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I decided to try and build this but it seems that the new Home Depot coolers are a little different. The spigot assembly is 3/4 inch instead of the old style. Should I size up everything to a 3/4 inch size or is there a different solution?

Thanks for the feedback. I was looking into the thermostat to see if it offers compressor protection and it seems like it does. Would 3.5 mins be enough? Really good point about the air cycling between the fans. I do have extra foam that i can make a input "pipe" that feeds air from...

Yes, right now i'm controlling the temp by turning the fans on/off. I was looking into setting up a relay to turn the fridge on/off (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-temp-controller-build-133364/) but I wanted to see if this system would work before building that. Should i keep the fans in...

Hey guys, Its been a while since we've been able to brew anything. Holidays are coming up so we wanted to brew a few beers. For the last brew we had built the Son of a Fermentation Chiller but i got tired of replacing the ice all the time. My chiller has to stay in the garage so it's a...

Can I get in line for second shot a that regulator? :) Shipped to 77479

If it fall's through... I'll take them (or 1) Just bought myself a sanke keg.

Yes. They are the same thing.

Thanks! I'll try exactly that and hope for the best. :) Gonna be bottling so no potassium sorbate for me. Thanks bleme. :)

Another quick question: If I wanted to make half the batch (2-2.5 gallons) should I just cut everything in half? I ask because not all recipes are linear.

I was wondering if I could make this be bottle carbonated. I don't have a keg system and wanted to make some for a Christmas party. I was thinking of skipping the Campden tablets and the potassium sorbate. I would use the 3 cans of frozen apple juice concentrate and do a stove top pasteurization...

Thanks! Was about to order a 6 gallon BB anyway so this helps out a lot. :D

We got 5 gallons into the fermenter and topped off with .5 gallons. Our gravity aim was 1.055. We topped off with bottle spring water that we used to brew so we will have enough when it comes time to bottle. Should we have not done this? Over all I'd say this batch was a success. There...

OK... So we brewed today and it seems to have gone better. The curtain worked out great but we did get a small tear in it. I think it might have been the spoon we were using. Today was the first time we were using a propane cooker so I think we will need to adjust our boil rate. I'm still trying...

So I went to my LHBS today and got the ingredients for tomorrows brew day. I also got a voile curtain to use as a mash bag. I think we will just clip it into place this time and see how it goes. I wanted to get your opinion on both the curtain and grain crush. Do you think this curtain is...

We weren't able to make an immersion chiller for this next beer as funds were running low. I think we'll have to give ice water bath another go unless you guys have a different idea.