Recent content by uechikid

No problem. I lost a bunch of weight, got back in shape and, I havent had a gout flair up in four years. I wouldn’t trade how I feel now for brewing again.

My staple was a hearty IPA. But my favorite was a Pyramid Snowcap clone. I only made that a couple times a year. It was a lot more work that an IPA. It required a lot of grain. Did I say I miss it?

I haven’t visited the page in a long while. I just got an email notification so I thought I’d check in. I stopped brewing and drinking a few years ago for health reasons. Man I miss brewing! I see some really nice clever setups. Nice work.

Is there are market place here? I have brewing equipment I need to sell.

Oh man! What a great idea! I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks daveomak.

Well, I made the wind skirts. I have used the smoker once since I did that mod. It was breezy that day but not really windy. The wind skirts under breezy conditions worked great.

OK. So here's what's going on. I couldn't get the original burner, valve and regulator to work consistently so I replace all three. I replaced the regulator with an adjustable one that goes from 0 - 20 psi. I added a needle valve to the out side of the regulator and replaced the burner with...

Thanks for that great information.

I have a Landmann® 38" Two Drawer Vertical Gas Smoker that I really like BUT, this time of year I have a hard time getting the temp up past 250°. I have a High Pressure regulator that I was thinking about replacing the Low pressure one with. Anyone here ever do this?

I clean the racks in the garage sink.  Tap water as hot as it comes out of the tap with OxiClean.  The stuff is amazing.  If I were going to clean the inside of my smoker, I would also use Oxiclean in a spray bottle and a nozzle on the hose, or maybe even a pressure washer .  My 2¢. 

Well, that's true with most hobbies.  But with making beer, you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor.  Seriously though, the big expense is getting the equipment, once you have that you really can save money (the ingredients for the two 10 gallon batches I mentioned above only cost $90).  And...

Haven't in a couple years but, I just got home from the brew store with ingredients for two 10 gallon batches.  Going to brew the day after thanks giving.

I've seen that thread before, nice work.  I live in the SF Bay Area where temps only get to freezing a couple times a year and, I don't usually smoke when it's that cold.  I don't really think I need to insulate my smoker. One of the main reasons I join forums like this is to see what other...

Yeah, that's my only complaint about this smoker.  The temp control is very sensitive.  I'll have to look into the needle valve idea.  I suspect any needle valve with the open ends the same diameter as the gas hose will work?  Then just hose clamp them in place? @Lamar I really like the...

Forgive my ignorance, but why put a needle valve in the gas line?  Unless it's to be able to fine tune the temperature.