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Has anyone tried drilling and tapping the keg wall for 1/2 npt for weldless fittings?

Looking for some advise. Found this on ebay. Is anyone using them? If so how are you liking them? Thanks http://www.ebay.com/itm/35-Gallon-Mini-Brew-Conical-Fermenter-Beer-and-Wine-Fermenter-on-sale-today-only-/251033595426?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a72c4ae22

Ok so I got this idea of doing 1 gallon test batches. I have some free time while at work so I went to the recycling center and picked up some 1 gallon Gallo wine bottles to use as fermentors. I am all grain brewing using brew in a bag on the stove top. It has really been a fun way to play...

Thomas Creek Brewery Up The Creek Extreme IPA, Out of Greenville SC. I had stumbled on to this one while making a sampler pack of beers I had not had. Only problem I have found is I can't find any more of it! I rank it as one of the best double IPA's I have ever had. If you like Founder's...

Ok so I am new at wine. I have 12 gallons of black berry wine, yeah I picked 50 pounds of black berries. I have done primary moved to secondary, and transfered to another carboy last night. It is two months old right now. I know it needs to age. I am planning on adding some oak cubes to it...

Tucker GA I have a 20# CO2 aluminum tank with a dual gauge regulator. It still has co2 in the tank. I am asking $125 for both. I am down sizing some of my stuff. Thank you for looking. http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/for/1924060752.html (general for sale)

I bought a 50 lb bag of cracked corn, from the feed store. Price of cracked corn was to good to pass on, $7.49 for a bag. That is a lot of brewing!!!! I know it is a little more work. I have the process of cooking and mashing down. But can someone please tell me if the SRM, potentail SG...

I am in the process of setting up a keg as a mash tun. I have found the false bottoms, and valves. (need bigger mash tun and less room on brew cart) Just haven't picked it up yet. It looks to me like there isn't a hell of a lot of room in the bottom of the keg to have the valve under the...

Hey guys I have about 5 to 7 cases of mixed bottles green, clear, and brown. I need to get them out of the garage, and help out some homebrewer that needs bottles. I have already oxy cleaned them so there are no labels to be removed. Thanks!!

Ok so who is usnig the droid for podcasting? How do you get the Jamil's brewing network? I have tried google listen and podkast. I have had no luck. If anyone is having some luck please help a brewer out!!!

Ok so I got the HTC Eris Droid last month. I just figured out or think I can watch poscasts. Yeah I know a little slow... I downloaded PodKast, in the search window. I have tried Jamil podcast, The brewing network, and Basic Brewing. I can't find crap!!!!!:mad: What am I doing wrong...

I just got to ***** for a second!!!!!!! I want to go to an electric herms so bad!!! Brewing this past winter outside sucked ass. As well as brewing in the rain last week, although it was in the garage. Still Sucked!!!!! I brew just about every other week. So after reading all of the HERMS...

I have a Coleman Extreme 54 Qt cooler converted into my mash tun. What is my max grain bill for this? Wanting to do a 10 gallon batch instead of 5 gallons of IPA. It keeps sneeking out of the keg at night when I am sleep:D That has to be the reason why it doesn't last, Yeah that is it

BAD IDEA!!!! THOUGHT WAS THERE, RACKING CANE CAN'T TAKE HEAT!!!!! I have been thinking about a sight gauge for a while to add to my brew kettle. Well some of you know I upgraded to a keg and cut the top off. Today I went to ACE Hardware to get supplies to build a sight gauge. I ended...

Have to brag about this one. I picked up three 1/2 kegs today for $60 and the guy threw in a 5 cubic foot chest freezer!!!! Brewing this summer and having a fermentation chamber is going to be great!!!!!! Oh the kegs will be used for a brutis build!!

Ok so my 16 cubic foot chest freezer took a dump this week. Yep you guessed it I have about 18 gallons of beer in there. How long do I have before I have to start worrying about skunky beer. I can't get a new freezer for a while, budget!!! Yep it sucks to be me!!!! Need some advice quick...

I took the Fat Tire Clone out of the North American Clone Brews Book. I was brewing this for my SWMBO. I force carbed it last night. I filled up a pint glass, and it doesn't taste like Fat Tire. I have no idea. You guys think you could look it over for me and see what happened? Oh not that...

So after 6 months of getting 68% and 70% efficiency. I just got 78% efficiency on my last 2 brews! I now crushing my own grain. (Which I think is helping a little.) The main thing I am doing differently is watching my mash temps and times alot better. And learning how to use Beer Smith...

Ok so I brewed my Nut Brown Ale 3 weeks ago. Brewed it several times never had any problems. Everything was the same except SWMBO messing with me, partly my fault. And it was cold as a well diggers ass!!! Og was 1.064 Fg was going to be 1.012. Nope Fg is 1.031. :mad: Mash was to be at 158...

Type: All Grain Date: 11/12/2009 Batch Size: 6.00 gal Brewer: Jud Boil Size: 6.87 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 Taste Notes: 11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 73.33 % 2.00...