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YaeBrew Stainless Steel Polished Single Faucet Draft Beer Tower, Single Tap Draft Beer Kegerator Tower, 3″ Column, Chrome-Plated Brass Faucets (Single Faucet)
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Also: Kegerator Tips & Gear | Keg Repair Part #s | Recent Keg Finds
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Thermapen One by ThermoWorks
With full readings in ONE second or less, Thermapen ONE approaches the speed of thought—allowing you to focus exclusively on the quality of your work. Never has an instrument been able to achieve such speed and accuracy without sacrificing durability and usability…until now.
ThermoWorks is discounting their great Thermapen ONE (in select colors) by a whopping 30% as part of a limited time sale. No coupon code is required, check product page to see if you can get in on this. Shipping is also free to many US addresses.
Stacking Coupon… Coupon code ONE2024 saves you a total of 37% making this great tool just $68.67. This is an email exclusive coupon but it should work for you even if you’re not subscribed.
Stacking coupon applies to red, white and green only
Our 5 gallon reconditioned ball lock keg, both new and fully reconditioned, are far and away our most popular kegs — and for good reason. Reconditioned kegs are a great way to get the capacity and quality of a true brewer’s keg when you’re just getting started with in-home brewing: you can craft your very own beer, soda, Kombucha tea, cold brew coffee, nitro coffee and more, all at a great, affordable price.
But used kegs are leaky, sticky, and completely beat, right? Not at Beverage Elements. All our used kegs have been reconditioned right here, in house: we clean, sanitize, de-label, and pressure-check each and every one. Even though your reconditioned keg might not be brand new, you’ll never know it. Check out a few of the features and benefits you’ll be getting with this reconditioned ball lock keg.
This is a Class 1 reconditioned ball lock keg. That’s the best condition of our reconditioned kegs — however, it is still used. It may have some scratches, dents, and other signs of use
As of this posting Beverage Elements has these for just $42.95. That’s an outstanding deal! For some pricing clarity, we featured these kegs back in March of 2017. At that time they were MORE. $49.90 each and you had to buy a two pack to get that price.
Reconditioned 5 Gallon Ball Lock Keg with Dual Handles
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Also: Kegerator Tips & Gear | Keg Repair Part #s | Recent Keg Finds
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Tilt Repeater
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Designed for stainless steel fermenting vessels and kegs, the Tilt repeater can be placed inside a refrigerator along with a keg or fermenter and extends the range of your Tilt hydrometer so it can reach more distant locations where you might have a tablet, phone, or Tilt Pi plugged in for continuous automatic logging solutions. The Repeater can repeat the signal from one Tilt at a time as long as its signal is strong enough. It is waterproof and has a 6 month battery life with the included USB-micro rechargeable li-ion battery. The Repeater updates at least once every 2 minutes.
Instructions for use are as follows:
Why the TILT is Awesome: Hands on Review: Tilt Bluetooth Fermentation Hydrometer!
TILT Repeater increases the range of TILT
Tilt™ Repeater – Use With Tilt Hydrometer (Not Included) – via Amazon
TILT™ REPEATER – Extended Range for for Bluetooth HYDROMETER AND THERMOMETER
LiBa Amber Glass Spray Bottles 2 Pack
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From HBF: Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application. Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application. Always read and follow manufacturer directions.
Also: Star San Tips & Tricks – includes Spray Bottle Method of Sanitizing
LiBa Amber Glass Spray Bottles 2 Pack, 16 oz Refillable Empty Spray Bottle for Cleaning, Essential Oils, Hair, Plants, Adjustable Nozzle for Squirt and Mist, Bleach/Vinegar/Rubbing Alcohol Safe – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Also: Search “Star San” on Amazon
Regular Replacement:
I recommend regularly replacing non-glass bottles used to store acidic solutions like Star San.
Five Star Chemicals says that you should not soak items in Star San solution for extended periods of time. Even chemical resistant bottles are not impervious to damage caused by extended exposure to acid. Glass and stainless are exceptions. I can’t tell you an exact time frame, but personally, I’m now aiming to replace spray bottles every six months. See: Star San Tips and Tricks
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Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler
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Do you having a kegging system with beer faucet, and want to bottle kegged beer? The Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler is an easy way to fill bottles directly from your beer faucet while preserving carbonation in the bottle. The O ring sealed beer inlet nipple press fits into any beer faucet with 10.0 mm inner diameter spout/nozzle including Nukatap, Intertap, Perlick Forward Seal, and Ventmatic faucets.
For the gas inlet side, a male ball lock fitting is provided, so you can use any ball lock gas connector to attach the C02 purging gas. This gas should be at the same pressure as your kegerator dispensing gas, and should be connected to your kegerator C02 regulator. Not Included: you will need a spare gas line from your regulator kegging system with a female ball lock on it to connect your purging C02 gas.
The integrated counter pressure relief valve gives you control of the counter pressure and thus the filling speed. How fast the bottle can be filled without too much foaming depends on CO2 level, beer temperature and bottle temperature. Keep everything cold for the best results.
