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Well done sredz, well done.

Ha! Like any other hobby (obsession), be prepared to spend LOTS of time and money! Learn everything you can, try the things you think you can’t accomplish. And welcome! Rick

Shake before pitching, just after to distribute, and then... as long as you have active fermentation going on, shaking it a bit is not going to harm anything...your carboy is full of CO2 (hence you'll not be oxygenating anything).

...I chock my primary with a block of wood from the get go...then (gasp), shake it a bit after fermentation appears to have ceased...sediments settle/slide mostly to one side, then when ready to rack, tilt to the other side so my wand is out of the gunk! :mug:

Unless making a lager or I can't get to bottling/kegging any time soon, I don't bother with a secondary. There is much discussion on this...there is no real evidence that continued sitting on the sediments for an (reasonable) extended period causes off flavors, etc., and so why bother. I...

Make sure the malt is all dissolved and not sitting on the bottom of your pot...once dissolved, crank the heat and carry on. No, it is not ruined. :)

Sand, PRIME, then color...you'll get better results. If the appliance paint does not call for primer, well, then simply paint away after the light sanding...multiple thin coats until you get the coverage and depth in color you want. It will be fine!

"Looks like it has happened before?" Really, guys?! Toss that thing in the trash...yesterday...and get a new one. Not worth burning your house/appartment down and possibly yourself/SWMBO/pets. This is nothing to handyman.

Done a few BIAB myself...easy peasy...you can go with 7 gallons all day long...you'll loose a bunch in the grain, you'll loose a bunch in boil off, and likely need to top off your fermenter for 5 gallons. I've gone this route each time and it is fairly spot on. Good luck!

+1 (what Gumby's Brew did)...through the drain hole...done.

Should not be a problem at all.... Purge the small keg with CO2, transfer from beer out post to beer out post on small keg (filling small keg from bottom up with less splashing), once full, disconnect and pressurize the small keg per normal. Good luck. :mug:

Do as the others say. You'll most likely be fine. It never stopped fermenting. Positive pressure in the vessel probably kept most everything out until you tossed the air lock back on.

Relax...you'll be fine. You didn't do anything but maybe slow down the carbination process by 12 hours. :mug:

That's a great beer! Tell us what you think. I used to love it but not sure it has been the same since part of the brewery washed away due to the 2011 quake/tsunami! :(

I use a PC fan in a small project box sucking cold air at the bottom of my fridge and discharging it up in the tower via tubing. I use the existing foam insulation that came with the tower but also added additional aluminum faced insulation. If there is a keg in the fridge, the fan is...

Used Carbtabs once...won't ever again....not even for a few bottles. Expensive and never consistent. 3/4 cup of corn sugar per 5 gallon batch...always! Live-n-learn.

I highly recommend Brewmaster's Bible...I still refer back to it all the time and it is packed with recipies. :ban: Designing Great Beers is a fairly deep read and not necessarily for beginners...you should already have a fairly good knowledge of how to compose recipies, etc. Clone...

Not a second past "I'm thirsty". :o

Bleed off all pressure, then set it at 12 to 14 psi for one to two weeks while chilling...leave it at 12 to 14 to serve...works perfect for me every time. And yes, change out your beer line to an 8 foot piece of 3/16" line. Good luck!