I've got a1/2" ball valve from bargainfittings.com with a dip tube. Great business btw.
Yes you can fit 10 gallons and that much grain in a15 gallon pot but you have to account for grain absorption. I think I had around 13 gallons when I added the grain and it was a little too much. So I...
I just did my first biab last weekend and it was a 10 gallon batch with around 25lbs of grain. I have a 60 qt kettle and it worked great. However u might have to add a little water after the mash if you can't fit all the grain in there. I had to drain a little out when putting my grain in at...
I'm in fort smith as well and we have a great club called the river valley ale raisers. There is also a lhbs called wine and beer makers gallery. Its located on zero street in the grow fresh organics store. Yall are right though about the beer culture, it seems everyone just wants their coors...