Friday, September 28, 2007

Beer Haiku

Beer listens just fine
But conversations with it
Are so one sided
A list of brewing equipment I want to get eventually, no timeline. Got other things to pay off first! But, if I find something or can make it, I will!


Mash Paddle design in Oct. 2007 BYO mag, about 20$ to make it
Stir Plate August 2007 PDX Brewers meeting, stir plate instructions, about 20$
500ml Erlenmeyer Flask
1000ml Erlenmeyer Flask
2000ml Erlenmeyer Flask
70+ Quart cooler for doing larger high gravity batches Coleman Xtreme
2 Kegs for Conversion check with a brewery about buying defective kegs
Hydrometer
New Hoses
Immersion chiller with Whirlpool Check the design on MrMalty.com
March Pump Only after I get the Immersion chiller built
Sanyo 4912 mini fridge Best Buy sells these for 209$, great mini 2-keg kegerator, want for a 2 tap nitro system


2-Burner setup -
This one is a bit tricky. I need someone who can weld to actually make what I am looking for. I also need to design it, but the OBC brew system is a pretty good template - I just need more powerful burners, that thing is slow to come to a boil. If we go according to plan and end up in a house next year, I'll likely change to either a 3-tier system, or talk with Mark E. about building a RIMS system. But I would like something that is relatively portable to brew on, to go to festivals and the like. Brewing in a forest locale is on my list of to do next year. Maybe even right on the beach, too!