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I know I'm a bit late to this thread, but my experience with using the Synek for homebrew has not been very good. I've split two bags(one with the standard cap, the other with the connector cap) while they were carbing in bag, and the regulator has had issues. I know that they're going to be...

I might be interested in the mash tun. Im located in brandon.

I guess my concern is that I'll get a really beat up keg since this is via web order, one that may have problems keeping a seal.

Is the price difference worth it? I'm looking at a $155 keg + regulator kit from homebrewstuff on Amazon vs a $220 keg + regulator kit new from Northern Brewer. I've got no experience with kegging aside from the tap a draft systems, so any help you can provide would be great.

I recently bought a chest freezer to use as a lagering setup, but the recipes I've seen want the wort to be 58 degrees before adding lagering yeast. I don't have a wort chiller, and don't want to add ice or anything like that to the wort to chill it, though I saw in another thread that it is...

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I was planning on getting a 5 cu ft chest freezer to use with a johnson controls thermostat, but it is too big to fit in my place. I'm now looking at mini fridges to take on the job. The one that I like is the Haier HNSE05. Do anyone have any experience with that unit? Can it fit a 5...