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I'm in!

I've had some fun issues lately clogging my counter flow chiller and pump when using a large amount of hops or some other additions in the boil such as orange peel. I've seen lots of discussion around using hop spiders to help with these issues, but never with these large BH kettles. I...

I'm in, hoping for the win!

I'd be interested in some pictures. I just recently bought another BM23C-SS for $200 to replace a Danby I've been using for fermenting and storage. Sold the Danby for $200 so I'd say its a great upgrade :mug: I probably won't bother adding taps to this one, but figured I should post pics of my...

I'm interested if Lemy decides against it.

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I'm still game, just let me know!

Interesting idea especially considering I am definitely a fan of stouts, unfortunately it looks like it might be a bit of of work. According to good ol' wikipedia "Some canned beers are pressurized by adding liquid nitrogen, which vaporizes and expands in volume after the can is sealed, forcing...

I'd be interested in a local sale if it falls through.

Everything showed up on Friday and I managed to drill out the tower Saturday. I forgot to buy tap handles for the faucets so I'll have to get over to the LHBS and grab some before I post a pic of the completed tower. I used Bev Seal Ultra for the lines using the heatgun method to get them on...

I've decided to take a crack at adding the taps to my faucet myself via a step bit and some patience. Its going to be a tight fit, but I ordered some 90 degree shanks from AHB along with some Perlick 525ss since I already have a 575ss creamer. The bit is from Amazon, a Neiko that was suggested...

I have thought about doing the T tower thing, but I'd have to fab something up which I'm sure would not match very nice. The issue with capping the top with one of those extensions is that they all seem to be made for the 3" tower. Hopefully I can get something decided on before my Bev-Seal...

I managed to score a BM23C, all stainless for a steal from a local auction. Cleaned it up and it works great, the only downfall is the 2.5" tower. Since the kegerator holds up to 4 hb kegs at a time, I was hoping to expand to a 3 or 4 faucet setup but its going to be a challenge. The tap tower...

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So my first batch of cider went well. Straight Motts, 3068 Wyeast and brown sugar. This time its not so good. I decided to try and use Costco Natural Pressed Apple Juice, Nottingham, Brown Sugar. OG was 1.068 and looked great. 2 weeks later I am at 1.014 but it has an off taste that...