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Ive seen people use stainless 5 gal ball/pin lock kegs with some type of pressure relief valve system on them as fermentors. closed system fermentation i think its called. most people can get their arm all the way in those, but not everyone. plus with those light isnt an issue.

did u adjust gravity reading for temp? 1.030 at 130 deg is really 1.043

I haven't posted anything in a long time and I don't feel like working on these stupid floor plans right now so here I am daydreaming about my first lager! Its an Oktoberfest/Marzen, fermenting at 54 deg. in my garage fridge. Brewed on Sunday 8/19/2012 my buddy found the recipe on some...

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Thanks, the best part was the feedback from judges. I didn't place with my IPA. The judges said it tasted "past its prime" but it was only in the bottle for a few weeks. Any clue what that means? I'll be entering more at the First Coast Cup in Jacksonville, FL...

I just entered my first comp. and won 3rd place in category 23. Specialty Beer with a black IPA (there were only 7 other beers in the category). It feels great! You gotta try this! It's like a drug....(peer pressure). It was the HogTown Brew-Off in Gainesville, FL. Just wanted to brag. Thanks...

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2 banjo bg14 burners. and thanks, its been a fun project. next goal is to get the digital temp control done. gas solenoid valves, temp probes, thermowells, love controllers, all that stuff that i currently know NOTHING about...

this is black walnut from an old bookshelf I found on the side of the road. in between the keg and wood is hot water heater insulation. works great.

switch from the blow off tube to an airlock once the krausen starts to drop.

put each bottle in a freezer sized ziplock before you wrap each one individually in bubble wrap, and tape them up. the ziplock bag with the zipper thingy, not the pinch to close ones.

Do it! I dare you. Peer pressure.

#333 about to receive my DIPA Brocks homebrew supply in Melbourne, FL is selling them. http://www.brockshomebrew.com/cgi/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=1093

yeah I guess that would be the best bet, but too much work for 1 or 2 beers at best. how about pushing it through with starsan solution? or an air compressor?