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Just picked up 3 terrifyingly robotic-looking stainless tanks from a guy who bought a bunch of equipment from a pharmaceutical lab before they shut down. He described them as fermenters, but I don't know what the lab was using them for. The tanks are 50L (~13 gallons), and apparently can be...

Just finished this one up yesterday. My goal is to do 6 of these with different woods and celtic knot patterns. It remains to be seen whether my attention span is up to the task (hint - smart money is on me burning out around 2 1/2 :)) Here's a pic of it installed... And what...

Hi all, I've read through a number of threads about yeast starters, and didn't see these two questions come up, but feel free to point me at a relevant thread if I missed it in my search. First, making big starters from a small sample, either a single liquid yeast tube, or a smaller 16oz...

First pass at a label for this. Don't usually name my beers, but this one named itself. My mash efficiency had an unexpected jump, and this Dubbel came out a couple points higher than expected. Still delicious, but was trying to figure out what to call it - it's in the OG range of a Tripel, but...

Referring to Big Blue on the right. LHBS had a couple of these 15-gallon carboys sitting out for $5, so I picked one up to try as a fermenter. They're used to transport malt extract, so I'm guessing they should work just fine for wort and beer. No modifications made except for drilling out one...

For those of you using keggles as MLTs, especially if you're direct firing your mash, how high on the keggle do you have your thermometer mounted? I've seen some keggle designs with the dial thermometer placed all the way at the bottom next to the ball valve, and some about halfway up, which...

Does anyone know whether McMaster-Carr carries Sanke or tailpiece fittings? I'm talking about items like these: I wasn't able to find anything in their online catalog, but that doesn't necessarily mean much. I frequently see useful parts linked here that I missed in my searches - they...

The magic is clearly in the insane space efficiency of the 7.2cf Home Depot chest freezer. Footprint is less than 3' wide by 2' deep, but with collar can hold 6 cornys AND a 5lb CO2 tank. My old beater of a Kelvinator (may she rest in peace) was easily twice the width, and only held 2 more kegs...

Has anyone tried a range of CFCs or taken measurements along the length of one to determine the point at which the wort isn't significantly cooling anymore? I built a 50' CFC using the description in "Brew Ware" by Lutzen and Stevens, using 3/8" OD soft copper and a 5/8" hose. It's cooled...