ben.parmeter

Just yesterday, I took an intermediate brewing class which covers everything from partial mash brewing to creating your own recipes and coincidentally, kegging.  You see, my good friend Anthony out of the goodness of his heart has given to me, free of charge, his old kegerator with the CO2 system and tap.  And I have spent the last few weeks converting it for home-brew use.  I picked up a couple of corny kegs from the cheapest brewing store on the internet, also tubing and the necessary connectors.  And I even picked up a full sized “John Courage English Ale” tap handle from Ebay for $5 (new it costs over $40!!).

I’ve got a beer fermenting right now, queued up to be kegged.  And thankfully, now I know roughly how to keg to get the right carbonation and all.  I’m pretty excited to put it all to use.  Just another week and I’ll get the new beer all kegged up.  It should be drinkable in just a few days after that.

A big thanks to Anthony for starting my holiday season on a bright note.  Here’s some pictures of my new toy:

Update: I should note that it was through the thoughtfulness of my impossibly awesome wife that informed Anthony of my desire to get a kegerator.  She deserves her share of the credit for this holiday miracle.  I love you tons!

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