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I'm in. Sweet Milk Stout-all grain recipe.,

I use both the conical and the buckets. If you have no desire to capture yeast or dump trub, the bucket is a great way to get the benefits of glass (non-porous, not easily scratched, impervious to oxygen) and the benefits of plastic buckets (light barrier, lightweight, easy to clean, will not...

I hate to Hijack this thread, but I am looking at purchasing the 120V 10 Gal BoilCoil as well. I am looking at something like this for the controller, but am looking for a second opinion. Would this work for it? http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0087O6S2A/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

^ +1 to what this guy says. Everyone expects a piece of brewing equipment to come custom tailored to their process and what they want. The listened to customers and provided a longer arm. The purpose of the cone in the bucket is not to drop yeast/trub, but to reduce the surface contact with the...

It's really hard to see anything in those pics, but I've ordered 3 pieces of equipment from them and the buckets and conical have been in great condition. But things happen and sometimes defects slip though QC, it happens where I work from time to time. With that said, the company seems to be...

Getting a few drops of water in the beer shouldn't freak you out. The pH of the beer along with hops adds some some protection. Granted, infections can occur, but a few drops is nothing to lose sleep about. As far as the post about a box conditions, that's a fault of the carrier, I'm sure the...

1. I also orient my racking arm down, which would be the same as to the side. My thought is that it would minimize the chance of clogging if yeast or any other particulate settled into the arm. I make sure that I set it in the same direction as the valve on the ball valve so I know which...

On dry hopping, you are right. I just dry hopped a white IPA and in my initial review didn't even think of it. But Wednesday when I dropped in the hops I thought about how much easier it was than trying to pull a bucket lid off, or even my better bottle bungs. Quick and easy with minimal...

For what it's worth. I thought your apple analogy fit perfectly well into the discussion. Sometimes for a better perspective you need to find parallels.

I wouldn't compare the prodcuts from ss brewing and blichmann as the same as acer vs. apple. It's actually probably more comparable to The Galaxy vs. Iphone. I purchased the brewing bucket at $175 as a conical alternative, because to me a conical just seemed so expensive, out of reach, and a...

For me, I'm not a fan of the design. The additional arms on the outside take up unnecessary room. The way the lid attaches I'm not a huge fan of. While I'm sure the airlock will stick up just as high as the height of the screw that clamps the lid down, I think it would be too easy to...

I have posted an unboxing review on my webpage, granted I have not been able to fill it yet. All my kegs are full and I have 1 beer in my brew bucket which I brewed the day before my Conical arrived....stupid I know but I was on the very last day I could brew and have the beer ready for a local...