• 1 x 4 ft wood (preferably poplar)• Casters (4)• Wood glue• Wood screws• Nails• Saw• Screw gun• Tape measure• Felt padding• TV Make the easel base. You start off by creating two "feet". Each foot is a length of wood layed flat with a second piece glued and nailed across it vertically along the center. Both "feet" are secured together by two equal lengths of wood on either end. Attaching the main support posts. On each "foot" base, glue and screw a 6' length vertically. Secure the supports together with two lengths of wood across the top and bottom. Creating the support for the tv shelf brackets. On center between the main support posts, glue and nail two 1"x 2" wood lengths with a ½" gap inbetween them. The gap creates the groove the shelf bracket can slide along to adjust height for the tv. Creating the tv shelf/brackets. Glue and nail length of wood into an "L" shape. The bottom support taking the weight will be wider than the frame. The top one is just a clamp, so mimicking art easels only a few inches wide. Trim each bracket with a 1"x1" strip to create a lip to keep the TV from slipping of. We've fixed our tv at a height we like, so we glued and nailed the bottom shelf in place. Keep the top bracket flexible to accommodate any sized TV height. To do this it's threaded with a bolt through the gap in the center supports. It can slide up and down and secured tighting the bolt.
Primary Fermenters – A primary fermenter can be anything that will hold your liquid while it ferments without imparting any unwanted flavors or harmful chemicals. It must also be easy to clean and sanitize, large enough to hold the desired batch size, and constructed such that it can be sealed and fitted with an air-lock for closed fermentation. Glass and food-grade plastic are both excellent choices and are relatively easy to come by without spending too much money. Metal fermenters are also available, but they tend to be more expensive pieces of specialty equipment. The cheapest and easiest container to use is a 5 gallon plastic bucket. These are available at any Homebrew store and come with a gasketed lid that seals the Must away from the outside air. There is usually a hole cut in the lid for installation of a rubber bung with an air-lock, although it is possible to get a lid without the hole. Some pails even come with spouts installed near the bottom for racking without having to siphon. Food buckets from restaurants can be used, although they sometimes have a remnant of the original content’s smell that will infuse into your Mead (see Appendix 4 for tips on removing this odor). If you choose to do open style fermentation, the bucket can be covered with a garbage bag or sheet rather than with the lid and air-lock. 5 gallon glass Carboys and 1 gallon glass jugs are also very popular as fermenters. They are easy to clean, easy to seal with a bung and air-lock, and are non-reactive to any ingredient you put into the Must. They also have the added advantage of being clear so that you can watch the progress of the fermentation. Juice or wine jugs are perfect for use as a fermenter and are cheap and easy to find.
