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One option would be to use a submersible second pump that is placed inside the Anvil Foundry. Using a T configuration off the Anvil Foundry spigot might be another option.

If you plumbed your chillers in series, instead of parallel, you wouldn't need any check valves. If you want to keep the chillers in parallel, which I think would be more efficient at cooling, use a second pump; i.e. one pump per chiller. The small, cheap solar panel pumps, that use DC motors...

Nice rig! Have you thought about adding check valves to your IC? It seems like you would need them to ensure the correct flow of the chilling water through the pair of coils. That and adding cam locks would the first thing I would change. Other than that, I really like your setup; very well...

@Ali01 - Have you brewed this yet? It sounds like you have not and that you are still in the planning stage. If so, I would suggest using a highly flocculent yeast and stay away from low flocculent yeasts. This should be mentioned in the manufacturers description of the yeast. As for your...

@littlekings - What yeast did you use; i.e. which strain of Brett? It sounds like you used Brett as your primary yeast and that you didn't co-pitch. Please confirm.

I measure the volume of chilled wort in the BK and then subtract the displacement volume of the IC and subtract the approximate volume of what gets left behind in the BK. After all the BK has volume markings; why not use them.

Isn’t concentration of the acid important if you are diluting by weight? I didn’t see that concentration was mention on that Amazon link. Is Citric Acid, that is designed for human consumption, limited to some specific concentration?

For blow off tubes, you can’t go wrong with a larger ID hose. That said, I use the 5 mm ID EVA tubing as a blow off hose and have not had a problem. However, I ferment 10 to 12 gallon batches in a 15.5 gallon Sanke keg (half barrel). So my fermenter is never more than 77% full at pitch. If you...

I wonder if the problem keg was under carbonated to begin with. If it was, it wouldn’t speak well of the brewery.

Suck back sucks! I have been burned by this several times. The beer was always drinkable. My preference was to give away as much as I could. This way, if it was bad, my friends would never ask for more free home brew. 😳 I have read that StarSan will be metabolized by yeast during fermentation...

I have run into the growler branding issue in SoCal. I have never bottle conditioned in a growler, but I would not hesitate to do so in a swing top growler. I would never bottle condition in a screw top growler. I use growlers to transport beer from my tap or to hold yeast (bottom of the...

@Capitalman - You should also consider the beer line length and ID in your kegerator that will be used with these kegs. This should set your maximum serving CO2 pressure. If you go over, you will serve a lot of foam.

Here are several that I can think of. 1. Plastic soda bottles. Used to hold extra last running that I use for a yeast starter for my next brew. 2. Brown glass growlers. Used to hold yeast from the fermenter until it’s next use. 3. Spunding valve

You would be very interested in reading the linked thread below. In it, I mention my process and some of it's weaknesses, but there are many good comments from others as well. Cleaning a sanke keg

I have used White Labs almost exclusively up to this point since they are regionally close to me and I believe gives me a better chance of getting fresher yeast. However, with the recent price increases and increased cell counts, I am considering moving to dry yeast. Not to highjack this...

Yes. I added additional fermentable sugar each time before bottling. Both times it did not carbonate, which is one of the conundrums.

@huckdavidson - Thanks for your comments above. Based on that and other reading I have done, It appears that I want to use Brettanomyces Bruxellensis. I will give that a shot.

Here are some thoughts that I have for you. 1. You say you only need 2 kegs, I assume that is for serving beer. You may want to get a few more kegs to hold cleaner, sanitizer or beer line cleaner to help you maintain your future kegerator/keezer. Besides if you get all 3 faucets and use them in...

@Bassman2003 - Nice video. Best one I have seen covering spunding, purging with fermentation CO2 and closed transfers. @erichsmith - Since you are a professional brewer, I assume you have access to plenty of Sanke couplers. So why not use them? I ferment in a 1/2 barrel Sanke keg, with the...