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If it is on the main freezer portion and you feel it does not provide a good seal, then remove it and seal your collar onto the freezer, remount the lid to the back of the collar and some type of foam/ rubber sealer for the lid to seal against. Usually the rubber part is attached on the lid...

I am in it to win it!!!!!!

Breakside is a good one , 10 Barrel had good food last time I went and they are across the street from Rogue Brewery so kinda a 2 for 1. But I would honestly try to go to tap houses of the breweries so you can try a larger variety of beer and they will have some good food as well. Lucky...

If you are up for a small DIY I would recommend using a small fridge a building a fermentation area to your desired dimensions. Though having said that the chest freezers allow you to cold crash nicely.

I use the 12 oz cans. but yes to use 16 oz can you pull up the bottom plate and remove all the washers and replace them with the extra ones that come with the seamer ( 16 oz set) that way you can easily switch between the 2. The lid end stays the same, as it's the bottom that changes height...

The all american series comes with a seam check tool that will allow you to quickly check your seams. I purchased mine about 2~3 months ago, have ran about 200 cans through the seamer and haven't had to adjust anything since initial settings. There seems to be little loss in volume on the...

I did the raspberry pi route. It works amazing, I have mine set up with a screen so when one walks by than can instantly see the readout like the phone app. and when i'm not around i can check the progress from my phone or computer via the google sheet.

My Guess would be less efficient heat transfer between the metal and the pvc tubing. It would then Require a longer run to cool the beer to desired temp,creating less space for ice. I do not know how much of a difference it would make IW if it only required like 10 more feet totally worth...