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The boil kettle, the one pictured, is in worse shape than the mash tun but even the masher is starting to show a little rust. I do a pressure rinse before and after each brew - but no cleaners on the boil kettle. Its an interesting thought though. You'd be surprised how fast 50 gallons...

OK. 4 images posted. I couldn't figure out how to get them in the message body so click through. Image 70: boiler / hot liquor tank and mash tun. The masher is so big that I don't need a separate boiler / hot liquor tank. I know that there are some inefficiencies with having so much...

Thanks for the interest 2 years later. I'll get some pics up next week. The system works great and I've had some fantastic 50 gallon batches. (The smallest part of the system is my trash can for spent grains.) I never upgraded the false bottom from the 10 gallon stainless one I had for my...

I'd be interested in what you come up with. (And I think you're local so stop by for a beer and a look. Running a 1 bbl kolsch tomorrow.) I bought a 60 gallon food grade plastic conical tank because it was way cheaper than steel ($325 with a stand). I have only two complaints: it does not...

The test brew was a pretty good success. I decided I would brew 20 gallons at 148 with my usual, light hopping schedule and then ferment 10 gallons with German Bock yeast at 50 F and 10 gallons with English Ale yeast at ambient - which is about 65 F in the garage right now. The problem I ran...

Despite the negative sentiment from the forum rats who don't have any experience.... Phase I and Phase II testing were successful. The drums maintained their structural integrity under direct gas fire with 175k BTU. The coating proved durable to both heating and mild abrasion from the...

I picked up a few food grade "ordinary" steel drums. They have removable tops, crimped bottoms, and are coated with something that looks like epoxy. There are lots of posts saying you can't mash and boil in ordinary steel but I haven't seen one from somebody who has actually tried it and has...