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The more time at room temperature, the better. Cold conditioning for 2 or 3 weeks, just before you come back, would be a good thing too, for clarity (even though it will probably be crystal clear after 5 months in bottle), and for carbonation. You want the CO2 to be in solution, and stay in...

Looks great! very original design.

This explains your issue. After using the regular one for around 2years, I just got the larger one to transfer wort faster from kettle to fermenter. I must say that it is much harder to prime it, compared to the regular one. I had to make sure that: * the seal of the tubing over the siphon...

Do you have the regular autosiphon, or the large one ?

You need someone to disagree with everyone else here ... Me ! I did NOT use a spray paint, this may explain why I disagree with all the people above. I used rustoleum "painter's touch" paint, in colonial red. You have other colors available, including black. I simply used a cheap roller. Very...

When I read your post, the first thing I thought was: do you like the hops taste/bitterness ? If you put too much hops, the taste can be overwhelming for some people.

I never tried, so I cannot tell you if it works or not, but make sure to boil the bag in order to sanitize it before putting it in your fermenter. Otherwise, you could use a paint strainer bag for your hops during the boil. This is what I do, and it works great.

+1 You may want to remove the male flowers, otherwise you will get seeds in your cones.

+1 Sometimes it is hard to let the beer age more than a couple of months. Since you will be gone 6months, it will not be a problem for you! The belgian grand cru from AHS is great. Since you will be gone a while, and probably come back thirsty, I would even brew more than one recipe.

An hydrometer gives you an accurate reading at a temperature of 60F. You have some tables (usually supplied with your hydrometer) to know what the gravity is at a different temperature.

Correct. For more details, you can read the stickies about how to balance a keg system. Edit: the length is not the only criteria. The inner diameter of the beer line matters as well. All this is explained in the stickies.

OK so here is what is going on: you do not have enough beer line to balance the 12psi. As a result, the CO2 is going out of solution when you pour the beer. This is why, as a result, your beer taste flat. I would recommend getting longer lines (10ft of 3/16 should do it). I know I had to change...

Do you have a lot of foam ? how long are you beer lines ?

Yes this freezer is great. From another thread, it looks like the hump is not as high as it used to, which gives you more room for the connections at the top. Just a piece of advice: if you put the taps on the front, make sure to use short shanks and/or place the shanks a little bit to the...

paint strainer bag from any hardware store.

Just to comment on this: you can carbonate at room temperature with something around 30psi. You would not need to re-carb later. But it will take a week or two to reach the right amount of carbonation. Once the CO2 is in solution, it is not going anywhere :-) This can be useful if you do not...

Well, for some reason some people want to carb in a day or two by increasing the temperature. Even though it might work, it is the only way to overcarbonate your beer. So what I would recommend, is what works for me and a bunch of other people: * rack the beer to the keg * close, purge and...

+1 I use a small screwdriver.

http://www.brewmation.com/Brewery.html (I do not own one)

Are you sure it is in one piece ? The dip tube is probably stuck in the post. Have you tried to move it ?