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So yesterday I did my first full boil AG batch. At the moment, I’ve got two kettles, one with 5 gallons capacity and the other 4 gallons (i.e. neither with enough to do a full boil). In the past, as a solution to this conundrum, I’ve done smaller boils and added DME at the end of the boil +...

Thanks for the tips. My issue is that since I will likely need washers on the outside of the cooler, I'm worried that my washers will not fit over the middle of the nipple. Unfortunately I had to order the washers online (since neither home depot nor mendards had the correct size) so I have to...

Just started building my mash tun this weekend. Manifold construction went smoothly but then when playing around with my fittings, I got my ball valve stuck onto the nipple and cannot for the life of me get it off. I'm using brass fittings (treated for surface lead) since SS could not be found...