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It is called Flexwatt Heat Tape. Looks like the minimum order is for 50 feet. http://www.reptilebasics.com/11-flexwatt-heat-tape.html I just bought a Fermwrap. I paid over $40 for it. Seems you would make one for less than 1/2 of the cost. BTW it appears that the Flexwatt Heat Tape is sold by the f...

Also, will it damage my kegs if beer freezes in them? How much would the beer expand? Would I want to put 3 gallons of beer in a keg to be safe, or would 4 work? Thanks! I have frozen beer in a keg a few times by accident, and once on purpose. You just let them fully defrost. I experienced no perce...

Don't forget the BJCP bottle label, you can print one from here: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/a ... ttleid.pdf

Matt_Lauter wrote:Nice avatar Bill......

........sprechen sie "schwiiing"?

I think there is a story behind it. I noticed he started using it right after the Oktoberfest Party.

Bill what inspired you??

I never use a secondary. I have left the beer on the primary yeast cake for up to a month before kegging. I did have reasonable temperature control the whole time. Normally I leave beer in the primary for two weeks for an ale. I perform a diacetyl rest for the last couple of days at the end. For la...

BrotherhoodBrew wrote:Leroy's recipe is a great place to start. The roasted pumpkins are pretty important from when we made it.

Don't forget to "peel" the skins off the pumpkins after roasting, before placing into the mash. The pumpkin skin will really stick the mash.

I've noticed a lot of rust and peeling paint on various systems. Unless you use Stainless in your stand construction, you will always have problems with peeling paint and rust. Frankly, stainless steel, paint or special coatings do not help you make better beer. IMHO save your money and spend it on...

Bill can you count? NTHBA garnered the most points at the 2010 Limbo with 28 Points. So I would not say: "We got our butts kicked." We won the event, but it was like a bad Cowboy Game. We will take the "W" but it was not pretty. We still held our own. But we did not dominate as w...

Jim, I use the SABCO Brew Magic http://www.brew-magic.com/bmindex.html recirc manifold because of its simplicity. It is a piece of coiled hose that sits on top of the grain bed. No special whirly-ma-jigs or copper manifolds with hundred of holes in it, just a simple length of high temp hose. Temp ra...

The places I go to all exchange. Garland Welding has filled my tanks when they did not have any available for exchange. For exchanges in Plano go to Mr. G's. (Coit & 15th). I have never bought CO2 from them before, but they seem ok for everything else. Thurston Discount Beverage will fill your t...

Anyone going to the GABF??

Southwest has $79 flights each way (must purchase before Midnight 6/24, not valid for travel Fri or Sun)

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NTHBA represents at the 2010 NHC. http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition/winners/2010-winners Category 20: Fruit Beer, 130 Entries Gold: Scott Townson, Hurst, TX | Fruit Beer | North Texas Homebrewers Association Category 3: European Amber Lager, 144 E...

I will take: Qty (1) Black in 3xl, & Qty (1) Charcoal in 3xl

Do we have a "final price" for the completed shirts?

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I got one for an hvac & a fridge. Was able to get a fridge for my m-law. It was a real PIA. Was on from 7-1:30. When the servers finaly started to come back to life at 12:30. Keept getting dropped, after about 30 tries, finally started happeing around 12:50. Then it started working. Rob, like to...

If you guys weren’t aware you need to look into the Texas Trade Up Appliance Rebate Program: http://www.texaspowerfulsmart.org/ See the web site for details and eligible appliances. You need to “reserve” you rebate online or on the phone starting April 7th at 7am. They anticipate high interest in th...