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I would not recommend cranking the turkey fryer up inside your home. First, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is simply not worth the beer that you would be leaving behind. Second, depending on climatological conditions, opening windows to provide adequate ventilation would negatively...

I have to say that the service is great from Stouts Tanks and Kettles, and this thing has some pretty thick walls. I am definitely going to purchase their conical.

Yes, it is a direct weld. Based on the comments here I will exercise more caution than I have previously given it. I am pretty good with my equipment to begin. The proportion of the kettle is much better to transport through the house than my original Megapot kettle.

The stem extends 3" from kettle face. The stem is roughly 3/4" OD and 9/16" ID. I have a Blichmann burner and I rotate the kettle so that stem is set over leg assembly. The bottom of the kettle has a rim that extends below the convex bottom of the kettle (when viewed from outside the kettle)...

+1 on using the spoon to drip a couple drops of wort on the refractometer. As for taking readings, I take a reading after collecting my boil volume, and then again toward the end of the boil. My brewing software provides me with the gravity of the boil volume, so it is good to see if I hit my...

See if this link will take you to my website and blog post. http://web.me.com/peacedale/Peace_dAle_Artisanal_Beer/Blog/Entries/2010/12/30_New_Boil_Kettle.html

I ordered and received a 9.2 gallon kettle, and I am quite impressed with the gauge of the metal as well as the quality of the tri-clamp fitting. The packaging was fantastic and it included bubble wrap and two boxes. John provided very clear responses to my questions. I cannot wait to order...

It is definitely a heat control issue. You shouldn't need Fermcap at all with your setup. I also boil 6.75 gallons in an 8 gallon pot, and I never boil over. Save yourself some money on Fermcap and propane by simply cutting back the heat.

With respect to your efficiency, you are using much too little water for your strike. By increasing your water to grain ratio, you will improve efficiency by quote a bit. If you have 15 pounds of grain, and you are using only three gallons (12 quarts) of strike water you are working with .8...

I add 50% of the water and then add 50% of the grain and I stir it well. I then repeat the previous step with the remaining water and grain. This allows me the opportunity to stir the grains to ensure thorough wetting with a more manageable amount of grain. It also gets the grain at both...

I know that this is months late, but...of course it is worth fermenting. As noted, it will be a small beer, and depending on the recipe, it may be more bitter than you had planned. If it turns out great but you would like to have a little higher alcohol, you can blend it with a future batch.

I have been batch sparging for several years. I am thinking of trying the fly sparge to improve my efficiency which has hovered between 77% and 80%. After conducting the mash, does anyone add a calculated volume of boiling water to raise the temp of the mash to 168F - let it rest for 15...

Thank you for all of the replies. I ordered four pounds of PELLET hops, and the shipping to southeastern PA was $14.00. Adding two more pounds would bring the shipping to $14.80. HD noted that cost to ship whole cones is slightly more due to bulk. All in all, the hops come in at $0.83 per...

Has anyone ordered hops from HopsDirect (Puterbaugh Farms)? Would you order from them again?