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I know for a fact that commercial brewers use this. I was lending a hand at the Gordon Biersch in Virginia Beach and the brewer uses one of those sanitary filters to filter the air coming out of his craftsman compressor which he uses to aerate his wort.

I ordered the 40qt pot a while ago and it arrived yesterday. I did notice that if you fill it above the holes where the handles are riveted on, it leaks. I don't think this will have any impact on how I plan to use it since I won't need to fill it that high but it is something to take into...

I use a cinder block under each leg.

I got the dimensions on the 40 quart aluminum stock pot [TFH37X37] from Royal Palm The dimensions are 14 1/2" tall by 15" wide.

I picked up 4 from them and they were all holding pressure which is all I really ask for. However, in the future I'll be giving insco2 (HBT member) my kegging business because of his excellent customer service.

I just broke my 1 year old auto-siphon this weekend attempting to swap the tubing out for a fresh piece. I'd be in for a stainless version.

I've boiled up to 12 gallons on my SQ-14 in a keggle. You should have no problems doing the same.

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I just took a pint from the keg tonight and it tastes like chocolate. With this amount of roast there's no way I'm passing it off as an Irish Red. It's good, it's just not an Irish red. Thanks!

Well, I tried to brew the Irish Red recipe from Brewing Classic Styles and didn't take note that the 6 oz of Roasted Barley the recipe called for was 300L not the 675L Roasted Barley that I hurriedly grabbed and used. Needless to say, the beer is a bit darker than expected. Since it's on the...

I read about these on a blog. I wonder how much of a difference they make. I've also been trying to get my hands on one of those Sam Adams glasses but haven't found one locally.

I sure wish I lived near your LHBS

Anyone have a source on a nice stainless funnel? Preferably a one-piece without any lips or crevices.

Check these links out: Welcome to the Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders http://www.roxburyfarmgarden.com/ Both borrowed from Davidy Turley's blog at: Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day | Musings Over a Pint Oh and P.S. Go Dukes!

I was ashamed to post this but mine come out at 1.052 also.