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Carboy Protector and Dolly: Projects

In this installment of “Projects,” we will solve the problem of moving and protecting glass carboys, which are not only expensive, but also prone to breakage if they are wet or handled without caution, or stored against each other on an unstable surface. Full carboys are also heavy and hard to move around a homebrewery without risking injury. Try building these two inexpensive carboy projects and you may be saving yourself some money on buying a new carboy — or at least your back! 

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Build a Heated Keg Cleaner: Projects

Keep your kegs and carboys clean with this bucket-based spray cleaner.

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Immersion Lid Temperature Controller

I’d seen that some of the popular fermenter manufacturers make relatively costly drop-in immersion chilling setups for their conical ferment

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Build 2 Easy Keg Gadgets: Projects

Make a gauge to measure low pressures and a handy hanger for dry hopping in the keg.

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Build a Randall-Style Hop Filter

When Dogfish Head created their Randall filter system for draft beers, it was to add a hop boost to a beer being poured. Build your own inli

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