http://bayareabrewing.com/2008/03/01/american-pale-batch-1/ drink more beer, it's good for you Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:44:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bayareabrewing.com/2008/03/01/american-pale-batch-1/comment-page-1/#comment-345 darren Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:54:18 +0000 http://bayareabrewing.com/2008/03/01/american-pale-batch-1/#comment-345 Marcel, thanks so much for the interest. I have unfortunately been way to slack with this blog, and really should make some more recent posts. I don't have any build photos of the hopback, for it went through a couple iterations. However, I'll take some more detailed shots, and make a post out of it. The basic design premise was taken from something like this: http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20020429191318951 which you have undoubtedly come across. However I used 1/4" copper pipe, and extended the out further down into the mason jar. Trying to keep a good seal between the mason jar lid and in/out pipes proved problematic over time. The mason jar top is way too flimsy. I eventually found a small amount of sheet copper (and sheet rubber) at a pluming supply shop in the city. It was pretty easy to fashion a new lid (and gasket) from these, as well as sweat some couplers and the in/out pipes to the lid. This as proven very durable. Marcel, thanks so much for the interest. I have unfortunately been way to slack with this blog, and really should make some more recent posts. I don’t have any build photos of the hopback, for it went through a couple iterations. However, I’ll take some more detailed shots, and make a post out of it.
The basic design premise was taken from something like this: http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=20020429191318951 which you have undoubtedly come across. However I used 1/4″ copper pipe, and extended the out further down into the mason jar. Trying to keep a good seal between the mason jar lid and in/out pipes proved problematic over time. The mason jar top is way too flimsy. I eventually found a small amount of sheet copper (and sheet rubber) at a pluming supply shop in the city. It was pretty easy to fashion a new lid (and gasket) from these, as well as sweat some couplers and the in/out pipes to the lid. This as proven very durable.

]]> http://bayareabrewing.com/2008/03/01/american-pale-batch-1/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Marcel Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:56:15 +0000 http://bayareabrewing.com/2008/03/01/american-pale-batch-1/#comment-341 do you have a parts list for your Hopback build? I wanted to build one using the same setup, but all guides I have seen are for a weldless setup. Do you have any more pix? Please let me know. Thanks! do you have a parts list for your Hopback build? I wanted to build one using the same setup, but all guides I have seen are for a weldless setup. Do you have any more pix? Please let me know. Thanks!

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