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Well, I sold it for $750 with four cornies included. So I guess that's the market price! :mug:

I hear ya. Definitely not trying to sell her for a steal though. These things are more difficult to build than it would seem, so I am pricing in the labor/***** factor!

That price breakdown above is pretty close, but I'll break it down. It ended up costing more than I thought it would when I started. I bought everything new (except the CO2 tank). Fridge: $250 Kegerator fridge kit (from kegconnection with upgrades mentioned): >$300 Johnson A419: $75 Drip...

In Southern California. Check it out - she's a beauty. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/for/4215843004.html

Thanks for the help. I'm going to use the chinook/cascade combo. My recipe is giving me 52 IBUs. I'll dry hop with 3oz. :mug:

Thanks bob, I think you understand what I'm going for. I will replace the crystal 80 with crystal 40 (had some extra crystal 80 on hand, so I was being lazy). I like your hop schedule and I have a couple questions about it: If I use 0.60oz of Chinook at 60min, that's 30 IBUs from Chinook...

I'm looking for a nice hoppy IPA but not a hop bomb. Let me know what you think of the below. Open to any suggestions/changes to grain bill or hops. Thanks! Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: White Labs California ale Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: Starter Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original...

Thanks for the responses. This has made me realize that I'm probably not cold crashing long enough. I've only been crashing for a night, not even 24 hours :smack:. I'm probably going to do most my secondary in cornies, so I'm thinking about starting to use bent diptubes with screens on the...

I brewed an APA and IPA which were both dry hopped in secondary (one in carboy, one in corny). I used a nylon mesh bag (paint strainer) to hold the pellet hops. Dry hopped for 7 days. I cold crashed for one night, then transferred the next day without moving/disturbing the secondary vessel. I...

I do have a diptube under the false bottom. If I lowered the FB, I would have to rig it so the diptube could run through through the FB. Thanks for the help

Will there be a difference in pre-boil gravity in these situations (in theory and practice): 1) I mash with the *exact* amount of water needed to hit my pre-boil volume on the mark. For instance, 3qts of water/lb grain. No sparge. Lauter slowly to boil kettle to get 7gallons pre-boil. 2)...

Ya, my false bottom is above the bulkhead. I guess I could rig the false bottom to fit under the bulkhead then use a dip tube. I have tried mashing at 1.25 qt/lb and 1.5 qt/lb (above the false bottom). As long as I don't mash with more water than I am targeting for pre-boil volume, I...

I just moved and upgraded my system :), but now I am having efficiency issues :confused:. I'm using 3 keggles on a single tier with two pumps. I do constant HERMS-style recirculation and I fly sparge. My false bottom in the MLT is high (there's 2.5 gallons of liquid under FB). To compensate...

Correct, I was just using the pressure relief valve. Could you explain what you mean by using a gas disconnect on the other side? And how would this help if the pressure relief valve shut? I think I know what you're saying but I want to be sure. I've been a longtime bottler and now I've just...

Thanks for the responses. The hood started to open up a little at the bottom, but next time I will put a large oetiker clamp around it (though I want to be careful it doesn't turn into a Better Bomb :eek:). I was using a plastic carboy. The main reason I did it was so that I didn't have to move...

I transferred from secondary (better bottle) to keg by connecting co2 to the carboy through the orange hood cap (see picture). Is there anything wrong with doing this? I was worried that the carboy might not be able to hold the pressure (though I kept the psi at 3-5). Thanks. It worked just...

Thanks for the responses. I figured RO water would be fine, and I will be building the water back up to target profiles.

I have been cutting my tap water with store-bought distilled water for my AG batches up to now, but just bought an RO/DI system (latest toy :)). Like all my new toys, I need to figure out how to use it :confused: (i think it's easy though). It's a six stage system with the last stage being...