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rman1000 - 5 posts and counting.

ales are easier to make and taste better, period. Mike Hale, founder of Hale's Ale's here in Seattle said once 'The British use simple processes to make complex beer and Germans use complex processes to make simple beer'. Which I totally agree with. Not that I don't enjoy a fresh lager on...

I'd second the recommendation to just leave the lid loosely on - British brewers have done these semi open or open fermentations for centuries without issue. So much C02 is being kicked off, nothing's gonna get in there unless you open it and cough or sneeze.

Good suggestion, I might try the extra washer on the outside. Actually, I'd thought about ordering a replacement valve from Coleman and using the perfectly fitted seal on the inside AND outside of the cooler wall, maybe negating one of the stainless washers and adding more rubber surface are...

hmmm, mine is definitely not rock solid and I have the washer positioned as pictured in the post. My guess is slight differences in the hold opening in my cooler is the culprit. Using the o-ring between the cooler-seal and the stainless washer seems to create a water-tight seal (it leaked...

My tun is pretty much complete too - however, I've got one small issue I'm wondering if others have hit: Even with my ball-valve assembly cinched down tight (not too tight!) the whole thing spins in the cooler hole - this happen to anyone else? How have you rectified this? I'm using a...

I'm heading out to get my parts now for a Coleman Extreme rectangular job. If I need it - where have people sourced food-grade silicone? Cheers!