Fits all 16 ounce and 32 ounce ‘Grolsch’ style swing top bottles.
This connects directly to your compatible forward sealing faucet (Intertap, Nukatap and more) and allows you to easily counter fill bottles directly from the tap.
This is DuoTight compatible, although you don’t need to use DuoTights throughout your entire tap system to use it.
Nukatap’s Counter Pressure Bottle Filler
Learn More… Hands on Review Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler!
Inkbird Vacuum Sealer
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Why would you want a Vacuum Sealer for homebrewing? Vacuum sealers are indispensable for storing hops. You can save money by getting in on bulk hop buys. Use your vacuum sealer to break these up and to preserve freshness. You can also store specialty grains in vacuum bags. Other uses include: storing base grains, partial dry yeast packs and storing and preserving other beer ingredients.
INKBIRD Food Vacuum Sealer Machine, Sealing-Time Countdown& Viewable Window, Automatic Food Sealer, Built-in Cutter and Roll Storage(Up to 20ft), One-Touch Moist Modes for Seasoned Meat, 5-Modes for Daily Need, LED Indicator, Starter Kit with Vacuum Sealers Bag*5, Roll*1& Seal Gasket– affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Related VS-1 Hands on Review:
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Water Filter Kit via MoreBeer
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Filter your tap water and eliminate that no-win decision of “should I buy expensive bottled water or use the chlorinated water from the tap.” This water filter kit features a 10″ carbon block filter that removes all chlorine and organic flavor. Kit includes 10″ housing, one carbon block filter, garden hose attachment, barbed fittings and 6′ of 3/8″ vinyl tubing. The carbon block should be replaced after filtering approximately 800 gallons of water or after 1 year of use, whichever comes first. Filter should be disassembled and stored dry when not in use.
NOTE: This product should not be used in hot water applications. Cold water only!
This product includes a carbon filter and is designed to filter water only (Carbon filters should not be used to filter beer or wine).
Limited Availability Deal of the Day: As of this posting, this is marked down to $63.99 as a MoreBeer Deal of the Day. Shipping is also free to addresses in the contiguous US with most $59 Orders. Availability: This is available today only, while supplies last. Quantities are limited. Check the MoreBeer’s Deal of the Day to check today’s offering.
Product Description – Here – Use coupon code BEERDEAL to get this discount.
MoreBeer Water Filter Kit – 10 inch FIL32
Deal valid 11/16/24 only while supplies last
Also: Check out all of our Water Related Reviews – includes filters & more
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100 Syringes
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From HBF: Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application. Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application. Always read and follow manufacturer directions.
Why would these have anything to do with homebrewing, you ask? Great question. These are an easy way to measure 6 mL of Star San. Put 6 mL of Star San in 1 gallon of distilled water and you’ve got sanitizing solution. Fill up a spray bottle and you’re ready to sanitize for pennies a batch. See: Star San Tips, Tricks and Guidelines
At 3 ml, you’d need two syringes to get to 6 mL for 1 gallon of solution.
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Brandzig 3ml Syringe – 100 Pack – Luer Slip Tip, No Needle, Individually Blister Packed – Medicine Administration for Infants, Toddlers and Small Pets – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
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Propper Starter Canned Wort by Omega Labs
Updated: September 18, 2024
This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert. Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer. Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.
I never used to be a fan of starters. I willfully ignored stories people would tell about their starters because I didn’t want starters to matter. Extra work strung out to a few days before brew day was something I just couldn’t get excited about. But then I did some experiments splitting a batch and fermenting one with a starter and one without. I then saw firsthand how the starter saved a couple of challenging lager fermentations. I could no longer be a denier.
I set about trying to make the process as easy as possible with a flask, stir plate, and even a small electric coffee kettle to allow me to keep the process contained to my basement brewing area. It was manageable, but I still couldn’t overcome the dislike of having to buy DME (and running short when I needed it), and the whole cooling process after I boiled the wort starter. Then I stumbled upon the Propper Starter canned starter wort in my LHBS. Could this be my savior?
BouncerMD inline beer filter (Mac Daddy)
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BouncerMD inline beer filter (Mac Daddy) – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Learn More! Hands on Review
Also: Bouncer Inline Beer Filter – Hands on Review
Sourcing parts for your Bouncer Inline Beer Filter…
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AMCYL manufacturers compressed gas cylinders, kegs and brewing equipment.
According to AMCYL, as of this posting, their kegs are made of food grade 304 stainless and are NSF approved. They produce both sanke and ball lock style kegs. Their ball lock kegs are available in 2.5, 3 and 5 gallon sizes and come in single and double handle versions. This is a hands on look at the double rubber handle 5 gallon keg.
Here’s the box. This particular keg is showing as part # CK-N5-DRH-INX. Capacity 5 Gallons. Made in India.
A look at the seam side of the keg. Generally speaking the body of a keg is cut from a sheet of stainless steel. A rectangle is bent into a cylinder and then welded. This vertical line is that weld.
Close up of the T, where the vortical weld meets the top most weld.
