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Not at all, I do it all the time and its nice to be able to do ten gallon batches also

I do consider myself lucky, my local shop is northern brewer and when im feelin crazy I will make the twenty minute drive to midwest supplies :)

I wouldnt bother with the midori, just puree the fruit and pasturize it then rack on top of that... It would deffinately make an interesting beer

get more kegs, fill these kegs, put as many kegs as can fit in keezer... then you are basically doing the same thing but in a much more leak proof way.... if you run out of beer in said kegs you could store them full of sanitizer in the keezer. the temps will be more stable it is true but...

I pounded out twenty five gallons once. I havent done that since.... the worse was soaking and delabeling fifteen gallons worth of bottles then bottling all in the same day, this was also before I knew of oxyclean and didnt have a vinator... needless to say I keg now and only occasionally bottle...

^^ thats funny... sanke keg, spear taken out and I do believe a #11 stopper?

I like it. simple and to the point, +1 to parchment paper, and thats pretty cool how the names combined was a town!

The reason that drinking water is better is that there are minerals and such in it that will make the beer better... distilled water can be used if you want to build up your water with salts and such but that is a whole other can of worms

I have an electric kettle that my brother bought me as a gift when he came for a visit once.. I know no one else with one though and have had friends ask what it is for

+1 to above. Me: well Ill just have a little half glass as a taster intead of opening a full bottle an hour later I have had six little half "taster" glasses when I never would have opened a bottle in the first place. Plus there is always cold beer, as compared to not always having bottles...

im not sure of the exact measurements but im sure a small freezer would hold three and the co2 no problem, look throught some of the small keezer builds for ideas, and measure your sixth barrel keg and do the calculations to see how big a freezer you will need and measure it out before you buy a...

Damn this guy needs to move out of daddys house, grow up and get a life

Just bought this guy!

welcome aboard!

I bought the better basic and slowly upgrade equipment...the thermometer is not one of those stupid floaty ones, its a lab thermometer and isnt the most convienant to use but was always damn accurate...till i dropped it on the garage floor