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i bought the 30 gallon ace rotomold full drain and put the 1/2" racking port 6" up from the bottom. works great. sometimes if it happens to be a little low, i am dumping of the first little bit anyway to make sure i get clear beer coming off, then i dump the rest into the cornies. hope that...

i just rinse it out, close it, fill the conical with starsan, let it sit a bit, dump it, rinse with water and its good to go

Did u get the lactose sugar @ ur local homebrew store? Is it just alittle sweet or really sweet

I think the FD in the title means its full drain. I could be wrong. But my full drain had FD n the model #

i tasted the beer. it tastes pretty dry. i would like to add something to sweeten it up just alittle. i have heard that maltodextren (sorry about the spelling) is unfermentable but would still add some sweet. also someone suggested to me "mash alittle bit of 120L, reduce it down quick a bit so...

also, do you think it will be to dry? 1.008 is pretty low. or should i just wait and add nothing?

thx scottland if i bottle the beer after force carbing, will the yeast kick back in and blow the tops?

i guess i should say that i get terrible efficency on these big beers so thats why i looks like i have aaaaalot of grain also does anyone know how fine of a filter you have to have to filter out yeast?

i need some advise from you guys that know what you are doing, ( which means not me) recipe---- 46 lbs 14.9 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.5 % 1 lbs 7.5 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 2 2.0 % 23 lbs 4.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 3 32.5 % 3.00 oz Amarillo Gold...

i need some advise from you guys that know what you are doing, ( which means not me) recipe---- 46 lbs 14.9 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 65.5 % 1 lbs 7.5 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 2 2.0 % 23 lbs 4.0 oz Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 3 32.5 % 3.00 oz Amarillo...

i dont know if some on mentioned this yet. but you can get these ace rotomold tanks at ruralking.com and they have free shipping on orders over $49. i just got my 30gal full drain there. also a good place for cheap SS ball valves is directmaterial.com i got a 1 1/2" SS one piece ball valve for...

i just read on the bayou classic wegsite that the bg14 should have the 30 regulator and if it does you can get 210,000 btus out of it. Propane Cast Iron Burners, High Pressure Cast Iron Banjo Burner BG14

i havent used it yet. i will next monday. this will be the first run of my new set up. (2) keggles used as mash tuns, 55 gallon SS drum as a boil pot and my new 30 gallon conical. i plan doing a 20 gallon batch so we'll see nxt how she does.

thanks! i'm glad it is amuzing. it is to me too. to clean it i boiled it already. i figured i would drop it in during the last 15 minutes of a boil just to make sure it sanitized and then after just spray it off and wait till the next brew. and yes.....those are some ugly solder joints. the...

I was looking for a wort chiller that could cool down a boil that was 20-30 gallons. someone told me about a 'rib cage' design that looked pretty cool. i noticed that it was really 2 shorter coils with a shared inlet and a shared outlet. then i wonder if anyone had done that with 4 coils or a...