Top down view
Single Handle vs Double Handle: There are two main styles of keg handles – double rubber handles and single strap handles. I prefer double handles because… you’ve got two handles 🙂 and, more importantly, the even top means you can invert a keg to drain or dry and potentially stack kegs. Single strap handle kegs are tougher to invert, but they’re also generally a little less expensive.
Check out this week’s Kit of the Week! – remember coupon code KOTW
Uncle Sam wants YOU to brew this beer! Our American Ale kit produces a light colored, hoppy Pale Ale that puts the beloved Cascade hop on full display. With just a touch of Crystal malt, the hop character is really allowed to shine. Cascade hops are one of the classic American hop varieties, and we love them for their citrus, grapefruit character. You’ll find that American Ale is light in color but not in flavor!
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Jucoan 12 Pack Interlocking Non Slip Drainage Floor Tiles, 11.8 X 11.8 Inch Soft PVC Bath Shower Floor Mat with Suctions Cups, Drainage Holes for Bathroom, Kitchen, Pool, Wet Areas
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From HBF: Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application. Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application. Always read and follow manufacturer directions.
Related: Not Just for Bars Anymore… Using Interlocking Bar Mats Around Your Home Brewery!
I use similar mats (different model, manufacturer and specs) and find them very handy. I use them for drying brew day gear and glassware and also underneath my fermenter in my fermentation deep freeze to improve airflow and keep the fermenter out of any condensation that might show up). I also use this in bottom of my kegerator.
The ones I use are meant for bar/food use and these are floor tiles, so you’d probably want to limit use to non-food applications like flooring and lining your kegerator or fermentation chamber.
11/16 12:30 AM Central: These are on sale for just $17.99. That’s the best historical third party Amazon price I found, notwithstanding Lightning Deals or coupons. Shipping is also free to many US addresses with Prime Membership [Try Prime for Free] or a qualifying order. Prices and availability can change quickly. Check product page for current info – More About Prices
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Gamma Seal Lids
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Gamma2 Gamma Seal Lid 3pk Combo for Utility Buckets – Fits 3.5, 5, 6 & 7 gallon buckets, Red, White & Blue, Made in USA – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Gamma Seal Lids are available in a variety of colors and quantity offerings – Search Gamma Seal Lids on Amazon to shop around
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The Hop Market! at MoreBeer – current offerings – sorts to show most popular first
Azacca Pellet Hops are included in this week’s lineup. This can change quickly, check Hop Market for current selections and pricing.
More About Azacca
Azacca is a new hop from Washington that has great aromatic qualities making it great at late or dry hop additions. The aroma has sustained citrus and mango notes with a little orchard fruit. The high myrcene fraction makes this hop great in IPAs. Also with its high acid content, Azacca can be used at the start of a boil to great affect.
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Lavatools Javelin PT12 Digital, Instant Read Thermometer
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What are others saying? Search this thermometer’s Amazon reviews for “homebrew” – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
Use for homebrew, bbq-ing, around the kitchen and more.
11/15 10:30 PM Central: This is on sale for $24.99. Apply the 20% off coupon code that’s available on the product page and it drops to $19.99 at checkout. Shipping is also free to many US addresses with Prime Membership [Try Prime for Free] or a qualifying order. Prices and availability can change quickly. Check product page for current info – More About Prices
Lavatools PT12 Javelin Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer for Kitchen, Food Cooking, Grill, BBQ, Smoker, Candy, Home Brewing, Coffee, and Oil Deep Frying – affiliate link, note that multiple variations of this product may be available, as such a different version may appear at this link
This review is by Homebrew Finds Contributor Brad Probert. Brad is an engineer, expert homebrewer and experienced reviewer. Grab a link to Brad’s website at the end of this review.
Keezers are one of the cool inventions homebrewers brought to the world of household appliances. Homemade kegerators and freezers converted to storing and dispensing homebrew allow homebrewers to exercise their creative muscle. Breaking down the function of the homebrew keezer, there are three main categories: 1) Providing CO2 to the beer, 2) Keeping the beer cold, and 3) Serving the beer. For sure, the category of serving the beer is where all the bling comes in, with different style taps and fancy tap handles. But this review is about some gear for the less flashy side- providing CO2 to the beer.
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Beer Bites: Tasty Recipes and Perfect Pairings
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As beer lovers well know, there has never been a better time to be a beer drinker. But all that beer begs for the right food to go with it! This collection serves up 65 globe-roaming and simple recipes from appetizers to snacks and main courses that go beyond typical pub grub with recommendations of beer styles and widely available must-try brews for each dish. Beer Bites is ideal for the growing cadre of craft beer lovers eager to explore the basics and nuances of beer and food pairings, whether they are hosting tasting nights or just enjoying one good brew at a time.
Kindle Edition books can be viewed on your Kindle Device or on free reader applications available for your iPhone, Android or Windows smart phone – and for your web browser via Amazon’s Cloud Reader.
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Speaking of food… Do you BBQ? If so, check out my BBQ site… BBQ Finds
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