I’ve been reading through the How to Brew book and have been able to identify some of the equipment I bought last night. I have two beer kegs that have had the top cut out of them. There is also a threaded coupler been welded toward the bottom of the beer kegs. I’m not sure what is supposed to thread in the couplers. Is this to connect the two? I also have an ice chest that is missing the spigot, but has a ball valve and a stainless steel water line inside. I have an idea what this is for, based on the book. I figured out what the copper coil is for. It’s to cool off the beer after you’re done cooking it. It has hose attachments right on it, which I never noticed at the yard sale. I also received two five gallon buckets with lids. One has a spout in it. There is also a big glass water jug, a propane cooker and two big boxes full of stuff. Plastic tubes, books and bottles of liquids and I’m not sure what all. I figured out the airlocks, some stoppers, brushes and lots of little pieces, two extra ball valves and a couple thermometers. I’m still going through it, but it looks like I have what I need to get started, at least. I think I will do extract for awhile, because that sounds easier. I really want to make my beer from scratch. I almost forgot to tell you that one of the big boxes has a shipping label from a place in Caliornia to get supplies. They have a web sight and everything. I don’t think we have anything around here close by because I never heard of making your own beer legal. I think I would have noticed a store.
I hope you like my picture. My daughter put it on for me. She thinks it's funny and looks like me when I'm on a bender. Thank you, Molly! She made me change my profile, too. She is smart as a whip on this computer stuff. I'd still be playing solitare if it weren't for her.
Mort
