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What's in the mash tun? False bottom, SS braid, or manifold?

It's definitely cheaper the bigger you go. I've just always preferred exchanging tanks so I don't have to deal with paying the recert fee or whatever has to be done every few years on tanks. I still want a bigger and/or extra tank though.

We've probably discussed this before, but I will never ever buy CO2 from Airgas again. Every time I switch out a tank at Airgas, it's anywhere from $23-30, and it fluctuates with no rhyme or reason. Been this way for years. I finally went one road over to Praxair and it was $16 (5# tank) out the...

I have straps on one of mine and it's not ideal. I don't prefer the straps because when you pick it up full, if it has an airlock on it, it creates a brief vacuum and sucks in sani. This isn't as big of a deal to me anymore since I no longer use air locks. The other Fermonster though is in a...

Understandable. I was on the fence for a while about valve vs. no valve. Ultimately, I am thrilled I got mine with the valve. I've never had a leak ever. And after soaking the fermenter full of cleaning solution, I usually take the valves off and soak those as well. Super convenient. I never use...

I use a solid lid, and added a bulkhead/ball lock gas post to the lid: This serves double duty for me. I just it as a blowoff during fermentation. Then, when I am ready to rack out to the keg, I use the spigot on the fermenter, but I connect my gas line to the post on the lid. This way as the...

Fermonster is where it's at! I love my 7gal Fermonsters. That's about the only thing I ferment in these days.

I just kegged a janky ass cali common. Absolutely not even close to style. But I was given three ingredients, two hops, and two yeasts and challenged to brew a beer. So I went with an amarillo-heavy cali common.

Looks awesome! That's basically what I was planning to build until I found a perfect smaller chest freezer. Have you run some temp tests on it yet to see how cold you can get it and how well it maintains? Any insulation in the lid or on the floor? That would be my only questions. Great job though!

But seriously, have you had one yet? I keep eye balling the singles in the store around the corner...you know, for R&D.

I've never done the cold brew method. Too much room for error and too much tasting, dosing, and math IMO. I "dry bean" mine by hanging ~4oz coarsely crushed beans in a keg and racking the beer into said keg. That way I can taste with a picnic tap as it progresses. But I've never gone longer than...

Rounded out better than I had originally hoped. It finished out at 1.036 IIRC (10% ABV), which was a hair higher than I wanted. So I warmed it up, roused it, etc., but it was done. I threw it in a keg to bulk age, which is where it is now. But I'm about to rack it onto coffee and bourbon/oak...

I'm curious how you would do the fruit press. I assume you BIAB/MIAB? I'm just trying to figure out how you could incorporate the fruit press, over the kettle? But maybe I'm not thinking about it correctly. What about a bucket with a bunch of holes drilled, inside another bucket. Put the bag in...

Thanks dude. I forgot I was a UPS My Choice member. I was able to go online and authorize release of the shipment.

Hey @SHAIV I got a big box coming from Brew Hardware via UPS and the tracking says signature required! What the hell Bobby I didn't select that. But they won't let me change delivery (like, to hold at a location) before delivery is attempted? Does the old note on the door telling them to leave...

That was a straight up Old Testament ass whoopin.

ROLL TIDE.

Nice! I feel like we already know each other, but it will be good to put a face with the name.

Welcome! I'm downtown as well, Rosewood area. I've got essentially the same setup as you. I brew mostly hops and mixed ferm sours, with some stouts sprinkled in as well. Kevin's reign is over! LOL. We had elections last month. Kevin is the new VP of Education. His wife, Wendy, is the new president.

It was December 3, but I think drop off deadline was in November. I had a 1st place American Stout, and a 3rd place Specialty IPA (NEIPA). I was worried about the NEIPA because it was super green and honestly not even fully carbed/conditioned in the keg. But I had to get it in.