Don't have much time to home brew all grain batches these days. Selling the following items:
10 gallon Gatorade cooler converted to mash tun with brass ball valve (3/8" hose barb) and copper manifold - $100
15.5 gallon keg converted to HLT with stainless steel, weldless ball valve (1/2 hose...
I have always wanted to clone this from that same information on Northern Brewer, but haven't done it yet.
I believe your crystal rye may be off. The description called for 3%, not 0.3%.
Are you going to get "thai" palm sugar? Who is your source?
My local HD had a Watt's adapter that I used. I do not see it on the HD website. I found it on the Watts' website, though:
http://www.watts.com/pages/_products_details.asp?pid=6514
I just built one a couple of weeks ago. My local Home Depot has 50' of 3/8" copper refrigeration tubing for about $43.00. I picked up a 3/8" spring tube bender (~$3) from Ace Hardware because they sell them individually. 3/8" plastic tubing will slide over the 3/8" copper, so I used some of that...
I get my grain from my LHBS - Perfect Brewing Supply (www.perfectbrewingsupply.com). The 2-Row that they have is from Rahr (Minnesota). Special roast and roasted barley are from Briess (Wisconsin). I assume they gave me Briess Crystal 40 and Rahr White Wheat (they also have Gambrinus Organic...