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You could look here -- http://***********/stories/article/indices/20-build-it-yourself/2488-build-a-draft-tower -- for some info/inspiration on building a custom tower to fit your situation. I don't know what to tell you about the shank, though. Seems like it might be a problem if the inside...

And then what...the full 60 min boil with hops, etc., right?

Just took these for someone on another forum, so I might as post here since I haven't yet. A 5.2 cu. ft. Danby (DKC146SLDB, I think). It came with a single-tap tower, but after a couple of months I picked up the dual-tap conversion piece from Northern Brewer along with the Perlick. Also, I...

This is what I try to do, too, though I don't have enough kegs and all of mine are full with beer (first-world problems...) I also second the notion to keep both and get the MFL disconnects with the screw connectors. However, it seems like your dilemma is not in wondering how to keep both...

I didn't know any were still in use, but I guess it makes sense. I worked at Taco Bell 15 years ago and it was all in bags. But before that, I worked concession stands for high school baseball and basketball games where corny kegs were used. Makes sense for situations like that, with...

Well, the obvious thing is that I'm not familiar with that water jug you're fermenting in, what kind of plastic it is, etc. However, I will say that I just brewed an amber ale with a Kolsch yeast and when I tasted the gravity sample it was a little unpleasant. After the yeast fell out some more...

You may have overdone it a bit in terms of both amount and duration. For a five gallon batch, I've gotten good results with 1-2 oz. for 7-10 days, and GREAT results with a beer where I did (IIRC) 2 ounces for 10 or 12 days with an additional 2 ounces for the last 5-6 days (10-12 days total...

I've never heard of any reason anyone would want to do that, usually people convert the other way (because the ball lock connections are more common/interchangeable), plus you get shorter kegs with shorter disconnects. I think the question is: this guy has a tiny fridge he wants to put a keg...

I don't know exactly what Danby you have or how it's set up, but I have a Danby single-tower kegerator that I was thinking about trying something like this on: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/draft-tower-extension-1-to-3-faucet-conversion.html Should fit on a standard 3" tower, I would...

I would think so. It's just a refrigerator.

The good part to this was that it was no problem for me to leave the beer alone (in primary) for at least a month to put off bottling. The result was some fantastic, and super clear, beer. Now that I'm kegging, and it only takes a few minutes to get the beer into a pre-cleaned keg...let's say...

As long as she doesn't kill you before you can make more beer, you'll be fine.

Hmmm, I didn't think about it before, but I do have some Stainless Steel Polish in my kitchen that I use for rust spots in the sink. There's no reason this would *harm* a keg in any way, right? Thanks for the idea, I might just try to shine up one of my kegs soon, see how spiffy I can get it...

I've heard that a 5lb bottle will last anywhere between 4 and 10 kegs of that size. 3 should be easy. It mostly depends on how much you use up by purging kegs before filling, whether you force carb or prime (using CO2 to carb and serve, or just serve), etc. Since you say "1/6th barrel" keg...

Yeah...I learned this the hard way the other day when I could see before I closed the lid that my apfelwein had gone up past the gas dip tube. Hooked it up to a shot of CO2, then hit the poppet to purge ---- apfelwein in my face and on the ceiling (and the walls, and the fridge, and the ceiling...