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I had great luck with the Denny's wry smile IPA kit from northern brewer. Definitely worth trying! http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/denny-s-wry-smile-rye-ipa-extract-kit.html

Interesting, haven't done an IPA with citrus but it sounds like it has lots of potential. For what it's worth, I just recently did a blood orange hefe. I zested 2 blood oranges and used the meat (fruit) from 4 as a dry hop and it turned out great. Its been mentioned in this thread, but don't...

Thanks Mike, pleased with it so far after figuring out a leak in my CO2 line. All good now though. mfive - The drawer handles were available at home depot. I've heard of some people locating some on-line. I did a google search and found this site, but just a reference as to what I used as I...

Here is the finished product. I used a 1" inch hole saw and made three holes with it, 2 for the lines, and 1 to pass a conductive piece of copper tubing up into the draft tower which lies between the two beer lines.

So I completed my build and thought I'd share what I did. I did decide to mount a cheap plastic cutting board to the underside of the top (plastic so it won't rot with any humidity/condensation). After taking the top off, I removed some insulation to locate the refrigerator lines and can...

I am in the middle of converting this unit and will plan on placing the tower within the next week (after I get the stones to drill through the top). How sturdy is the draft tower? Is it necessary to add a wood panel to help with mounting?