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Picked up 10 gallons for $50 in West MI for frozen cider. Prices will be going up to $6-7 gallon. Hill Bros estimates less than 15% production.

Exploding glass bottles are definitely possible. I had to pick up glass fragments from 10 feet away after a fairly loud explosion. Great education on the need of stabilizer when back-sweetening cider.

Agree with weirdboy - looks like a jockey box.

A chlorine-based sanitizer like VWP should retain it's effectiveness for a couple days under optimal conditions. Make sure you are are thoroughly cleaning soiled items and rinsing well after sanitizing. I haven't seen VWP locally but have used bleach before moving to a no-rinse sanitzer (Starsan).

Keg is fine. You may get some sentiment from the first couple pints after pouring but it will clear up.

Welcome fellow MI Westcoaster! The TC area has many great breweries, cider mills and wineries. I wouldn't mind moving back in a few years.

It may not drop much lower depending on recipe and brewing factors. I've pulled a couple kegs of stout and triple back out an extra two weeks and it improved the flavor.

Homebrewing.org has $7.50 pin lock lids that DO fit ball locks. No prv.

Wineries don't even wash their grapes before pressing. Don't worry too much about it especially if additions are post-fermemtation.

Aluminum hasn't caused any off-flavors for me. 30 qt size will cause more boilovers or smaller batches. I now use a 1/2 barrel keg for boiling and life is easier.

Brad Smith apparently has the craft down. I'll be crushing my grains tonight for next months "surprise funk ale" mash.

It's classified as wine in Michigan

Wire would not provide a sufficient texture unless there were horizontal "steps". I'll be using Sisal (Agave sisalana) twine for my first season. It looks thin so I'll triple up to be safe. Tent stakes for the bottom should work but is there anything better and cheaper?

In order to fly a kite in a storm tied to your privates one needs an unending supply of strong ale. This is proof that SWMBO must stop us if she loves us. - Benjamin Franklin

Draft is set for 40 and I let it set for 10 minutes. 50F seems about right for ales.

No 2ndary. Just syphon to another and connect to gas. Easy.

Founders Breakfast. Yum.

Cuban

If everyone uses a 1" tube to do the job we'd never see pics like this. Stainless is the way to go, hands down.

That is another reason I'm scared of glass carboys. It's like the yeast has a mind of its own sometimes.