Man this stinks. I have the old style and love it so much I was going to order a second to use as a HLT just to have a matching set. I ordered one with the ball valve and thermometer which had everything needed in the box. I don't have a dip tube in mine but I think I can get down to about a...
I've been stumbling around on here and found this thread. I'm moving down to the area in a few months - thinking Navarre probably. I'll be honest I didn't make it through all 20 pages but sounds like there are a few local hb stores? I can't express enough how awesome that is. I live in NC...
I jumped straight into brewing all-grain and picked up a 10 Gallon cooler conversion kit. Only complaint I have is the placement of the thermometer when doing 5 gallon batches. It's a bit too high in the mash tun and won't read the temps. Wish they would have tapped the hole just a few...