Got to get Surly Furious, they are in 16oz cans. I would recommend getting over to Town Hall brewery in minneapolis, its my favorite brewpub in the area. Also there is a specialty beer store called four firkins that will have all local craft brews you can get in the area. Besides the furious i...
I've never had the Mercy Grand Cru but i have had other beers of Ale Asylum and was impressed. I am thinking that its more of sour ale (flanders red) perhaps from the name. Maybe check out Rodenbach Grand Cru or a Flanders red
I am pretty sure there is temperature (pid type) controllers that can accept multiple inputs and has multiple outputs but i do not know a specific one off hand. If its cost issue to not want 2 controllers, the multiple input/output controllers are much more expensive than 2 individual...
I don't have experience with any jet fired burner and my setup is keggle with an electric element. I do find a large stratification of temperature between above and below the element. But the temp is relatively constant above the element. You should not experience this with the heat source on...
Brewiz makes a great point. I bought one very similar and the measuring surface is too small for large amounts of grain. When you put a pot or bucket on top its tippy and you cannot read the display with the bucket/pot on there. I can live with balancing it but look for one that has a detachable...