My latest project

[P. Marf]

Talked to a guy at HD today and said I definitely need to wait to seal this. So here is what I have now. With all of this extra time I may try and make this thing look better. Any suggestions?

[P. Marf]

I don't like that the legs are only 4x4s.

[P. Marf]

Here is the cooler I made last summer. I need to utilize it more.

[P. Marf]

Just stained the deck too. Don't mind the mess to the right. The idea is to have the new table there in the middle. The fencing/rail was just put up, more for looks. I still need to stain and add a top.

[fischer]

I'm jealous of your huge deck.

Seriously though, all of that stuff looks awesome. I really like the deck with the star. The cooker looks professional. It's really cool.
The table looks great too. I don't think the legs are too small. But if you think they are, just cover them with some 1x6 or 2x6

[P. Marf]

Thanks, I assume you mean cooler and not cooker. Its not necessarily the size of the legs, its just that they are just plain jane.

[The River Assassin]

Everything looks flat out awesome to me. I think the legs on the table look fine, but I like things to be as simple as possible.

Your deck is ridiculous, honestly makes me feel like less of a man to look at your deck.

[P. Marf]

Well it helps that it wasn't cold out today.

[fischer]

yeah, I meant cooler. I am the worst phone poster in the world.


I agree that you were lucky about the weather. I've heard that decks can look smaller when its cold.

[fischer]

Craig, here is the brewing kit I bought.

www.midwestsupplies.com/homebrewing-equipment/equipment-kits/compare-all-kits/brewing-starter-kit.html

I then bought a turkey frying pot from academy.

[P. Marf]

I am looking forward to starting this.

[fischer]

I think you'll like it. Its very addicting.

Any questions you have, just ask.

Also, there is an almost overwhelming amount of information at www.homebrewtalk.com

[P. Marf]

I think I have run by that site today. How are you capable of using a tap?

[fischer]

huh?

You mean how do I keg?

I bought a kegging kit from midwestsupplies as well. It comes with 2 kegs, the connections (with picnic taps), a CO2 bottle, etc.

I then bought regular faucets when I built my keezer.

As far as how I get the beer into the keg I open the top and siphon it in there.

If you get into the hobby very much you will learn pretty quickly that bottling kind of sucks because sanitizing 48 bottles every time you bottle, then filling and capping all of them takes forever.

To keg, I just have to sanitize one keg, and fill one keg.

Also, when bottling, the beer has to condition in the bottles for at least 2-3 weeks to carbonate.

When kegging, you can force carbonate the beer by pumping CO2 into it. The beer is carbed up in 2 days.

[P. Marf]

Interesting stuff.