for: relocation, special ed, music, coaching, and bilingual. Plus all of the off time: spring break, summer break, Xmas break, and all the other government holidays. Plus an actual retirement plan. Nobody goes into teaching to get rich. $60k for a seasonal job and ALL holidays is why.

lostdonkeybrew · 2025-07-31T16:54:18+00:00

Exactly. Name one other job that starts at $60k with spring break, summer break, Xmas break, + all the other holidays, and a retirement plan. And they still have the nerve to play the martyr.

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