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No melting noticed on mine. I have since had it coated in a truck bed liner.

No dumb questions in there. Replying to a few of the points- Hops don't tend to clog pumps and lines. Hops and grains will both clog filters in the wrong situations. I drop my hops into cheap filter bags, which allows them plenty of exposure to the wort but minimizes the mess a bit. By all...

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I think the major steps of your plan seem to make sense. I'm an electric brewer, and have been brewing in a series of apartments, so I know what some of the limitations are like. I'm a little confused on your current brewing process (Phase 0?) but it sounds like you're past that anyway. I've...

To directly answer your question, yes it will "work" and I don't see a downside other than the cost. But it definitely won't fit. The best of the 4.x cubic foot fridges will fit two ball lock kegs, with a 5lb CO2 tank/reg on the hump in the back without any modification. Most need some...

http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/product/0101784/bleeder-valve is the part on Brewmasters Warehouse the above poster is referring to, I believe. I haven't looked into it, but I'm not sure that's a pressure relief valve on there. That might be just a gauge and a valve you have to open or close...

I'd also recommend a tall/narrow pot for this project. The smaller diameter can make sealing the element by some methods a little trickier, but not impossible and well worth it for the decreased heat loss from the top. 30/32qt was a bit small for me for full five gallon batches when I was...

That Cedar Creek site was incredible useful for me in my first foray into electric brewing, which was building a heatstick to augment my stovetop mashing and turkey fryer boiling processes. But keep in mind that the entire first half of the statement pasted above is a joke, not just the...

I'd start by making sure eKettle with PID control is what you really want for you task. 10 gallon kettle, I'm sure your goal is 5 gallon batches. At 120V, household circuits will limit you to a 2000W element. To be available to run on *any* household circuit, you would need to knock that down...

You could probably make those ball valves on the tote more steady with some large washers. You shouldn't even need the lower one most of the time as it's on the same line as the outflow from the kettle. How much luck have you had with priming the pump the way it's currently set up? You have a...

You might want a slightly longer (4") shank. KegConnection actually lists the "usable length" on their site - http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=303 (need to click Detailed Description) You have the keg already? I like the disconnects with the 1/4" MFL rather than barb connections to...

Nice work on the keezer. The paint and stain look pretty sharp. Will that fit two ball lock cornys on the floor? Didn't see how you attached the hinges. On my similarly sized keezer/collar setup, I attached the collar to the lid, and the hinges to the collar. The hinges are able to easily hold...

From Penn's Landing, you are not far from Yards Brewing Company. Here's directions. (And that puts you right next to Sugarhouse Casino, if that's your thing...) It's a neat brewery with great people and I'm a fan of their beer. Tours are Saturday afternoons, the tasting room has hours...

The good news is that you'll get this job done in way less than two hours.

I split time between inside and outside brewing. I do think this will help if I happen to be outdoors on a colder day, especially with the wind blowing like JuanMoore mentions. I mash in a beverage cooler, but like audger says, this is a modification that's likely to be very helpful for anyone...

I did these tests without a lid. In retrospect, adding the lid would have potentially helped to isolate the effect of the insulation, as we do all agree that the majority of heat loss is through the top. My original thought was to see if I could obtain a stronger boil (maybe...a little) and a...

I have a 3000W E-kettle. Faster heating is always nicer, and I wanted to obtain a more vigorous boil, so I picked up a roll of Reflectix and metal tape. Total cost was under $20 at Lowes. Spent about an hour wrapping two layers around the various gadgets that stick out of my kettle. I...

Almost all mods of the fridges we're talking about are for two 5 gallon corny kegs and a 5lb CO2 tank. I do see now that I can get a Sanyo SR-4912M from Walmart online ship to store for $250, but it's still a hundred bucks more than the Frigidaire model at Lowes currently.

The end of last night's post was brought to you by too little sleep. The Lowes FRC445GM *was* a great choice. However, it has been replaced by the LFPH44M4LM. This is still a nice choice in that there are no coolant lines on the interior of the fridge that you need to get out of the way, but...

This is the exact question I've been looking at for the last few days. That Walmart GE 4.5cf fridge sure is tempting for the $125 price point, but it's a tough conversion. Here's the best write-up I've seen for turning that one into a kegerator...