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• Posted in thread: Brewmagic Woes on 07-18-2012 at 02:45 AM
  If you are using standard 20# tanks, it sounds like you are tripping the safety device in the
  tank valve, that prevents it from allowing the lpg to free flow. What I do to make sure this
  doesn't happe...

• Posted in thread: Immersion or Counterflow? on 05-27-2012 at 12:48 AM
  Are you building this yourself, or buying it premade?I tend to think 30 ft should be fine for a
  5 gallon batch. You will want a way to agitate the wort around it to keep the wort from
  stratifying.Keep...

• Posted in thread: Immersion or Counterflow? on 05-27-2012 at 12:26 AM
  When I tried a prechiller, I had to manually agitate it for it to work because the water around
  the prechiller kept stratifying, and I would run through a lot of ice for not much benefit.
  This was whe...

• Posted in thread: Counterflow Chiller recirculate? on 05-27-2012 at 12:20 AM
  don't use the prechiller until you need to, otherwise you will run through a tremendous amount
  of ice unnecessarily.

• Posted in thread: Counterflow Chiller recirculate? on 05-26-2012 at 10:38 PM
  You can also go with a post chiller:use your current counterflow chiller, and then go through
  another coil of copper that is submerged in ice water that is being agitated. That should be a
  good option...

• Posted in thread: Immersion or Counterflow? on 05-26-2012 at 10:28 PM
  What is the current diameter and length of your immersion chiller?Do you think you will ever
  move to 10 gallon batches?Pre-chillers in my experience don't work that well and are a pain to
  use.Agitatio...

• Posted in thread: Tubing on 05-26-2012 at 05:13 AM
  I use 1/2 inch silicone tubing, thick walled. I recirculate in the last 15 minutes of the boil
  in order to heat sterilize the tubing and the pump. I just rinse it after brewing. I've used
  the same tub...

• Posted in thread: Single-tier SS Brew Stand Complete (Pics) on 03-15-2012 at 08:50 PM
  Excellent brewstand!

• Posted in thread: my new philosophy with kegging equipment on 01-17-2012 at 03:02 AM
  The 3/16''ID Bev-Flex tubing has a 5/16''OD, so you can use the JG fittings with the
  appropriate tube fitting size.The pressure drop per foot is lower for the tubing, so you need
  more of it, I've read...

• Posted in thread: my new philosophy with kegging equipment on 01-16-2012 at 05:29 PM
  beaksnbeer - thanks for sending me the link! I haven't ordered from them, but their prices are
  definitely cheaper than usplastics. If only the Bev-Flex tubing was a 3/8'' OD rather than the
  5/16'', I ...