I asked the guy for some pics - they're the old-school type, with the central...bung (?) thingy. I'll upload it when I get home, if I can remember...
Edit: that wasn't clear. They're old-style kegs, not straight-sided/handled kegs.
It's so lame that I find out about a nearby homebrew store and community via the forum rather than...the phone book? Google?
I'm not going to have anything anywhere near ready (coming off almost a year's hiatus), but I'm just over in Springfield, so I'll try to stop by. Good luck!
I think I've gone through the thread and haven't seen anything related to this, but apologies if I've missed it:
The partial mash directions on page 1/below say to mash the flaked wheat, but as I understand it, flaked wheat has no diastatic power. Are we really just soaking the wheat, or do...
I know you said northern Jersey, but here in (cough)lovely(cough) Wilmington, DE, we've got at least two great restaurant supply stores; I just picked up a 60qt. pot from the restaurant store here (I believe it's called..."The Restaurant Store". If it's not too insane of a drive, stop by this...